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Eddie Gene Fisher
California Angels
Pitcher
Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6'2" Weight: 200
Born: July 16, 1936, Shreveport, LA
Signed: Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent before 1958 season
Major League Teams: San Francisco Giants 1959-1961; Chicago White Sox 1962-1966; Baltimore Orioles 1966-1967; Cleveland Indians 1968; California Angels 1969-1972; Chicago White Sox 1972-1973; St. Louis Cardinals 1973
Born: July 16, 1936, Shreveport, LA
Signed: Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent before 1958 season
Major League Teams: San Francisco Giants 1959-1961; Chicago White Sox 1962-1966; Baltimore Orioles 1966-1967; Cleveland Indians 1968; California Angels 1969-1972; Chicago White Sox 1972-1973; St. Louis Cardinals 1973
Long-time reliever and knuckleballer Eddie Fisher was one of the more effective late-inning relievers of his era. Fisher began his career with the Giants and spent parts of three seasons with them before getting a regular chance to relieve with the White Sox following a trade to Chicago in November 1961. Fisher was a workhorse for the White Sox appearing in 57 games in 1962, 59 in 1964 and a league-leading 82 in 1965, which was his career year. Fisher made his only All-Star team in 1965 and he threw two scoreless innings to close out the game. Fisher's stellar season as the White Sox closer helped guide the team to a second place finish in the league. In 82 games, he was 15-7 with a 2.40 ERA and 24 saves. Dealt to the Orioles in June 1966, Fisher helped that team reach the World Series although only reliever Moe Drabowsky (#508) saw action in the Series given the dominant performance of the Orioles' starting pitchers. Nevertheless, Fisher was the proud recipient of a World Series ring after the Orioles swept the Dodgers.
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
The Card / Angels Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
1969 Season
The Indians traded Fisher to the Angels on October 8, 1968 in exchange for fellow reliever Jack Hamilton (#629). The most frequently used reliever by Angels' manager Bill Rigney (#182), Fisher was 3-2 with a 3.63 ERA in 52 games pitched. He saved a pair of games, and struck out 47 over 96 2/3 innings.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1960 Topps #23
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13): 1960-1961, 1963-1973
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1973 Topps #439
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 59 in the Beckett online database as of 5/26/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
Building the Set / Card #303
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
Doug and I returned to The Philly Show in early December, once again held inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. eBay has taken over sponsorship of the show, with the quaint, bubble-lettered Philly Show logo that had been in place since the 1980s replaced with a more modern logo, keeping with the times. I wrote about the show in a post over at The Phillies Room.
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
Doug and I returned to The Philly Show in early December, once again held inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. eBay has taken over sponsorship of the show, with the quaint, bubble-lettered Philly Show logo that had been in place since the 1980s replaced with a more modern logo, keeping with the times. I wrote about the show in a post over at The Phillies Room.
Similar to my strategy from March, I wanted to focus on accumulating commons and having found success with Uncle Dick's Cards before, I didn't mess around and headed right for the neon green binders. I pulled 145 cards from the binder containing cards 301 to the end of the set, stopping when I reached 500. This card was the 11th of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost me a little over $1.25.
The Card / Angels Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
Fisher is wearing a White Sox uniform in a photo dating at least back to early 1966. Photos used for this 1966 and 1968 Topps cards are similar, meaning the photo could have been taken at Yankee Stadium as early as 1965. Both the cartoon and the write-up on the back highlight his career year in 1965.
Accuracy Index: Fisher's card loses points for the White Sox jersey (-5) and lack of a hat (-3).
1969 Season
The Indians traded Fisher to the Angels on October 8, 1968 in exchange for fellow reliever Jack Hamilton (#629). The most frequently used reliever by Angels' manager Bill Rigney (#182), Fisher was 3-2 with a 3.63 ERA in 52 games pitched. He saved a pair of games, and struck out 47 over 96 2/3 innings.
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First Mainstream Card: 1960 Topps #23
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (13): 1960-1961, 1963-1973
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1973 Topps #439
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 59 in the Beckett online database as of 5/26/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
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