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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1947)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Carlton Fisk
|image= Carlton Fisk 1976.jpg
|caption= Fisk with the Boston Red Sox in 1976
|position=[[Catcher]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1947|12|26}}
|birth_place=[[Bellows Falls, Vermont]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 18
|debutyear=1969
|debutteam=Boston Red Sox
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=June 22
|finalyear=1993
|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.269
|stat2label=[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
|stat2value=2,356
|stat3label=[[Home run]]s
|stat3value=376
|stat4label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
|stat4value=1,330
|teams=
* [[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|1969}}, {{mlby|1971}}–{{mlby|1980}})
* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|1981}}–{{mlby|1993}})
|highlights=
* 11× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1972]]–[[1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1974]], [[1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1976]]–[[1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1978]], [[1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1980]]–[[1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1982]], [[1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1985]], [[1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1991]])
* [[AL Rookie of the Year]] (1972)
* [[Gold Glove Award]] (1972)
* 3× [[Silver Slugger Award]] (1981, 1985, 1988)
* [[Boston Red Sox#Retired numbers|Boston Red Sox No. 27]] retired
* [[Chicago White Sox#Retired numbers|Chicago White Sox No. 72]] retired
* [[Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame]]
|hoflink = National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
|hoftype = National
|hofdate=[[2000 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|2000]]
|hofvote=79.6% (second ballot)
}}
'''Carlton Ernest Fisk''' (born December 26, 1947),<ref>{{Cite web| title = Carlton Fisk Statistics and History| work = statistical and professional information| publisher = Baseball Reference.com| url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fiskca01.shtml| access-date = 2 December 2010}}</ref> nicknamed "'''Pudge'''" and "'''the Commander'''", is an American former professional [[baseball]] [[catcher]] who played 24 seasons in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Boston Red Sox]] and the [[Chicago White Sox]]. In 1972, he was the first player to be unanimously voted [[American League]] (AL) [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]. Fisk is best known for his [[Walk-off home run|game-winning home run]] in the 12th inning of Game 6 of the [[1975 World Series]], during which he memorably waved his arms hoping for the batted ball to remain [[Fair ball|fair]].

At the time of his retirement, Fisk held the record for most [[home run]]s all-time by a catcher with 376 (since surpassed by [[Mike Piazza]]). He has held several age- or longevity-related records, including the record for most games played at the position of catcher with 2,226 (later surpassed by [[Iván Rodríguez]], who also shared Fisk's nickname "Pudge"). Fisk still holds the AL record for most years served at the position (24). Fisk was voted to the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] team 11 times and won three [[Silver Slugger Award]]s which is awarded annually to the best [[Batting (baseball)|offensive]] player at each [[Baseball positions|position]]. In [[2000 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting|2000]], Fisk was elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]].<ref name="baseballhall.org">{{Cite web|url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/fisk-carlton|title=Carlton Fisk|website=Baseball Hall of Fame}}</ref>

==Early life==
Fisk was born in [[Bellows Falls, Vermont]], but according to Fisk, that was only because Bellows Falls had the nearest hospital to his hometown, [[Charlestown, New Hampshire]]. He was raised by his parents, Leona and Cecil, along with older brother Calvin, younger brothers Conrad and Cedric and younger sisters Janet and June. He grew up in Charlestown, across the [[Connecticut River]] from Bellows Falls. Fisk attended Charlestown High School, where he played baseball (under Coach Ralph Silva), soccer, and basketball. Because his family is from New Hampshire, he insisted that the organization remove from his plaque in the [[Red Sox Hall of Fame]] its characterization of him as a Vermont native.<ref name="SABR Carlton Fisk" /> Fisk earned his longtime nickname, "Pudge", because he was a chubby youngster.<ref name="SABR Carlton Fisk">{{cite web|last=Stevens|first=Brian|title=Carlton Fisk|url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2160c516|publisher=Society for American Baseball Research|access-date=29 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="sabr.org">{{Cite web | url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2160c516 |title = Carlton Fisk &#124; Society for American Baseball Research}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.fenwayparkdiaries.com/best%20players/carlton%20fisk.htm | title=Carlton Fisk}}</ref>

He played on the Charlestown High baseball team, appearing at third base, catcher and pitcher for Coach Silva. Two of his teammates were his brothers Calvin and Conrad, who were drafted by the [[Baltimore Orioles]] and [[Montreal Expos]], respectively, but never made it to the minors due to Calvin's being [[Military draft|drafted and inducted]] into military service during the [[Vietnam War]] and Conrad hurting his arm. Since the high school baseball season was limited to 17 games annually due to the inclement New England weather, he also played in the [[American Legion]] baseball league in 1964, appearing with the team from Claremont, New Hampshire. In 1965, he played for the Legion Post 37 team in Bellows Falls that had won the 1964 Vermont State Championship.<ref name="SABR Carlton Fisk" />

