Fisher made his major league debut on May 17, 1898, with the National League's Philadelphia Phillies. In nine games, he played eight at catcher and one at third base. Through his final game on July 1, Fisher recorded three hits, made one double, stole one base, and had a .115 batting average.[1] He found himself back with Minneapolis in 1899 and 1900.[4]
In late 1900, Fisher, along with other baseball men, organized a new Southern baseball league, the Southern Association. One of its charter members was the Nashville Baseball Club, which would come to be known as the Nashville Vols in 1908.[6] Fisher served as the team's owner and player-manager.[7] Under his leadership from 1901 to 1905,[4] Nashville won the first two Southern Association pennants (1901 and 1902).[8][9] Fisher sold the team and retired from baseball in 1905.[5] He briefly come out of retirement to play catcher for the South Atlantic League's Macon Peaches in 1908.[4][10]
