Max Fiske

Maximilian Patrick Fiske
(Ski)
born Maximilianus Fifielski

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

• Debut April 19, 1914
• Final Game October 6, 1914
• Born October 7, 1884 in Waldau, East Prussia Germany
• Died May 25, 1928 in Chicago, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Max Fiske, born in Germany, went 12-12 for the Chicago Federal League team in 1914. He had begun his minor league career in 1905 but also pitched a lot of semi-pro ball before he came to the majors.

In the press his last name was often spelled Fisk.

"This beefy right-hander . . . is well-known to followers of semi-pro baseball about Chicago . . . That Fisk was able to pitch any sort of base ball last season was little short of a miracle. During the Winter months he held down a job at the Pullman car shops and on March 4 he was bumped severely on the 'bean' by a falling electric junction box. For more than three months after the accident the strong boy lay in a hospital hovering between life and death. . . Fisk's rugged constitution won in the end . . . the latter is a spitball expert in addition to knowing all the fine points about straightaway hurling. Fisk, who is a Pole, hailing from Roseland, started out with the Eau Claire Club . . . in 1905 . . . last season Fisk scaled at 204 pounds. He is a powerfully constructed chap and looks strong enough to pitch all week without stopping." - Sporting Life, March 28, 1914

". . . Prexy Weeghman of the Chifeds . . . rises to remark that Messrs. Max Fisk and Prendergast, two right-handed hurlers on his payroll, have threatened to bolt unless given more dough for 1915 . . ." - Sporting Life, Feb. 13, 1915