Fisk excelled at basketball. When he was a sophomore, he was a starter and helped Charlestown to an undefeated season and the 1963 New Hampshire Class M championship. His play in a 1964 high school basketball tournament in the [[Boston Garden]] drew the attention of [[Boston Celtics]] owner [[Walter A. Brown|Walter Brown]], who told a local reporter, "You have got to tell me—who is that kid?" Fisk had 42 points and 38 rebounds in the 1965 state tournament semifinal loss to Hopkinton High School. He was awarded a basketball scholarship by the [[University of New Hampshire]], where he started for the [[New Hampshire Wildcats|UNH Wildcats]] while also playing baseball. He met his wife Linda Foust while at UNH.<ref name="SABR Carlton Fisk" /> The freshman team that Fisk played for was undefeated for the 1965–66 season. In 1966, he played [[collegiate summer baseball]] in the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]] for the [[Orleans Cardinals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20160612/fun-facts-you-may-not-know-about-cape-league |title=Fun facts you may not know about the Cape League |publisher=capecodtimes.com |date=June 12, 2016 |access-date=September 25, 2019}}</ref> In his sophomore year, the Red Sox drafted him in the first round of the January 1967 [[Major League Baseball draft|amateur draft]], and his athletic future was set. Fisk gave up his dreams of basketball glory.  "I could never be a six-foot-two power forward and play for the Celtics," he said.<ref name="SABR Carlton Fisk" /><ref name="sabr.org"/><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://dougwilsonbaseball.blogspot.com/p/pudge-biography-of-carlton-fisk.html | title=Doug Wilson's baseball bookshelf: Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk | access-date=2019-09-02 | archive-date=2019-09-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902171749/https://dougwilsonbaseball.blogspot.com/p/pudge-biography-of-carlton-fisk.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Professional career==
===Minor leagues===
In 1967, Fisk played briefly for the Red Sox team in the Florida Instructional League, hitting .195 with 0 HR and 0 RBI in 47 at bats.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=fisk--001car|title=Carlton Fisk Winter & Minor Leagues Statistics & History|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>

In 1968, Fisk played for the [[Waterloo Hawks]], the Red Sox' Class A affiliate in the [[Midwest League]]. In 62 games, Fisk hit .338 with 12 HR and 34 RBI.<ref name="auto1"/>

Fisk played 28 games for the Red Sox in the Florida Instructional League in 1969, hitting .245 with 4 HR and 19 RBI. He then played for the Class AA [[Pittsfield Red Sox]] of the [[Eastern League (1938–2020)|Eastern League]], where he hit .243 with 10 HR and 41 RBI in 97 games and 309 at-bats. Finally, he made his major league debut, appearing in 2 games for the Boston Red Sox in 1969.<ref name="auto1"/>

In 1970, Fisk played for the Class AA [[Pawtucket Red Sox]], where he batted .229 with 12 HR and 44 RBI in 93 games.<ref name="auto1"/>

Fisk played for the Class AAA [[Louisville Colonels (minor league baseball)|Louisville Colonel]]s of the [[International League]] in 1971, hitting .263 with 10 HR and 43 RBI in 93 games, before being called up to the Boston Red Sox.<ref name="auto1"/>

===Boston Red Sox (1969, 1971–1980)===
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Fisk joined the [[United States Army Reserve|Army Reserve]] in 1967. After a short stint of active duty at [[Fort Dix]], [[New Jersey]], where Fisk finished his initial training, he served as a member of the 393rd Service and Supply Battalion in [[Chester, Vermont]], completing monthly weekend drills and two-week annual training periods until 1971.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wilson |first=Doug |date=2015 |title=Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FQeJCgAAQBAJ&q=carlton+fisk+army+reserve+chester+393&pg=PA42 |location=New York, NY |publisher=St. Martin's Press |page=42 |isbn=978-1-250-06543-8}}</ref>

Fisk was once again called up from the minors at the end of 1971 and earned himself a place on Boston's 1972 spring training roster. As history would have it, Fisk broke into the major leagues (to stay) early in the 1972 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carltonfisk.com/biography.html|title=CarltonFisk.com &#124; Biography of Carlton Fisk|website=www.carltonfisk.com}}</ref> Boston manager [[Darrell Johnson]], whom Fisk credited for making him a major leaguer, taught Fisk how to be a leader and a field general for the team. Playing with abandon and all-out aggressiveness was one thing, channeling energy intelligently was another. "Johnson taught me to think about all the important facets of the catcher's role, the things that help pitchers in various ways and those that let your teammates know you want to win," he told an interviewer in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2160c516|title = Carlton Fisk – Society for American Baseball Research}}</ref>

On September 12, 1971, Fisk hit his first career [[home run]] off of Detroit's [[Les Cain]] at [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET197109120.shtml|title=Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score, September 12, 1971|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref name="mlb.com">https://www.mlb.com/video/rsr-carlton-fisk-story/c-32712827 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> In {{Baseball year|1972}}, Fisk batted .293 with 22 home runs, and a .909 OPS. In addition, he led the [[American League]] with nine [[Triple (baseball)|triples]] (tied with Oakland's [[Joe Rudi]]), and was the last catcher to lead the AL in this statistical category. His play earned him both the [[List of Gold Glove Award winners at catcher|AL Gold Glove]] and [[Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year award|AL Rookie of the Year]] awards. He was selected unanimously for the latter award, becoming the first unanimous AL Rookie of the Year. He also finished fourth in American League MVP voting.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fiskca01.shtml|title=Carlton Fisk Stats|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>

In June 1974, Fisk suffered a devastating knee injury when [[Leron Lee]] of the [[Cleveland Indians]] collided with him at home plate, tearing several knee ligaments.  After undergoing reconstructive knee surgery, Fisk was told he would never play again, yet the backstop returned just twelve months later.

