Eddie Fisher, a former Major League Baseball pitcher, passed away at 88 years old after a brief illness. He had a 15-year career, debuting in 1959 with the San Francisco Giants and later playing for teams including the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles. Notably, he was an All-Star in 1965, achieving a record 82 appearances that season. Fisher was part of the Orioles team that clinched the World Series title in 1966, marking a prominent highlight in his athletic journey.
Eddie Fisher, the right-hander whose 15-year major league career included an All-Star selection for the Chicago White Sox and a World Series title with Baltimore, has died. He was 88.
Born July 16, 1936, in Shreveport, Louisiana, Fisher made his big league debut in 1959 for the San Francisco Giants. He later played for the White Sox and Orioles, as well as Cleveland, California and St. Louis.
Primarily a reliever over the course of his career, Fisher was an All-Star in 1965, when he went 15-7 with a 2.40 ERA and made what was then an American League record of 82 appearances.
He was with the Orioles the following year when they won the World Series.
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