William Fischer
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[edit] Biography
William Fischer (William Charles Fischer) was born on March 2, 1891 in New York, New York. He made his Major League debut on June 9, 1913 for the Brooklyn Superbas. In 1913, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 1 home run and 12 RBI. Fischer played for the Brooklyn Superbas, Chicago Whales, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that William Fischer's best season was 1915, when he hit for a .329 average and knocked in 50 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | BRO | N | 62 | 165 | 16 | 44 | 1 | 12 | .267 | .313 | .388 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914 | BRO | N | 43 | 105 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 8 | .257 | .310 | .305 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915 | CHI | F | 105 | 292 | 30 | 96 | 4 | 50 | .329 | .384 | .449 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | PIT | N | 42 | 113 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 6 | .257 | .323 | .363 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | CHI | N | 65 | 179 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 14 | .196 | .246 | .285 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | TOT | N | 107 | 292 | 26 | 64 | 2 | 20 | .219 | .276 | .315 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | PIT | N | 95 | 245 | 25 | 70 | 3 | 25 | .286 | .359 | .376 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | NL | 307 | 807 | 79 | 205 | 6 | 65 | .254 | .314 | .347 | 35 | 11 | 66 | 47 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | FL | 105 | 292 | 30 | 96 | 4 | 50 | .329 | .384 | .449 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 412 | 1099 | 109 | 301 | 10 | 115 | .274 | .332 | .374 | 50 | 15 | 90 | 66 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1913 | BRO | N | C | 51 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 65 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1914 | BRO | N | C | 30 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 45 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .958 |
| 1915 | CHI | F | C | 80 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 100 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .972 |
| 1916 | PIT | N | C | 35 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .974 |
| 1916 | CHI | N | C | 56 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 73 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .973 |
| 1916 | TOT | N | C | 91 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 119 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .973 |
| 1917 | PIT | N | C | 69 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 77 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .961 |
| 1917 | PIT | N | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | C | 321 | 0 | 0 | 1354 | 406 | 56 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Brooklyn Superbas from Toronto (International) in the Rule 5 major league draft (September 16, 1912).
- Sold by Chicago Whales to Chicago Cubs with Mordecai Brown, Clem Clemens, Mickey Doolan, Max Flack, Claude Hendrix, Les Mann, George McConnell, Joe Tinker, Rollie Zeider, Charlie Pechous and Dutch Zwilling (February 10, 1916).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Frank Schulte to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Art Wilson and Otto Knabe (July 29, 1916).
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