In {{Baseball year|1975}}, Fisk re-injured himself in spring training and did not play until June.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/fisk.htm|title = Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers - HOF Carlton Fisk}}</ref> In only 79 game appearances, Fisk hit .331 along with 52 RBI. Boston won the [[American League East|AL East Division]] with a record of 95–65.<ref name="baseball-reference.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fiskca01.shtml|title = Carlton Fisk Stats}}</ref><ref name="mlb.com"/>

====1975 ALCS and World Series====
{{Main article|1975 World Series}}
[[File:Carlton Fisk 1975.jpeg|thumb|right|Carlton Fisk, 1975]]
Fisk batted .417 in the 1975 [[1975 American League Championship Series|ALCS]], as Boston swept the three-time defending champion [[Oakland Athletics]].

In Game 3 of the [[1975 World Series|World Series]] at [[Riverfront Stadium]], Fisk led off the second inning with a solo home run off Cincinnati starter [[Gary Nolan (baseball)|Gary Nolan]]. In the bottom of the 10th inning, Reds pinch-hitter [[Ed Armbrister]] collided with Fisk at [[home plate]] while starting to run out a [[sacrifice bunt]], leading to a wild throw by Fisk to second base that allowed [[Cesar Geronimo]] to reach third base and eventually score the winning run. Fisk and Boston manager [[Darrell Johnson]] argued the controversial call, claiming that Armbrister should have been ruled out for [[Interference (baseball)|interference]], but home plate umpire [[Larry Barnett]] ruled otherwise. "To this day, I still think it was interference," said Fisk in an interview after his retirement.<ref name="mlb.com"/>

Leading off the bottom of the 12th inning of Game 6 at [[Fenway Park]], Fisk hit a pitch off of [[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati]] relief pitcher [[Pat Darcy]] that went down the left-field line and appeared to be heading into foul territory. The image of Fisk jumping and waving the ball fair as he made his way to first base is considered by many to be one of baseball's greatest moments. The ball struck the [[foul pole]] for a [[home run]], giving the Red Sox a 7–6 win and forcing a seventh and deciding game of the Fall Classic. "The celebration of that moment has made me realize how popular baseball is and how it affects people's lives," Fisk told ''[[The Boston Globe]]''. "It's still the greatest moment in my career."<ref name="encyclopedia.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/sports/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/fisk-carlton|title=Fisk, Carlton &#124; Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref>

The image of him waving the ball fair changed the way baseball was televised. During this time, cameramen covering baseball were instructed to follow the flight of the ball. In a 1999 interview, [[Major League Baseball on NBC|NBC]] cameraman Lou Gerard said that he had been distracted by a nearby [[rat]]. Unable to follow the ball, he kept the camera on Fisk instead.<ref>Bruce Lowitt, [https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/11/23/number-39-rats-fisk-s-homer-a-landmark-tv-shot/  "Rats! Fisk's homer"] ''St. Petersburg Times'', November 23, 1999,</ref> This play was perhaps the most important catalyst<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/mlb/2015/10/21/game-changer-carlton-fisk-nbc-1975-world-series?xid=si_social|title=Game Changer: How Carlton Fisk's home run altered baseball and TV|last1=Verducci|first1=Tom|date=October 21, 2015|magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> in getting camera operators to focus most of their attention on the players themselves.<ref>[[Seth Mnookin]], ''Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts and Nerve Took a Team to the Top'', p. 40</ref>

====Last years in Boston====
Fisk was among the top offensive catchers in the American League in his eight full seasons with the Boston Red Sox. His best year in Boston was in 1977, when he hit .315 with 26 home runs and 102 runs batted in.

Facing the rival [[New York Yankees]] in the [[1978 American League East tie-breaker game|1978 AL East Playoff]], Fisk went 1-for-3 with a single in Boston's 5–4 loss to the Yankees. Some fans attributed Boston's 1978 loss to a rib injury sustained by Fisk. The same injury left Fisk on the sidelines for several games during the 1979 season, a year in which his primary position was [[designated hitter]].<ref name="encyclopedia.com"/><ref name="baseball-reference.com"/>

Fisk was reportedly among a group of several Red Sox players who lobbied Boston management for players to be paid what they deserved, which made him none too popular with [[Haywood Sullivan]], the Boston general manager. When Fisk's contract expired at the end of the 1980 season, Sullivan in fact mailed him a new contract, but put it in the mail one day after the contractual deadline. As a result, Fisk became a [[free agent]]. In 11 years with the Boston Red Sox, Fisk was selected to seven All-Star games, and batted .284 with 161 home runs and 568 RBI. He nearly had more RBIs than strikeouts, striking out only 588 times in 4353 plate appearances with the Red Sox, with an OBP of .356.<ref name="auto"/>

===Chicago White Sox (1981–1993)===
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Fisk signed a five-year contract for $3.5 million with the White Sox on March 18, 1981. Fisk had worn number 27 with the Red Sox but it was worn by White Sox pitcher [[Ken Kravec]]. Fisk chose to wear 72 with the White Sox explaining that he had won American League Rookie of the Year in 1972; his son Carson had been born in 1972; and 72 was the reverse of 27.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dell |first=John|date=March 19, 1981|title=Sports People |url= |work=Philadelphia Inquirer|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|page=2-C}}</ref> Although Kravec was traded just ten days later, Fisk retained the number 72 throughout his career with the White Sox. As the season got underway, Fisk was interviewed by the media concerning his switching teams, and joked that "after a decade with the Red Sox, it was time to change my sox!" On opening day 1981, Fisk started the season with the [[White Sox]] against his former team in [[Fenway Park]]. In the eighth inning, Fisk knocked a three-run homer to put his new team on top, 5–3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newhampshire.com/nh-people/carlton-fisk-biography.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810005842/http://www.newhampshire.com/nh-people/carlton-fisk-biography.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Fisk bio on newhampshire.com accessed 27 March 2011|archive-date=August 10, 2010}}</ref>

