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Bill Fischer
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

Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1956 25 CHW AL   0   0   3   0   0   0   1  0    1.7    6    4    4   0    1    2   0   0    12   0   0 21.60  4.12   19 4.200
 1957 26 CHW AL   7   8  33  11   3   1   7  1  124.0  139   50   48   1   35   48   3   5   525   6   0  3.48  3.75  108 1.403
 1958 27 TOT AL   4  10  42   6   0   0  18  2   88.0  113   71   62  13   31   42   1   4   393   4   0  6.34  3.82   60 1.636
         CHW AL   2   3  17   3   0   0   5  0   36.3   43   28   27   6   13   16   0   1   161   1   0  6.69  3.66   55 1.541
         DET AL   2   4  22   0   0   0  13  2   30.7   46   34   26   6   13   16   0   3   146   2   0  7.63  4.03   53 1.924
         WSH AL   0   3   3   3   0   0   0  0   21.0   24    9    9   1    5   10   1   0    86   1   0  3.86  3.81   99 1.381
 1959 28 WSH AL   9  11  34  29   6   1   5  0  187.3  211   98   89  16   43   62   4   2   814   2   1  4.28  3.94   92 1.356
 1960 29 TOT AL   8   8  40  13   2   0  11  0  132.0  135   68   63  13   35   55   0   3   553   5   0  4.30  3.97   92 1.288
         WSH AL   3   5  20   7   1   0   4  0   77.0   85   45   42   7   17   31   0   2   325   2   0  4.91  3.95   80 1.325
         DET AL   5   3  20   6   1   0   7  0   55.0   50   23   21   6   18   24   0   1   228   3   0  3.44  3.99  116 1.236
 1961 30 TOT AL   4   2  41   1   0   0  23  5   67.7   80   37   35  12   23   30   0   3   294   2   0  4.66  4.12   88 1.522
         DET AL   3   2  26   1   0   0  13  3   46.7   54   28   26  10   17   18   0   2   205   2   0  5.01  4.10   82 1.521
         KCA AL   1   0  15   0   0   0  10  2   21.0   26    9    9   2    6   12   0   1    89   0   0  3.86  4.15  107 1.524
 1962 31 KCA AL   4  12  34  16   5   0   6  2  127.7  150   61   56  16    8   38   1   2   533   2   0  3.95  4.21  107 1.238
 1963 32 KCA AL   9   6  45   2   0   0  22  3   95.7   86   44   38  13   29   34   3   1   398   5   1  3.57  3.92  110 1.202
 1964 33 MIN AL   0   1   9   0   0   0   2  0    7.3   16    6    6   2    5    2   0   0    41   3   0  7.36  3.59   49 2.864
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .437  45  58 281  78  16   2  95 13  831.3  936  439  401  86  210  313  12  20  3563  29   2  4.34  3.95   91 1.379
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8  10  53  14   3   0  17  2  157.3  177   83   75  16   39   59   2   3   674   5   0  4.34  3.95   91 1.379
 Career High      9  12  45  29   6   1  23  5  187.3  211   98   89  16   43   62   4   5   814   6   1  3.48  4.21  110 1.202
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1957 26 CHW AL  33   40    1    6   0  0   0    5   0  0   0   8  .150  .146  .150  -19    6   3   1   0   0   1
 1958 27 TOT AL  42   13    0    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   2   2  .154  .267  .231   39    3   2   0   0   0   1
         CHW AL  17    7    0    1   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .143  .143  .286   16    2   1   0   0   0   0
         DET AL  22    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .500  .000   47    0   1   0   0   0   1
         WSH AL   3    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .200  .333  .200   53    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1959 28 WSH AL  34   54    2    7   0  0   0    3   0  0   2  13  .130  .172  .130  -15    7   7   1   0   1   0
