Brad Fischer

Bradley James Fischer

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 198 lb.
• School Western Michigan University

• Born June 28, 1956 in Toledo, OH USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Brad Fischer was not drafted out of college, but played one season in the Oakland Athletics farm system before spending eleven seasons as a minor league manager in the A's organization. In 1991-1993, Fischer was a minor league instructor for the A's, and in 1994-1995 he was the assistant director of player development. He was an Oakland coach from 1996 to 2007. After serving as roving catching instructor and managing in the Pittsburgh Pirates chain in 2008, he joined the Milwaukee Brewers coaching staff later in 2008. After spending 2009 and 2010 on the Brewers staff, he returned to the Pirates' organization in 2011 as an adviser to the Player Development department.

In 2015, he was a coach with the Pirates.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1980	Medford A's	Northwest League	22-48	8th	Oakland A's
1981	Medford A's	Northwest League	42-28	1st	Oakland A's	League Champs
1982	Madison Muskies	Midwest League	87-52	1st	Oakland A's	Lost League Finals
1983	Madison Muskies	Midwest League	71-67	5th (t)	Oakland A's
1984	Madison Muskies	Midwest League	77-61	3rd	Oakland A's	Lost in 1st round
1985	Huntsville Stars	Southern League	78-66	4th	Oakland A's	League Champs
1986	Huntsville Stars	Southern League	78-63	1st	Oakland A's	Lost League Finals
1987	Huntsville Stars	Southern League	74-70	3rd	Oakland A's	Lost in 1st round
1988	Tacoma Tigers	Pacific Coast League	62-82	10th	Oakland A's
1989	Tacoma Tigers	Pacific Coast League	77-66	3rd	Oakland A's
1990	Tacoma Tigers	Pacific Coast League	75-67	4th	Oakland A's	Lost in 1st round
2008	State College Spikes	New York-Penn League	18-56	14th	Pittsburgh Pirates