After joining the White Sox, he helped the [[1983 Chicago White Sox season|team]] win its first [[American League West|American League Western Division]] title in {{Baseball year|1983}}. His .289 batting average, 26 home runs, and 86 RBI, as well as his leadership on the young team, helped him to finish third in the MVP voting (behind Baltimore teammates [[Cal Ripken Jr.]] and [[Eddie Murray]]).  Fisk also caught [[LaMarr Hoyt]] that season, the 1983 [[Cy Young Award]] winner. Fisk played poorly in Chicago's loss to the [[Baltimore Orioles]] in the 1983 [[1983 American League Championship Series|ALCS]], hitting .176 with zero runs batted in.<ref name="auto"/>

On May 16, 1984, Fisk accomplished the rare feat of [[hitting for the cycle]] in [[Comiskey Park]] against the [[Kansas City Royals]]. Fisk's triple in the bottom of the seventh inning off [[Dan Quisenberry]] was the only triple he hit in the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baseballbiography.com/carlton-fisk-1947|title=Carlton Fisk Biography at baseballbiography.com}}</ref> Injuries once again befell Fisk in the 1984 season, limiting him to just 102 games and a .231 average.  The experience led him to begin a new training regimen which he used for the rest of his career. In his Hall of Fame induction speech, Fisk credited White Sox strength and conditioning coach Phil Claussen for his turnaround. Claussen introduced Fisk to a more scientific approach to physical conditioning which included long sessions of weight training. Fisk often credited the training program with extending his career.<ref name="speech">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUjfOUy5jnw| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/QUjfOUy5jnw| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title=Carlton Fisk 2000 Hall of Fame Induction Speech| date=October 23, 2014|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1985, following the advent of his new training program, Fisk had the most productive offensive year of his career. He hit 37 home runs and drove in 107 runs, both career-high numbers; the home run numbers tied [[Dick Allen]]'s 13-year White Sox single-season record and was the AL single-season record for home runs hit by a primary catcher until it was broken by [[Salvador Perez]] in 2021. At the age of 37, Fisk tied his career high for stolen bases (17). He was voted to the All-Star team, won the Silver Slugger award and finished 13th in the A.L. MVP voting.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fiskca01.shtml|title=Carlton Fisk Stats |website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>

On August 4, 1985, Fisk caught all nine innings of [[Tom Seaver]]'s complete game 300th career victory, which was played in [[Yankee Stadium]]. Fisk caught [[Bobby Thigpen]] as he set the then-record for most saves in a season (57) in 1990. In 2005, [[Jack McDowell]] credited Fisk as being instrumental in his development into a pitcher who won the [[Cy Young Award]] in 1993.<ref name="chicago.whitesox.mlb.com"/>

After the 1985 season, the White Sox came close to trading Fisk to the New York Yankees for designated hitter [[Don Baylor]]. Baylor was unhappy with the Yankees since he did not play every day as he wanted (despite being the team's regular DH) and asked to be traded. The potential deal was complicated in that the White Sox would have to re-sign Fisk, a free agent, and that both players would have to agree to the trade. Negotiations between the two teams ended when they were unable to reach an agreement.<ref>{{cite news|title=BAYLOR TRADE TALKS OFF|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/14/sports/baylor-trade-talks-off.html|work=The New York Times|date=14 December 1985 }}</ref> The White Sox re-signed Fisk, who remained with the club until the end of his career. During spring training in 1986, the Yankees traded Baylor to the [[Boston Red Sox]] for designated hitter [[Mike Easler]].

On August 17, 1990, in the second game of a two-night doubleheader in Arlington, Texas Fisk broke [[Johnny Bench]]'s career home run record for catchers by hitting his 328th longball as a catcher off [[Charlie Hough]] in the top of the second inning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1143141.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105192357/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1143141.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2012|title=AMERICAN LEAGUE;Fisk Passes Bench, Ryan Strikes Out 15|date=18 August 1990}}</ref> He went on to end his career as the all-time leader in home runs by a catcher with 351. On May 5, 2004 [[Mike Piazza]] surpassed Fisk's record by belting his 352nd as a backstop.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/19/sports/baseball-catchers-honor-one-of-their-own.html|title=BASEBALL; Catchers Honor One of Their Own|first=Ron|last=Dicker|date=19 June 2004|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> Fisk still holds the American League record for homers by a catcher.

[[File:Fiskcage93.jpg|thumb|Fisk with the White Sox {{c.|1992}}]]
A single in the [[1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1991 All-Star Game]] made him the oldest player in MLB history to collect a hit in an All-Star game.

