Newt Fisher

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.

Newt Fisher
Fisher with Nashville in 1902
Catcher
Born: June 28, 1871
Nashville, Tennessee
Died: February 28, 1947(1947-02-28) (aged 75)
Chicago, Illinois
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 runs0
Runs batted in0
Teams
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