Bill Fischer was born on Saturday, October 11, 1930, in Wausau, Wisconsin. Fischer was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1956, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Fischer baseball stats page.
"When I broke the record of 68 innings, A's owner Charlie Finley called me into his office the next day and said, 'I'm going to give you a $1,000 bonus and, for every inning you don't walk a guy, I'm going to give you $100.' So I went another sixteen innings without giving up a walk and I got $2,600 all together. But there was a catch to it. The next year when he sent me my contract, I didn't get a raise. He said, 'That ($2,600) was your raise.'" - Bill Fischer (Baseball Players of the 1950s: A Biographical Dictionary of All 1,560 Major Leaguers, McFarland Publishing, 11/30/2009, Bill Fischer, Page 113)
Bill FischerBill Fischer Autograph on a 1964 Topps Baseball Card (#409 | Checklist) |
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Bill FischerBill Fischer Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1956 | 26 | White Sox | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 21.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1957 | 27 | White Sox | 33 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.48 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 124.0 | 525 | 139 | 48 | 50 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - |
1958 | 28 | White Sox | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | 161 | 43 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1958 | 28 | Tigers | 22 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7.63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30.2 | 146 | 46 | 26 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1958 | 28 | Senators | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 86 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1959 | 29 | Senators | 34 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4.28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 187.1 | 814 | 211 | 89 | 98 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
1960 | 30 | Senators | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 325 | 85 | 42 | 45 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1960 | 30 | Tigers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 228 | 50 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1961 | 31 | Tigers | 26 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5.01 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46.2 | 205 | 54 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1961 | 31 | Athletics | 15 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21.0 | 89 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1962 | 32 | Athletics | 34 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 3.95 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 127.2 | 533 | 150 | 56 | 61 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1963 | 33 | Athletics | 45 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 95.2 | 398 | 86 | 38 | 44 | 13 | 29 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
1964 | 34 | Twins | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
9 Years | 281 | 78 | 95 | 45 | 58 | .437 | 4.34 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 831.1 | 3,563 | 936 | 401 | 439 | 86 | 210 | 29 | 313 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
Bill FischerBill Fischer Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1956 | 26 | White Sox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1957 | 27 | White Sox | 33 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .150 | .146 | .150 |
1958 | 28 | White Sox | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
1958 | 28 | Tigers | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
1958 | 28 | Senators | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
1959 | 29 | Senators | 34 | 54 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .130 | .172 | .130 |
1960 | 30 | Senators | 20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | .238 | .316 |
1960 | 30 | Tigers | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .500 | .455 |
1961 | 31 | Tigers | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1961 | 31 | Athletics | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1962 | 32 | Athletics | 34 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .105 | .105 | .132 |
1963 | 33 | Athletics | 45 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .067 | .263 | .067 |
1964 | 34 | Twins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 281 | 199 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .136 | .191 | .166 |
Bill FischerBill Fischer Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1956 White Sox | P | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
1957 White Sox | P | 33 | 11 | 372 | 27 | 0.8 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.89 |
1958 White Sox | P | 17 | 3 | 109 | 12 | 0.7 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.97 |
1958 Tigers | P | 22 | 0 | 92 | 8 | 0.4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.35 |
1958 Senators | P | 3 | 3 | 63 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1959 Senators | P | 34 | 29 | 562 | 70 | 2.1 | 69 | 21 | 48 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 3.31 |
1960 Senators | P | 20 | 7 | 231 | 23 | 1.2 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.69 |
1960 Tigers | P | 20 | 6 | 165 | 13 | 0.7 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.13 |
1961 Tigers | P | 26 | 1 | 140 | 11 | 0.4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.12 |
1961 Athletics | P | 15 | 0 | 63 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.14 |
1962 Athletics | P | 34 | 16 | 383 | 31 | 0.9 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.19 |
1963 Athletics | P | 45 | 2 | 287 | 18 | 0.4 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 1.60 |
1964 Twins | P | 9 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.68 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 281 | 78 | 2,494 | 229 | 0.8 | 226 | 65 | 161 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.45 | |
9 Years | 281 | 78 | 2,494 | 229 | 0.8 | 226 | 65 | 161 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 2.45 |
Bill FischerBill Fischer Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1956 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 10.80 | 5.40 |
1957 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 1.37 | 3.48 | 2.54 |
1958 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.23 | 3.96 | 3.22 |
1958 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.23 | 4.70 | 3.82 |
1958 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 4.29 | 2.14 |
1959 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.2 | 18.0 | 1.44 | 2.98 | 2.07 |
1960 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 19.0 | 3.2 | 19.0 | 1.82 | 3.62 | 1.99 |
1960 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 1.33 | 3.93 | 2.95 |
1961 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.06 | 3.47 | 3.28 |
1961 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 5.14 | 2.57 |
1962 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 38.0 | 4.75 | 2.68 | 0.56 |
1963 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.17 | 3.20 | 2.73 |
1964 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.40 | 2.45 | 6.14 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 199.0 | 4.3 | 16.6 | 1.49 | 3.39 | 2.27 |
Bill FischerBill Fischer Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1956 Chicago White Sox | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Chicago White Sox | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Chicago White Sox | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Detroit Tigers | 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Washington Senators | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Washington Senators | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Washington Senators | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Detroit Tigers | 18 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Detroit Tigers | 26 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Kansas City Athletics | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Kansas City Athletics | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Kansas City Athletics | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Minnesota Twins | 21 | Undetermined | - | - |
Bill Fischer Stats by Baseball Almanac |
William Charles Fischer was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Chicago White Sox (1956-1958), Detroit Tigers (1958), Washington Senators (1958-1960), Kansas City Athletics (1961-1963) and Minnesota Twins (1964).
Bill Fischer | 1964 Topps Baseball Card (#409) | Baseball Almanac Collection
Did you know that Bill Fischer once threw 84.1 consecutive innings without walking a single batter, setting the Major League record (still unbroken) for Most Consecutive Innings Pitched Without Issuing a Base on Balls? The historic streak began on August 3, 1962, after he issued a walk to Bubba Phillips in the top of the first inning. The streak ended on September 30, 1962, after he issued a walk to Bubba Morton in the bottom of the fifth inning. [Trivia Note: Streak started & ended with a Bubba!]
Bill Fischer set the record pitching in the American League, with the Kansas City Athletics -- do you know what Hall of Fame pitcher holds the National League record? Clue: He was a professor. [Answer]
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