The 1993 season was Fisk's last. In February, Fisk and the Sox had a dispute over signing a one-year deal, where the former alleged it was only a minor league deal and the latter asserting it as a technicality to protect the 40-man roster. Owner [[Jerry Reinsdorf]] called him a "prima donna", but the two sides eventually reached a deal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/02/13/White-Sox-owner-blasts-Fisk-as-prima-donna/5054729579600/|title=White Sox owner blasts Fisk as 'prima donna'|website=UPI}}</ref>

On June 22, 1993, Fisk broke [[Bob Boone]]'s record for career games caught with his 2,226th game behind the plate. Fisk was passed on this list by [[Iván Rodríguez]] on June 17, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=4268084|title=Pudge passes Fisk for most MLB games caught|date=18 June 2009|website=ESPN}}</ref>

Six days after breaking Bob Boone's all-time games caught record, Fisk was abruptly released by the Chicago White Sox at age 45. Fisk was notified of his dismissal in his hotel room in [[Cleveland]] while on a road trip with the team. It is reported that he was ordered to turn in his equipment and immediately fly back to Chicago, alone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://calltothepen.com/2016/06/24/white-sox-release-carlton-fisk-set-off-feud/|title = White Sox Release Carlton Fisk, Set off Feud|date = 24 June 2016}}</ref> To add insult to injury, Fisk was thrown out of the White Sox clubhouse later that season when he stopped by to wish his teammates good luck in the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1993/10/18/knocked-for-a-loop-for-sports-fans-in-the-windy-city-it-was-a-turbulent-and-troubling-48-hours|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=Knocked For A Loop|access-date=August 9, 2025}}</ref> Fisk was one of two final active players in the 1990s who had played in the 1960s. The other was [[Nolan Ryan]]. He is one of only 29 players in baseball history to date to have [[List of Major League Baseball players who played in four decades|appeared in MLB games in four decades]].

In thirteen seasons with the White Sox, Fisk was selected to four All-Star games and batted .257 with 214 home runs and 762 RBI. Fisk had nearly as many RBIs as strikeouts with the White Sox, striking out 798 times in 5,500 plate appearances.<ref name="auto"/>

For his career, Fisk caught a then-record 2,226 games over 24 seasons. Playing in 2,499 total games, Fisk also played 41 games in left field, 27 games at 1B and four games at 3B and was a DH for 166 games in his career. Overall he hit .269 with 376 home runs and 1,330 RBI in his career.<ref name="auto"/>

Fisk made mention of the fireworks between himself and Reinsdorf in his Hall of Fame induction speech,<ref name="speech"/> and Fisk was inducted with a Red Sox cap, although both teams retired his number, with the White Sox doing it first with his number 72 on September 14, 1997, and the Red Sox with his number 27 in 2000. In 2005, he had a statue dedicated at  [[Guaranteed Rate Field|U.S. Cellular Field]] in 2005. In 2008, Fisk officially rejoined the White Sox organization by becoming a team ambassador and part of the White Sox speaker's bureau.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080513&content_id=2695276&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws|title=Fisk returns as White Sox ambassador|website=Chicago White Sox|access-date=2008-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928034258/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080513&content_id=2695276&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws|archive-date=2011-09-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Notable feuds===
Fisk was known for his longstanding feud with [[New York Yankees]] catcher [[Thurman Munson]]. One particular incident that typified their feud, and the [[Yankees – Red Sox rivalry]] in general, occurred on August 1, 1973, at [[Fenway Park]]. With the score 2–2 in the top of the ninth inning, Munson, attempting to score on [[Gene Michael]]'s missed bunt attempt, barreled into Fisk, triggering a 10-minute [[bench-clearing brawl]] in which both catchers were ejected.
As [[John Curtis (baseball)|John Curtis]] let his first pitch go, Munson broke for the plate. Michael tried to bunt, and missed. With Munson coming, the scrawny Yankees shortstop tried to step in Fisk's way, but Fisk elbowed him out of the way and braced for Munson, who crashed into him as hard as he could. Fisk held onto the ball, but Munson tried to lie on top of him to allow [[Felipe Alou]] to keep rounding the bases. Fisk kicked Munson off him and into the air, and swiped at him with his fist. Michael grabbed Fisk, and as Curtis grabbed Munson—his former Cape Cod League roommate—Fisk threw Michael down with his left arm and fell to the ground. "Fisk had his left arm right across Stick's throat and wouldn't let up", said [[Ralph Houk]], the Yankees' manager at the time. "Michael couldn't breathe. I had to crawl underneath the pile to try to pry Fisk's arm off his throat to keep him from killing Stick. All the while he had Michael pinned down, he was punching Munson underneath the pile. I had no idea Fisk was that strong, but he was scary."<ref name=munson_fight>{{cite news|last=Rappaport|first=Ken|title=Munson, Fisk fight|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nmoQAAAAIBAJ&pg=4342,227788|access-date=27 March 2011|newspaper=[[The Free Lance-Star]]|date=2 August 1973}}</ref>
 
In another incident typifying the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, Fisk was involved in an altercation with [[Lou Piniella]] during a May 20, 1976, game at Yankee Stadium. In the sixth inning of this game, Piniella barreled into Fisk trying to score on an [[Otto Vélez]] single. Fisk and Piniella shoved each other at home plate, triggering another bench-clearing brawl. After order appeared to be restored, Red Sox pitcher [[Bill Lee (left-handed pitcher)|Bill Lee]] and Yankees third baseman [[Graig Nettles]] began exchanging words and punches, igniting the brawl anew.<ref name=lee_fisk_pinella_fight>{{cite news|title=Bill Lee injured as Boston-Yankees brawl|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=txRJAAAAIBAJ&pg=1280,2265350|access-date=27 March 2011|newspaper=[[Youngstown Vindicator]]|date=21 May 1976}}</ref>  Lee suffered a separated left shoulder in the altercation and missed much of the season and was never quite the same again.

