Carlton Fisk
| Birthdate | 12/26/1947 |
| Death Date | |
| Debut Year | 1969 |
| Year of Induction | 2000 |
| Teams | Red Sox, White Sox |
| Position | Catcher |
The first unanimous AL Rookie of the Year, Calrton Fisk was voted to the All Star game eleven times and won three Silver Slugger Awards.
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Red Sox payroll check made out to Carlton Fisk in 1976
Red Sox payroll check made out to Carlton Fisk in 1976
Imagine receiving a check for more than $8,000. That’s what Carlton Fisk got from the Red Sox on August 31, 1976 in this Boston payroll check. Fisk earned this money in his fourth All Star season in the country’s bicentennial year. Coming off of their World Series appearance from a year ago, the Sox finished a disappointing third in the American League East, though not fault of their All Star catcher.
Fisk's signatures adorned the back of this check
Fisk's signatures adorned the back of this check
When Carlton Fisk endorsed this check for deposit he unknowingly made it more attractive to collectors. With his autograph shown here including his middle initial of “E” for Ernest, this check gets more desirable. Fisk would play in seven All Star games as a member of the Red Sox and four with the White Sox. Though known much more for his time in Boston, he played more games with Chicago.
Dugout lineup card from Carlton Fisk’s final MLB ejection
Dugout lineup card from Carlton Fisk’s final MLB ejection
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.
Lineup card signed by Cubs skipper Don Baylor when Sammy Sosa tied Carlton Fisk on the All Time homer list.
Lineup card signed by Cubs skipper Don Baylor when Sammy Sosa tied Carlton Fisk on the All Time homer list.
Carlton Fisk retired as Major League Baseball’s career leader in home runs by a catcher with 351 long balls. While not fielding the position, Fisk hit an additional 25 bombs to extend his career total.
In the collection is this lineup card from 8/18/2000 when Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa knocked a pair of homers to bring his total to 376, enough to tie the Hall of Fame catcher. Both of Sosa’s shots came off of Arizona’s Curt Schilling who pitched a complete game to help the D-Backs to an 11-2 win.
Sosa’s first homer broke a tie with Rocky Colavito on the all-time list. The lineup card is signed by Cubs manager, former MVP Don Baylor.