 1960 29 TOT AL  40   30    4    7   1  0   1    2   0  0   5   6  .233  .343  .367   91   11   4   0   0   0   0
         WSH AL  20   19    2    3   0  0   1    1   0  0   2   6  .158  .238  .316   48    6   2   0   0   0   0
         DET AL  20   11    2    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   3   0  .364  .500  .455  158    5   2   0   0   0   0
 1961 30 TOT AL  41    9    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
         DET AL  26    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         KCA AL  15    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1962 31 KCA AL  34   38    1    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   8  .105  .105  .132  -38    5   1   0   0   0   1
 1963 32 KCA AL  45   15    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   6  .067  .263  .067   -4    1   3   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      281  199    8   27   3  0   1   12   0  0  12  46  .136  .191  .166   -2   33  21   2   0   2   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        115    5   16   2  0   1    7   0  0   7  27  .136  .191  .166   -2   19  12   1   0   1   2
 Career High     45   54    4    7   1  0   1    5   0  0   5  13                          11   7   1   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1957 26 CHW AL   44   39    1   0.7   100| .150  .264| .146  .337| .150  .399| .296  .735| -19  .033  -6.7  -0.7   0%
 1958 27 TOT AL   17   14    0   0.0    97| .154  .261| .267  .330| .231  .396| .498  .726|  39  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
         CHW AL    8    7    0   0.0    97| .143  .260| .143  .329| .286  .396| .429  .725|  16  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
         DET AL    3    3    0   0.0   104| .000  .270| .500  .340| .000  .410| .500  .750|  47  .000   0.0   0.0   0%
         WSH AL    6    4    0   0.0    96| .200  .259| .333  .328| .200  .394| .533  .721|  53  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1959 28 WSH AL   65   55    2   1.0    98| .130  .260| .172  .332| .130  .398| .302  .730| -15  .060  -8.7  -0.9   0%
 1960 29 TOT AL   39   27    5   5.0   103| .233  .265| .343  .339| .367  .406| .710  .745|  91  .548  -0.3  -0.1   0%
         WSH AL   23   18    2   3.0   102| .158  .265| .238  .338| .316  .405| .554  .743|  48  .322  -1.5  -0.2   0%
         DET AL   16    9    3   9.0   104| .364  .267| .500  .341| .455  .408| .955  .749| 158  .780   1.2   0.1   0%
 1961 30 TOT AL   10   10    0   0.0   106| .000  .267| .000  .343| .000  .415| .000  .758|-100  .000  -2.6  -0.3   0%
         DET AL    7    7    0   0.0   106| .000  .267| .000  .343| .000  .416| .000  .759|-100  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
         KCA AL    3    3    0   0.0   105| .000  .265| .000  .340| .000  .412| .000  .753|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1962 31 KCA AL   39   36    0   0.0   106| .105  .268| .105  .341| .132  .417| .237  .758| -38  .000  -7.6  -0.8   0%
 1963 32 KCA AL   22   17    1   1.6    99| .067  .262| .263  .329| .067  .405| .330  .734|  -4  .145  -2.1  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       236  198    9   1.2   101| .136  .264| .191  .336| .166  .404| .357  .740|  -2  .087 -29.0  -3.