Eddie Fisher (baseball)
| Eddie Fisher | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: July 16, 1936 Shreveport, Louisiana |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 22, 1959, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 19, 1973, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 85–70 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.41 | ||
| Strikeouts | 812 | ||
| Saves | 82 | ||
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Eddie Gene Fisher (born July 16, 1936) is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, California Angels and St. Louis Cardinals between 1959 and 1973. He batted and threw right-handed.
Fisher led Pacific Coast League pitchers with 239 innings while playing for the Tacoma Giants in 1960. His minor league record from 1958 to 1961 was 47-28 (.627) with a 3.23 ERA in 93 games (632 innings pitched).
Fisher's best pitch was the knuckleball, and in 1963-1966 he worked out the White Sox bullpen with fellow flutterball specialist Hoyt Wilhelm.
Fisher started just 63 out of the 690 games he appeared in, and completed 7 of those, two for shutouts. He is better-known, however, for his effective relief work.
In Fisher's 15-year career, 1965 stands out as his best season. He was named to the American League All-Star team and finished 4th in the MVP voting. He pitched the final two innings of the 1965 All-Star Game for the AL, holding the National League scoreless on one hit. He retired Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente and Ron Santo in order in the top of the ninth.
Fisher led the league that season in WHIP (0.974), games pitched (82), and games finished (60), and was second in earned run average (2.40) and saves (24). His 15-7 record gave him a winning percentage of .682, which ranked fourth. The White Sox finished in second place that year with a record of 95-67.
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