Fisk went 0-for-5 over two games for the Boston Red Sox in 1969, but at the age of 21 got his first taste of the “big show” before spending all of 1970 in the Minor Leagues.
He’d make it all the way back in 1971 for 14 games, before making a splash the following season, taking home the 1972 American League Rookie of the Year Award after a .293 batting average with a league-leading nine triples as well as 22 home runs to give Red Sox fans a look into what would be a Hall of Fame career over the next 22 seasons, 24 total.
Incredible to think, that when Fisk shocked the baseball world on March 18th, 1981 and signed with the Chicago White Sox after the Red Sox truly messed up and failed to get him paperwork before the deadline, he STILL had another 13 years of Major League ball ahead of him after the eleven seasons spent in Boston!
This as a veteran All-Star catcher, who would go on to play in 2499 games, hitting 376 home runs, drive in 1330, and even steal 128 bases.
The man was tough as nails, enough to play through the age of 45.
Incredible!
