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Bill Fischer (baseball)
American baseball player (1930-2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Charles Fischer (October 11, 1930 – October 30, 2018) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1964 for the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Athletics. He later was a longtime pitching coach at the major and minor league levels. Born in Wausau, Wisconsin, Fischer stood 6' (183 cm) tall, weighed 190 pounds (86 kg), and threw and batted right-handed.
For the catcher born 1891, see William Fischer (baseball).
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Bill Fischer | |
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![]() Fischer at Werner Park in Omaha in 2015 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1930-10-11)October 11, 1930 Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
Died: October 30, 2018(2018-10-30) (aged 88) Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 21, 1956, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 22, 1964, for the Minnesota Twins | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 45–58 |
Earned run average | 4.34 |
Strikeouts | 313 |
Teams | |
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