John Fishel
John Fishel | |||||||||||||||
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Left Fielder | |||||||||||||||
Born: Fullerton, California, U.S. | November 8, 1962|||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
MLB debut | |||||||||||||||
July 14, 1988, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||
Last MLB appearance | |||||||||||||||
October 2, 1988, for the Houston Astros | |||||||||||||||
MLB statistics | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .231 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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John Alan Fishel (born November 8, 1962) is an American former right-handed Major League Baseball left fielder who played for the Houston Astros in 1988.
Prior to playing professionally, he attended
as a junior outfielder.He was originally drafted by the
In 1985, he began his professional career with the
Fishel began the 1988 season with the Tucson Toros in 1988, and he hit .261 with 18 home runs and 68 RBI in 360 at-bats with them. On July 14, he made his big league debut, against pitcher Bruce Ruffin of the Philadelphia Phillies. Pinch-hitting for pitcher Mike Scott, Fishel grounded out in his first and only at-bat of the game. Overall, he would hit .231 in 26 big league at-bats in his only season in the majors. He appeared in 19 major league games, hitting one home run with two RBI. The home run was perhaps the biggest highlight of his big league career. It was against pitcher Steve Peters of the St. Louis Cardinals on September 3. He played his final big league game on October 2.[2]
Although his big league career was done, his professional career was not. On January 10, 1989, Fishel was traded by the Astros with minor leaguers Mike Hook and Pedro DeLeon to the Yankees for Rick Rhoden. He played for the Columbus Clippers in both 1989 and 1990, which was his final professional season. In 1989, he hit .218 with six home runs and 31 RBI, and in 1990 he hit .200 with three home runs and 21 RBI.
Overall, Fishel hit .231 with 72 home runs and 333 RBI in his six-year minor league career.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or John Fishel at SABR (Baseball BioProject), or Pura Pelota {Venezuelan Winter League)