Hank Fischer | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 11 January 1940 |
Birth Place: | Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 16 |
Debutyear: | 1962 |
Debutteam: | Milwaukee Braves |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | August 8 |
Finalyear: | 1967 |
Finalteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 30–39 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 4.23 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 369 |
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Henry William Fischer (born January 11, 1940, in Yonkers, New York) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with three different teams between 1962 and 1967. Listed at 6feet tall and, he batted and threw right-handed.
Fischer was signed by the Milwaukee Braves as a free agent in 1959 out of the Seton Hall University. 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 (1966) and Boston Red Sox (1966–1967). With the 1964 Braves, he posted career-highs in wins (11), starts (28), complete games (9), and innings pitched (168).
In a six-season career, Fischer posted a 30–39 record with 369 strikeouts and a 4.23 ERA in 168 appearances, including 77 starts, 14 complete games, five shutouts, seven saves, and 546 innings of work.