Ray Fisher Notable

b. October 4, 1887 · New York Highlanders 1910–1912, New York Yankees 1913–1917, Cincinnati Reds 1919–1920

Ray Fisher played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Highlanders in 1910 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1920. His longest stay was with the New York Yankees, from 1913 to 1917.

He went 100 and 94 with a 2.82 earned run average, pitching 1,755.7 innings in 278 games. He struck out 680, completed 110 of his 208 starts and threw 19 shutouts. Across 278 games he batted .179, with 105 hits and 45 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 14 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He was born in Middlebury, VT, USA on October 4, 1887, and died on November 3, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1910	NYY	17	29	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	9	0	.103
1911	NYY	29	59	5	7	2	0	1	1	2	15	0	.119
1912	NYY	17	31	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	12	0	.065
1913	NYY	43	79	5	22	2	0	0	3	1	15	1	.278
1914	NYY	29	65	2	9	1	0	0	2	1	11	1	.138
1915	NYY	30	83	5	9	2	0	0	7	4	20	0	.108
1916	NYY	31	62	5	11	3	0	0	2	5	12	1	.177
1917	NYY	23	50	6	9	0	1	1	3	0	14	0	.180
1919	CIN	26	59	11	16	1	0	0	5	4	7	1	.271
1920	CIN	33	70	5	17	1	0	0	3	1	9	1	.243
Career	—	278	587	45	105	14	1	2	27	18	124	5	.179

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1910	NYY	5	3	17	7	1	92.1	95	30	18	42	2.92
1911	NYY	10	11	29	22	0	171.2	178	62	55	99	3.25
1912	NYY	2	8	17	13	0	90.1	107	59	32	47	5.88
1913	NYY	12	16	43	31	1	246.1	244	87	71	92	3.18
1914	NYY	10	12	29	26	1	209.0	177	53	61	86	2.28
1915	NYY	18	11	30	28	0	247.2	219	58	62	97	2.11
1916	NYY	11	8	31	21	2	179.0	191	63	51	56	3.17
1917	NYY	8	9	23	18	0	144.0	126	35	43	64	2.19
1919	CIN	14	5	26	20	1	174.1	141	42	38	41	2.17
1920	CIN	10	11	33	22	1	201.0	189	61	50	56	2.73
Career	—	100	94	278	208	7	1755.2	1667	550	481	680	2.82

On this day & linked events

1887

Born October 4, 1887

Middlebury, VT, USA

1982

Died November 3, 1982

1910

Major-league debut: Ray Fisher

Ray Fisher made a major-league debut on July 2, 1910.

1920

Final major-league game: Ray Fisher

Ray Fisher played a final major-league game on October 2, 1920.

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