In an incident on May 22, 1990, [[Deion Sanders]] approached the plate with one out and a runner on third base, drew a dollar sign in the dirt before the pitch, and didn't run to first base since the popup he hit looked like it would be easily caught. Fisk yelled at Sanders "run the fucking ball out" and called Sanders a "piece of shit." Later in the game, Sanders told Fisk "the days of slavery are over." Fisk was furious. "He comes up and wants to make it a racial issue — there's no racial issue involved." He told Sanders during Sanders' next at-bat, "There is a right way and a wrong way to play this game. You're playing it the wrong way. And the rest of us don't like it. Someday, you're going to get this game shoved right down your throat."<ref name=deion_argument>{{cite news|last=Boswell|first=Thomas|title=Fisk A Relic From Non-prime Time|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19900523&id=97YzAAAAIBAJ&pg=5964,9243595|access-date=24 November 2013|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=26 May 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15550524/fisksanders_exchange_clears_benches/ |title=Fisk-Sanders exchange clears benches |newspaper=[[The Palm Beach Post]] |date=May 23, 1990 |access-date=December 3, 2017 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

==Legacy==
{{blockquote|Pudge works harder than anyone I know, because he sets goals for himself and then follows through. I think he's the ultimate professional.<ref name="baseballhall.org"/> |Former White Sox manager [[Jim Fregosi]]}}

===Notable statistics===
* Oldest catcher in MLB history to hit 20 home runs in a season.
* Holds the record for most home runs hit after the age of 40 (72).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/leaders_40_bat_career-after.shtml|title = Batting Leaders Including & After Age 40}}</ref>
* Holds the record for most years played as a catcher with 24 (1969, 1971–1993).<ref name="baseballhall.org"/>
* At the time of his retirement in 1993, he held the records for most home runs all-time by a catcher with 351 (since passed by [[Mike Piazza]]) and most games played at the position of catcher with 2,226 (surpassed by [[Iván Rodríguez]] on June 17, 2009).<ref name="baseballhall.org"/>
* Fisk caught 149 [[shutouts in baseball|shutouts]] during his career, ranking him second all-time behind [[Yogi Berra]] among major league catchers.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://bb_catchers.tripod.com/catchers/tmonth1.htm |title=The Encyclopedia of Catchers – Trivia December 2010 – Career Shutouts Caught |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers |access-date=29 December 2015 }}</ref>
* Fisk is one of only seven players in history who have caught more than 150 games in a season multiple times ([[Jim Sundberg]], [[Randy Hundley]], [[Ted Simmons]], [[Frankie Hayes]] and [[Gary Carter]]).
* Fisk is one of only nineteen catchers elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Among those, Fisk has the most hits (2,356) and runs scored (1,276).
* Fisk holds the record for the longest game by a catcher.  On May 9, 1984, he caught all 25 innings of the White Sox's 7–6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.  Fisk threw out four runners attempting to steal during the game.  The former record of 24 innings was shared by 5 players: Mike Powers (September 1, 1906), Buddy Rosar and Bob Swift (both on July 21, 1945), Hal King and Jerry Grote (both on April 15, 1968).
* Fisk finished in the top ten in American League Most Valuable Player voting four times (1972, 1977–78, and 1983).
* Fisk's .481 slugging percentage while with the Red Sox is the tenth best in that club's long history.

Fisk was inducted into the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in {{Bhofy|2000}}, choosing the Boston Red Sox cap for his plaque, although he played for more seasons with the [[Chicago White Sox]].

The Chicago White Sox retired his uniform number 72 on September 14, 1997. The Boston Red Sox retired his uniform number 27 on September 4, 2000. He is one of ten people to have their uniform number retired by at least two teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/history/retired_numbers.jsp|title=White Sox Retired Numbers|website=Chicago White Sox|access-date=2008-08-15|archive-date=2011-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903172119/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/history/retired_numbers.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/history/retired_numbers.jsp|title=History: Retired Numbers|website=Boston Red Sox|access-date=2008-08-15|archive-date=2011-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903162611/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/history/retired_numbers.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In {{Baseball year|1999}}, he was selected as a finalist for the [[Major League Baseball All-Century Team]], and finished third in the balloting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/news/1999/1023/129008.html|title=ESPN: MLB – All-Century Team final voting|website=[[ESPN]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/limc100.shtml|title=All Century Team by Mastercard : A Legendary List on Baseball Almanac|website=Baseball Almanac}}</ref> In 2000, Fisk was elected to the Chicago White Sox All-Century Team. In 2004, he was named the greatest New Hampshire athlete of all time.

In May 2008, Fisk returned to the White Sox as a team ambassador, and a member of the team's speakers bureau.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

The 2004 baseball-themed film ''[[Mickey (2004 film)|Mickey]]'' features a character who, like Fisk, is a catcher, is known as Pudge, and hits a home run similar to Fisk's 1975 World Series home run.{{citation needed|date=January 2010}} Footage of Fisk's home run appears in the 1997 film ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'', during a scene in which the character Sean Maguire ([[Robin Williams]]) tells the story of how he met his wife on the same day the game occurred.

===The Fisk Foul Pole===
On June 13, 2005, the Red Sox honored Carlton Fisk and the 12th-inning [[home run]] that won Game 6 of the [[1975 World Series]] by naming the [[left field]] foul pole, which the famous home run contacted, the ''Fisk Foul Pole''. In a pregame ceremony from the [[Green Monster|Monster Seats]], Fisk was cheered by the [[Fenway Park]] crowd while the shot was replayed to the strains of [[Handel]]'s ''[[Messiah (Handel)|Hallelujah Chorus]]'', the song longtime Fenway Park organist [[John Kiley]] originally played following the home run. The Red Sox scheduled the ceremony to coincide with an [[interleague play|interleague]] series against the [[Cincinnati Reds]], who were making their first trip back to Fenway Park since the '75 Series.

