Bill Fischer

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William Charles Fischer

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

• Debut April 21, 1956
• Final Game May 22, 1964
• Born October 11, 1930 in Wausau, WI USA

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Pitcher Bill Fischer hit one career home run in the majors on June 26, 1960. He was playing for the Washington Senators and hit it off Hank Aguirre of the Detroit Tigers. In 1962, he set a record that still stands by pitching 84 1/3 consecutive innings without a walk.

After his playing days, Fischer was a Cincinnati Reds coach from 1979 to 1983 and a member of the Boston Red Sox staff from 1985 to 1991. He was later the Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitching coach in 2000 and 2001.

In 2007 Fischer was the Senior Pitching Advisor for the Kansas City Royals and in 2009 he will be the Royals' Minor League Pitching Coordinator.

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