Bill Fischer
William Charles Fischer
Born: October 11, 1930
Wausau, WI US
Deceased: October 30, 2018
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1948-1968
Major League Statistics
Bill Fischer compiled a career record of 124 wins and 111 losses and a 3.70 ERA in his 349-game pitching career with the Wisconsin Rapids White Sox, Hot Springs Bathers, Waterloo White Hawks, Memphis Chicks, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Vancouver Mounties, Toronto Maple Leafs, Portland Beavers, Indianapolis Indians and Hawaii Islanders. He began playing during the 1948 season and last took the field during the 1968 campaign.
 Hot Springs Bathers |
 Waterloo White Hawks |
 Colorado Springs Sky Sox |
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Portland Beavers |
 Hawaii Islanders |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | D | WISL | Wisconsin Rapids White Sox | 14 | 3 | .824 | 2.63 | 19 | 19 | 147.0 | 131 | 66 | 43 | 47 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | C | CSTL | Hot Springs Bathers | 16 | 15 | .516 | 3.89 | 34 | 19 | 0 | 227.0 | 272 | 148 | 98 | 94 | 140 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1950 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.79 | 5 | 3 | 14.0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.12 | 25 | 25 | 177.0 | 155 | 97 | 81 | 9 | 93 | ||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 3 | 6 | .333 | 8.17 | 16 | 16 | 65.0 | 82 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 46 | ||||||||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 5 | 10 | .333 | 3.77 | 24 | 24 | 124.0 | 121 | 66 | 52 | 8 | 63 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.86 | 35 | 28 | 203.0 | 207 | 107 | 87 | 12 | 73 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 5 | 15 | .250 | 4.85 | 34 | 28 | 204.0 | 213 | 123 | 110 | 13 | 82 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.66 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 96.7 | 125 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 26 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.09 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 64.0 | 68 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.00 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.37 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 163.0 | 158 | 76 | 61 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2.35 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 165.0 | 144 | 50 | 43 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 12 | 4 | .750 | 2.36 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 118.0 | 123 | 47 | 31 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3.11 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 139.0 | 137 | 57 | 48 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 124 | 111 | .528 | 3.70 | 349 | 235 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 1942.7 | 1976 | 993 | 798 | 107 | 623 | 23 | 542 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | D | WISL | Wisconsin Rapids White Sox | 26 | 64 | 64 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .312 | .312 | .594 | .906 | 38 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | C | CSTL | Hot Springs Bathers | 43 | 115 | 103 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 22 | .291 | .354 | .369 | .723 | 38 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1950 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 31 | 80 | 80 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .212 | .288 | .500 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 18 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .344 | .344 | .438 | .781 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 30 | 53 | 53 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .245 | .340 | .585 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 35 | 73 | 73 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .260 | .342 | .603 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 38 | 73 | 73 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .151 | .151 | .205 | .356 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 17 | 34 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .200 | .294 | .233 | .527 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 13 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .167 | .250 | .167 | .417 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .400 | .778 | 1.178 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 30 | 60 | 55 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .273 | .305 | .327 | .632 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 44 | 65 | 56 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .250 | .279 | .304 | .582 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | 46 | 71 | 60 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | .200 | .310 | .300 | .610 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 27 | 54 | 48 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .188 | .245 | .250 | .495 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 411 | 804 | 754 | 43 | 183 | 33 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 74 | .243 | .276 | .336 | .612 | 253 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | D | WISL | Wisconsin Rapids White Sox | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | C | CSTL | Hot Springs Bathers | P | 34 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.088 |
| 1950 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | P | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 16 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.375 |
| 1956 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .692 |
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 13 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .769 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 30 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .962 | .833 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 37 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .973 | .973 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 24 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.208 |
| 1968 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 24 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .941 | 1.333 |
| Totals | 344 | 60 | 140 | 5 | 9 | .976 | .581 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | D | Wisconsin State League | Wisconsin Rapids White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1949 | C | Cotton States League | Hot Springs Bathers | CHA | ||
| 1950 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Waterloo White Hawks | CHA | ||
| 1950 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHA | ||
| 1951 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Waterloo White Hawks | CHA | ||
| 1951 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA | ||
| 1954 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHA | ||
| 1955 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHA | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | BAL | ||
| 1956 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | KC1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Indianapolis Indians | CHA | ||
| 1968 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | CHA |
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