Thirty years later, the video of Fisk trying to wave the ball fair remains one of the game's enduring images. Game 6 is often considered one of the best games played in Major League history. The crowd remembered that magical moment at precisely 12:34&nbsp;a.m. ET early on the morning of October 22, 1975, when Fisk drove a 1–0 fastball from Cincinnati right-hander Pat Darcy high into the air, heading down the left-field line. "The ball only took about two and half seconds", recalled Fisk. "It seemed like I was jumping and waving for more than two and a half seconds." Two and a half seconds later, the ball caromed off the bright yellow pole, ending one of the most dramatic World Series games ever played and giving the Red Sox a 7–6 win over the Reds in 12 hard-fought innings.<ref name="MLB">{{cite web | url=http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050613&content_id=1088701&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos | title=Sox honor Fisk with left-field foul pole | year=2007 | publisher=boston.redsox.mlb.com | access-date=2008-09-27 | archive-date=2008-06-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621024340/http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050613&content_id=1088701&vkey=news_bos&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos | url-status=dead }}</ref>

On the field, Fisk threw out the ceremonial first pitch to his former batterymate [[Luis Tiant]].<ref name="boston.com">[https://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/06/14/a_catchy_new_name_in_left_fisk_pole/ "A catchy new name in left: Fisk Pole"], 14 June 2005, Marvin Pave for ''The Boston Globe''; accessed 15 August 2008.</ref> From now on, like the Pesky Pole down the right-field line, the left-field pole will officially be called the ''Fisk Foul Pole''. The idea was the inspiration of the countless fans who contacted the Red Sox about recognizing the historic moment.<ref name="MLB" /> Fenway's [[right field]] foul pole, which is just {{convert|302|ft}} from the plate, is named [[Pesky's Pole]] for former Red Sox [[shortstop]] [[Johnny Pesky]]. [[Mel Parnell]] named the pole after Pesky in {{Baseball year|1948}} when he won a game with a home run just inside the right-field pole.

===Rings===
After the June 13 ceremony in Boston, Fisk received an honorary [[World Series ring]] from the Red Sox commemorating their [[2004 World Series]] victory.<ref name="boston.com"/> On Saturday, August 12, 2006, the Chicago White Sox presented Fisk with another ring, this one in honor of the White Sox' [[2005 World Series|2005 championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060404&content_id=1383477&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws|title=Ringing in the title: Sox get hardware|website=Chicago White Sox|access-date=2008-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617020903/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060404&content_id=1383477&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws|archive-date=2008-06-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Statue===
The [[Chicago White Sox]] unveiled a life-sized bronze statue of Carlton Fisk on August 7, 2005. The statue is located inside [[Rate Field]] on the main concourse in center field. It joined similar statues depicting [[Charles Comiskey]], [[Frank Thomas]] and [[Minnie Miñoso]] and eventually [[Luis Aparicio]], [[Nellie Fox]], [[Billy Pierce]] and [[Harold Baines]].<ref name="chicago.whitesox.mlb.com"/>

==Honors==
* In 1997, the Chicago White Sox retired Fisk's number 72.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-08-15-9708150128-story.html | title=Feud Aside, Fisk's No. 72 to be Retired| website=[[Chicago Tribune]]| date=15 August 1997}}</ref>
* Fisk was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/redsox/history/red-sox-hall-of-fame |title = Red Sox Hall of Fame| website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref>
* Fisk was inducted into the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 2000.<ref name="baseballhall.org"/>
* Fisk's number 27 was retired by the Boston Red Sox in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.deseret.com/2000/9/5/19527353/red-sox-finally-retire-fisk-s-jersey-no-27 | title=Red Sox finally retire Fisk's jersey No. 27| date=2000-09-05}}</ref>
* Fisk was inducted into the University of New Hampshire Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000.<ref name="Hall of Fame">{{Cite web | url=https://unhwildcats.com/sports/2015/7/23/Development_0723150850.aspx#1982 |title = Hall of Fame}}</ref>
* in 2004, Fisk was named the greatest athlete of all time from New Hampshire.<ref name="Hall of Fame"/>
* In 2005, Fisk was honored with a statue inside the White Sox's stadium.
* In 2005, the left-field foul pole at Fenway Park was named the Fisk Pole in honor of Fisk.

