William Fischer (baseball)

William Fischer
William Fischer
Runs batted in	115
Teams
	Brooklyn Dodgers / Robins (1913–1914); Chicago Whales (1915); Chicago Cubs (1916); Pittsburgh Pirates (1916–1917);

William Charles Fischer (March 2, 1891 – September 4, 1945) was a catcher in Major League Baseball.

Biography

Fischer was born in New York City. He started his professional baseball career in 1909. After the 1912 season, he was picked up by the

Chicago Whales of the Federal League

Fischer had a career year in 1915, hitting .329 and finishing second in the batting race to Benny Kauff.^[1] The Whales won the pennant. However, the Federal League folded after the season, and Fischer was sent to the Chicago Cubs. He started off slow in 1916 and was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in July. He played in Pittsburgh for the next two years before his major league career ended.

Fischer died in Richmond, Virginia, in 1945.

^ "1915 Federal League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-11-05.

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