Carlton Fisk

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Carlton Fisk
Carlton Fisk - Baseball HOF Induction 2013.jpg
Catcher
Born: December 26, 1947
Bellows Falls , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Strikes: Right Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
September 18,  1969  with the  Boston Red Sox
Last MLB assignment
June 22,  1993  with the  Chicago White Sox
MLB Statistics
(through June 1993)
Batting average    , 269
Home runs    376
Hits    2,356
Runs Batted In    1,330
Teams

Awards

  • 11 × All-Star (1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1991)
  • Gold Glove Award Winner (1972)
  • 3 × Silver Slugger Award winners (1981, 1985, 1988)
  • AL Rookie of the Year 1972
  • In his honor, the # 27 at the Boston Red Sox is no longer awarded
  • In his honor, the # 72 is no longer awarded by the Chicago White Sox
member of
☆☆☆Baseball Hall of Fame☆☆☆
Recorded     2000
Quota    79.6%

Carlton Ernest Fisk (born December 26, 1947 in Bellows Falls , Vermont ) is a retired American baseball player in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox as a catcher for 24 years . His nickname is Pudge .

biography

Carlton Fisk was born in Vermont but grew up in Charlestown , New Hampshire . There he graduated from high school and then attended the University of New Hampshire , for which he played baseball and basketball . In 1967 the Boston Red Sox signed him in a draft . Fisk was the fourth player to be selected in the entire process. His first game for the Red Sox, he played on 18 September 1969 a full member of the team, he was however only in 1972. This year he had a batting average of 29.3%, hit 22 home runs and led the American League with nine triples . To this day he is the last catcher to head this category. That year he won the Gold Glove Award and was named Rookie of the Year in the American League. In the years that followed, Fisk always struggled with injuries and often missed a large part of the season.

In 1975, after an injury in preparation, he started his season in June. After his return, the Red Sox took over the championship lead of the AL East after a week and were able to celebrate the championship in the American League. In the World Series , the Red Sox met the Cincinnati Reds . In the sixth game of the series, Fisk hit a ball thrown by Pat Darcy in the 12th  inning at the foul pole at Fenway Park to win 7-6 in one of the most dramatic games in World Series history. In memory of this blow, the Foul Pole in Boston was often referred to as the Fisk Pole .

1977 and 1978 were again very good years for Fisk. He fought with Thurman Munson of the Yankees for the title of best catcher in baseball. Fisk was nominated twice as a starter catcher in the All-Star Game , but the Yankees won the American League championship in both years and the World Series in both years.

After the 1980 season, Fisk became a free agent and, to the surprise of Boston fans, joined the Chicago White Sox . With the White Sox he won the 1983 American League West title, but they were defeated in the American League Championship Series by the Baltimore Orioles in four games. Carlton Fisk played his last game for the White Sox on June 22, 1993 at the age of 45.

Carlton Fisk has been caught in 2,226 games during his career, more than any other player in Major League history in that position. With 72 home runs in his forties, he also leads this category. He also led the catchers with his 376 career home runs, but was then surpassed by Mike Piazza . He took part in the all-star game a total of eleven times.

Fisk is one of the few baseball players adored by two-team supporters. In the White Sox his jersey number 72 has not been awarded since September 14, 1997, the Red Sox has not given his number 27 to any other player since September 4, 2000. In 2000, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame . On August 7, 2005, the Chicago White Sox unveiled a statue in Carlton Fisk's US Cellular Field .

His stations as a player

Game statistics

G FROM H 2 B 3B MR R. RBI SB BB IBB SO SH SF HBP AVG OBP SLG
2,499 8,756 2.356 421 47 376 1.276 1.330 128 849 105 1.386 26th 79 143 .269 .341 .457

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personal data
SURNAME Fisk, Carlton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fisk, Carlton Ernest; Pudge (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Bellows Falls , Vermont