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Charles William Fischer
Buffalo Bisons
Pitcher
Born: November 5, 1905, Medina, NY
Major League Teams: Washington Senators 1930-1932; St. Louis Browns 1932; Detroit Tigers 1933-1935; Chicago White Sox 1935; Cleveland Indians 1937; Washington Senators 1937
As a Manager: XX
Died: December 10, 1963, Medina, NY (58)
Known for a fiery disposition on the mound, Carl Fischer pitched in parts of 23 seasons professionally, never quite reaching the full potential expected from him when he made his big league debut in 1930. Fischer joined the Senators' rotation in 1931, going 13-9 with a 4.38 ERA in 46 games, including 23 starts. His wildness was a problem from the start of his career, and in 1932 he collected 76 walks to just 58 strikeouts. His best season came in 1933 with the Tigers, when he was 11-15 with a 3.55 ERA in 35 games, striking out 93 over 182 2/3 innings pitched. When the Tigers reached the World Series in 1934, manager Mickey Cochrane (#9) opted not to use Fischer in any of the seven games, as the Cardinals won the Championship.
Fischer bounced around quite a bit between 1935 and his final season in professional baseball, 1947. He had several solid years with the Seattle Rainers in the Pacific Coast League, winning 16 games in 1944 and 17 games in 1945, but no major league team came in search of his services. In seven big league seasons, Fischer was 46-50 with a 4.63 ERA in 191 games pitched. In 18 minor league seasons, and given the information available, he was 164-149 in 454 games pitched, with 738 strikeouts . . . and 907 walks.
Building the Set
December 16, 2020 from Albion, NY
Within days of officially deciding to collect the Diamond Stars set, I found myself searching for the 1993 extension set consisting of 36 more "what if" cards this time issued by the Chicle Fantasy Company. Individual cards from this set are very prevalent on eBay, but I wanted to buy a complete set to save myself some time and money. Given this is a relatively modern set, I was somewhat surprised at the closing auction prices for previously sold complete sets and I was happy to win my set at a lower price. These cards are gorgeous, and I can tell a lot of hard work and love for the originals went into making this tribute set. What's more, the set's creators were smart enough to start the numbering with card #121, given the 1981 extension set had left off with #120.
Variations Available
1 - 1993 / blue back / 1935 statistics / 1993 copyright
The Card
The only minor league card in the 1993 extension set, it's nice to see one of the "unknown to me" players of the 1930s get some recognition. Fischer is shown wearing a Bisons uniform with the team's logo in the upper right-hand corner. The write-up on the back accurately predicts his return to the majors, although Fischer would pitch in only two games for the Indians in 1937 and 17 games for the Senators that same summer.
1936 Season
The White Sox demoted Fischer to their top farm team in Kansas City to start the 1936 season. He pitched for Kansas City and St. Paul before the White Sox gave up and sold Fischer to the Buffalo Bisons in the International League. Fischer was stellar with the Bisons, going 13-2 with a 4.10 ERA in 20 games, and he got his wildness under control as he struck out 101 while walking only 38. On September 9th, the Indians purchased Fischer from Buffalo for $10,000 and Fischer would begin the 1937 season in Cleveland.
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Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1934 Diamond Matchbooks (U1)
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (0): N/A
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1992 Conlon Collection TSN #409
12 - Fischer non-parallel baseball cards in the Beckett online database as of 5/25/24.
Sources:
Previous Card: #128 Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians
Next Card: #130 Lou Gehrig - New York Yankees
I just had to include Carl in my extension set, as he sold me my first baseball cards about 65 years ago at his "Fischer's Newsroom" here in Albion. He had signed photos of his old player friends displayed around the top of the store's walls - I remember that one was personalized to Carl as "Ol' 3 and 2"!
ReplyDeleteOnce again, thank you for sharing this! What a wonderful tribute to him, especially since he had so few baseball cards.
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