Newt Fisher
| Newt Fisher | |
|---|---|
Fisher with Nashville in 1902 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: June 28, 1871 Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Died: February 28, 1947 (aged 75) Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 17, 1898, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 1, 1898, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .115 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Isaac Newton "Ike" "Newt" Fisher (June 28, 1871 – February 28, 1947) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League in 1898. Fisher helped organize the Southern Association, a higher-level minor league, and led its Nashville Baseball Club to win the first two Southern Association pennants (1901 and 1902) as a player-manager.