| Showboat Fisher | |
|---|---|
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: January 16, 1899 Wesley, Iowa | |
| Died: May 15, 1994 (aged 95) St. Cloud, Minnesota | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 24, 1923, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 4, 1932, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .335 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 71 |
| Teams | |
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George Aloys "Showboat" Fisher (January 16, 1899 – May 15, 1994) was a baseball player who played in the 1930 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. He had a .335 lifetime batting average (114-for-340) in Major League Baseball with 8 home runs and 71 RBI in 138 games. He played several games for the racially integrated Jamestown Red Sox in 1934 under the management of Ted Radcliffe.
He was the last surviving member of the 1924 Washington Senators, the last DC team to win the World Series, until the Nationals won in 2019.
References
- '1934 Jamestown Red Sox', Pitch Black Baseball (2005) Retrieved August 28, 2005.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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