Henry William Fischer (born January 11, 1940 in
Yonkers, New York
Yonkers () is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. Developed along the Hudson River, it is the third most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City and Buffalo. The population of Yonkers was 211,569 as enu ...
) is a former
pitcher
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in
Major League Baseball
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who played with three different teams between 1962 and 1967. Listed at tall and , he batted and threw right-handed.
Fischer was signed by the
Milwaukee Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in Bost ...
as a
free agent
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in 1959 out of the
Seton Hall University
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. He entered the majors in 1962 with the Braves, playing for them for four full seasons in Milwaukee and a half-season in Atlanta, before joining the
Cincinnati Reds
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(1966) and
Boston Red Sox
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(1966–1967). With the 1964 Braves, he posted career-highs in
wins (11),
starts (28),
complete games
In baseball, a complete game (CG) is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher. A pitcher who meets this criterion will be credited with a complete game regardless of the number of innings played—pitche ...
(9), and
innings pitched
In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one innin ...
(168).
In a six-season career, Fischer posted a 30–39 record with 369 strikeouts and a 4.23
ERA
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Comp ...
in 168
appearances, including 77 starts, 14 complete games, five shutouts, seven
saves, and 546 innings of work.
References
External links
Retrosheet
1940 births
Living people
Atlanta Braves players
Baseball players from New York (state)
Boston Red Sox players
Cedar Rapids Braves players
Cincinnati Reds players
Eau Claire Braves players
Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Milwaukee Braves players
Seton Hall Pirates baseball players
Sportspeople from Yonkers, New York
Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
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