Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk enjoyed a 24-year career spanning 2,499 games. The backstop was ejected 9 times as a major leaguer, the last of which came courtesy of home plate umpire Larry Young on May 8, 1993.
That night Fisk was catching when Cleveland’s Lance Parrish stepped into the batters box with men on first and third and two out in the second inning. White Sox pitcher Jack McDowell fired in a 2-2 offering that Fisk believed was strike three. Umpire young called it a ball and Fisk vehemently disagreed. Young tossed the 45-year old Fisk, ending the catcher’s night.
That contest was Fisk’s 2,212th game as a big league catcher, putting him just 13 games behind Bob Boone’s all time mark for games played at the position.
In the collection is the lineup car that hung in the Indians dugout that night in Chicago. Notice Fisk batting 8th for the White Sox with his name crossed out and that of his replacement Ron Karkovice listed below him.