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1956 25 CHW AL P 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 0.83 5.29 2.12 0 1.7 1957 26 CHW AL P 33 6 20 1 0 .963 .963 0.79 0.86 1.89 1.99 11 124.0 1958 27 TOT AL P 42 4 23 0 2 1.000 .961 0.64 0.82 2.76 1.96 6 88.0 CHW AL P 17 1 11 0 1 1.000 .960 0.71 0.82 2.98 1.96 3 36.3 DET AL P 22 0 8 0 0 1.000 .964 0.36 0.82 2.35 1.96 0 30.7 WSH AL P 3 3 4 0 1 1.000 .959 2.33 0.83 3.00 1.97 3 21.0 1959 28 WSH AL P 34 21 48 1 2 .986 .954 2.03 0.85 3.32 2.05 29 187.3 1960 29 TOT AL P 40 8 28 0 4 1.000 .968 0.90 0.78 2.45 1.96 13 132.0 WSH AL P 20 5 18 0 3 1.000 .966 1.15 0.78 2.69 1.96 7 77.0 DET AL P 20 3 10 0 1 1.000 .970 0.65 0.78 2.13 1.96 6 55.0 1961 30 TOT AL P 41 7 9 0 0 1.000 .958 0.39 0.83 2.14 2.05 1 67.3 DET AL P 26 6 5 0 0 1.000 .957 0.42 0.83 2.14 2.04 1 46.3 KCA AL P 15 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 0.33 0.83 2.14 2.06 0 21.0 1962 31 KCA AL P 34 15 16 0 1 1.000 .957 0.91 0.79 2.18 2.08 16 127.7 1963 32 KCA AL P 45 3 14 1 1 .944 .955 0.38 0.79 1.60 1.99 2 95.7 1964 33 MIN AL P 9 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.33 0.72 3.70 1.85 0 7.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 25 CHW AL P 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 0.83 5.29 2.12 0 1.7 1957 26 CHW AL P 33 6 20 1 0 .963 .963 0.79 0.86 1.89 1.99 11 124.0 1958 27 TOT AL P 42 4 23 0 2 1.000 .961 0.64 0.82 2.76 1.96 6 88.0 CHW AL P 17 1 11 0 1 1.000 .960 0.71 0.82 2.98 1.96 3 36.3 DET AL P 22 0 8 0 0 1.000 .964 0.36 0.82 2.35 1.96 0 30.7 WSH AL P 3 3 4 0 1 1.000 .959 2.33 0.83 3.00 1.97 3 21.0 1959 28 WSH AL P 34 21 48 1 2 .986 .954 2.03 0.85 3.32 2.05 29 187.3 1960 29 TOT AL P 40 8 28 0 4 1.000 .968 0.90 0.78 2.45 1.96 13 132.0 WSH AL P 20 5 18 0 3 1.000 .966 1.15 0.78 2.69 1.96 7 77.0 DET AL P 20 3 10 0 1 1.000 .970 0.65 0.78 2.13 1.96 6 55.0 1961 30 TOT AL P 41 7 9 0 0 1.000 .958 0.39 0.83 2.14 2.05 1 67.3 DET AL P 26 6 5 0 0 1.000 .957 0.42 0.83 2.14 2.04 1 46.3 KCA AL P 15 1 4 0 0 1.000 .962 0.33 0.83 2.14 2.06 0 21.0 1962 31 KCA AL P 34 15 16 0 1 1.000 .957 0.91 0.79 2.18 2.08 16 127.7 1963 32 KCA AL P 45 3 14 1 1 .944 .955 0.38 0.79 1.60 1.99 2 95.7 1964 33 MIN AL P 9 0 3 0 0 1.000 .968 0.33 0.72 3.70 1.85 0 7.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 281 65 161 3 10 .987 .959 0.80 0.81 2.45 2.01 78 831.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 281 65 161 3 10 .987 .959 0.80 0.81 2.45 2.01 78 831
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Bases on Balls/9IP
1959 AL-2.07-6

Wild Pitches
1957 AL-5-8

Gray Ink: Pitching - 2 (2420) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 5.0 (1323) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

October 10, 1951: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Dick Duffy (minors), Jerry Dahlke, and Marv Rotblatt to the Seattle (PCL) for Marv Grissom and Hal Brown.

Before 1954 Season: Sent from the Seattle (PCL) to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.

June 15, 1958: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Tito Francona to the Detroit Tigers for Ray Boone and Bob Shaw.

September 11, 1958: Selected off waivers by the Washington Senators from the Detroit Tigers.

July 22, 1960: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Detroit Tigers for Tom Morgan.

August 2, 1961: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Ozzie Virgil to the Kansas City Athletics for Jerry Staley and Reno Bertoia.

December 2, 1963: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the Kansas City Athletics in the 1963 rule 5 draft.

January 21, 1965: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

January 26, 1965: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

September 25, 1968: Released by the Chicago White Sox.


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