==Personal life==
Fisk appears briefly in the 1989 film ''[[Field of Dreams]]'', playing for the White Sox on a television screen.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1155162/bio | title=Carlton Fisk| website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> Fisk is a supporter of the Cancer Support Center. He and his wife Linda serve on the Honorary Board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cancersupportcenter.org/aboutus.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725134346/http://www.cancersupportcenter.org/aboutus.html|url-status=dead|title=Cancer Support Center – About Us|archive-date=July 25, 2011}}</ref> Fisk grows and collects orchids.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://201-ulweb.newscyclecloud.com/article/99999999/NEWHAMPSHIRE09/110429383/-1/newhampshire12|title=Carlton Fisk|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902171749/http://201-ulweb.newscyclecloud.com/article/99999999/NEWHAMPSHIRE09/110429383/-1/newhampshire12|archivedate=2019-09-02}}</ref>

Fisk and his wife Linda have three children, Carlyn, Courtney and Casey, and ten grandchildren.<ref name="chicago.whitesox.mlb.com">{{cite web|url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050807&content_id=1161974&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws|title=Fisk statue stands tall at U.S. Cellular|website=Chicago White Sox|access-date=2008-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716152019/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050807&content_id=1161974&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws|archive-date=2011-07-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fisk is the brother in law of former major league and minor league teammate [[Rick Miller (baseball)|Rick Miller]], who married Fisk's sister Janet in 1973.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wilson|first1=Doug|title=Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk|date=2015|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=9781466872349|page=50|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-f65BwAAQBAJ&q=carlton+fisk+sister+miller&pg=PA50|access-date=8 April 2018|language=en}}</ref> Fisk's daughter Carlyn, a volleyball player, was inducted into the University of Illinois-Chicago Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-10-27-9104070117-story.html | title=She's Following in Dad's Footsteps| website=[[Chicago Tribune]]| date=27 October 1991}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://uicflames.com/sports/2016/6/14/ot-ilch-hof-volley-html.aspx?id=131 |title = Hall of Fame - Volleyball}}</ref> Fisk's daughter, Courtney, helped lead Lockport Township High School to the Illinois State Volleyball Championship.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-07-24-0007240171-story.html | title=Fisk Rides Emotional Wave| website=[[Chicago Tribune]]| date=24 July 2000}}</ref> Fisk's son Casey played college baseball at [[Illinois State University]] and is currently a college baseball coach and owns a sports performance training business.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://cugoldeneagles.com/coaches.aspx?path=&rc=17 | title=Cornerstone University - Casey Fisk - 2015-16 Baseball Coaching Staff - Cornerstone University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.mlive.com/smallcolleges/grandrapids/2015/06/carlton_fisks_son_named_hittin.html |title = Carlton Fisk's son named hitting instructor at Cornerstone|date = 2015-06-09}}</ref><ref name="r792">{{cite web | last=Nothaft | first=Patrick | title=Baseball Hall-of-Famer Carlton Fisk's son is helping West Michigan athletes improve their game | website=mlive | date=2013-04-25 | url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/grand-rapids/2013/04/son_of_pro_baseball_player_for.html | access-date=2025-01-25}}</ref>

On October 22, 2012, Fisk was charged with a [[DUI]] in [[New Lenox, Illinois]], after he was found beside a corn field, unconscious behind the wheel of his vehicle.<ref name="ESPN">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8543529/ex-chicago-white-sox-boston-red-sox-carlton-fisk-charged-dui|title=Hall of Fame catcher Fisk charged with DUI|date=October 23, 2012|website=ESPN}}</ref> He pleaded guilty to the charge on December 27, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk pleads guilty to DUI|url=https://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/12/27/hall-famer-carlton-fisk-pleads-guilty-dui/pIo1ouKkTD1JeKIn8G4E6M/story.html|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=27 December 2012}}</ref> In 2012, Fisk's Florida home was burglarized, with thieves taking valuable coins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nesn.com/2012/12/carlton-fisks-home-burglarized-with-thieves-reportedly-taking-collectible-coins-not-mlb-artifacts/|title=Carlton Fisk's Home Burglarized, with Thieves Reportedly Taking Collectible Coins, Not MLB Artifacts|date=23 December 2012}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
Carlton Fisk's career statistics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/player_locator_results.jsp|title=Sortable Player Stats|website=Major League Baseball}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=fiskca01|title=Carlton Fisk Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac|website=Baseball Almanac}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! G || [[At bat (baseball)|AB]] || [[Hit (baseball)|H]] || [[Double (baseball)|2B]] || [[Triple (baseball)|3B]] || [[Home run|HR]] || [[Run (baseball)|R]] || [[Run batted in|RBI]] || [[Stolen base|SB]] || [[Base on balls|BB]] || [[Base on balls#Intentional base on balls|IBB]] || [[Strike out|SO]] || [[Sacrifice hit|SH]] || [[Sacrifice fly|SF]] || [[Hit by pitch|HBP]] || [[Batting average (baseball)|AVG]] || [[On-base percentage|OBP]] || [[Slugging percentage|SLG]] || [[Fielding percentage|FLD%]]
|-
|2,499||8,756||2,356||421||47||376||1,276||1,330||128||849||105||1,386||26||79||143||.269||.341||.457 ||.987 
|-
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==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Baseball}}
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* [[Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a catcher leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career total bases leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball players who played in four decades]]
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20010105132400/http://www.sportingnews.com/baseball/25moments/4.html The Sporting News' Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments: Fisk Waves it Fair] via [[Wayback Machine]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060514222909/http://www.baseballdirect.com/audio_clips/508a.wav Audio: Fisk's home run in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series] via [[Wayback Machine]]
*{{cite web |url=http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2160c516 |title=Carlton Fisk |first=Brian |last=Stevens |website=[[Society for American Baseball Research|SABR]]}}
*{{cite book |title=Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk |first=Doug |last=Wilson |publisher=Thomas Dunne Books |date=2015 |isbn=978-1250065438 }}
*{{cite book |title=Fenway Park:The Centennial: 100 Years of Red Sox Baseball |first=Saul |last=Wisnia |others=Carlton Fisk, DVD show host |publisher=St. Martin's Press |date=2011 |isbn=978-0312642747 }}

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