Doug Fister
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Douglas Wildes Fister
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 8", Weight 200 lb.
- School Fresno State University
- Debut August 8, 2009
- Born February 4, 1984 in Merced, CA, USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Pitching for the Seattle Mariners, Doug Fister made his first major league start on August 11, 2009 against the Chicago White Sox and Mark Buehrle, a few weeks after Buehrle had pitched a perfect game. Fister allowed no runs and a single hit - an infield single by Jim Thome - over six innings and left with a 1-0 lead. He ended up with a no-decision when closer David Aardsma blew the save opportunity in the 9th inning and Seattle lost 3-1.
Fister had terrible luck pitching for the Mariners in the first part of the 2011 season. After 21 starts, he was 3-12, even though he had a 3.33 ERA, good for a 111 ERA+; he had completed three games, all of them losses. The cause was having the worst run support of the majors. The Mariners took him out of his misery on July 30th, trading him to the Detroit Tigers, along with David Pauley, in return for P Charlie Furbush, 3B Francisco Martinez, OF Casper Wells and a player to be named later (Chance Ruffin). Fister ended the run of bad luck in his Tiger debut on August 3rd, beating the Texas Rangers, 5-4 for his first win since May 30, then continued to pitch well for the first-place Tigers. On August 25th, he picked up his 6th win by throwing 7 scoreless innings in a 2-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Rays, matching in three weeks with the Tigers the win total it had taken him 4 months to accumulate with the Mariners. He capped this remarkable turnaround by being named American League Pitcher of the Month for September, after going 5-0, 0.53 with a tremendous 34/3 K/W ratio. He ended the year 11-13, having gone 8-1, 1.79, for the Tigers.
Fister suffered a rib injury making his first start of then2012 season on April 7th against the Boston Reds Sox. He was removed from the game after 3 2/3 scoreless innings and immediately placed on the disabled list. Reliever Duane Below got credit for the Tigers' 10-0 win.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 1 (2011)
