1997 Event Chicago Whites Sox retire Carlton Fisk's number, 72 1993 Event Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most home runs by a catcher 1992 Event Expos Gary Carter is 3rd to catch 2,000 games (joins Boone and Fisk) 1990 Event Carlton Fisk hits White Sox record 187th home run 1990 Event Carlton Fisk ties Johnny Bench hitting 327 home runs as a catcher 1989 Event Carlton Fisk becomes AL catcher home run hitter, 307th at Yankee stadium 1987 Event Carlton Fisk clubs his 300th career home run off Danny Jackson 1985 Event Carlton Fisk becomes 5th catcher to steal 100 bases 1981 Event Arbitrator Goetz declares Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk a free agent 1975 Event Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning home run beats Reds 7-6 in game 6 of WS 1973 Event Munson and Fisk get into a brawl at Fenway Park 1972 Event Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL 1972 Birthday Jason Fisk, NFL defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings 1971 Birthday Sari Kristiina Fisk, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1947 Birthday Carlton Fisk, born in Vermont, all star catcher, Red Sox, White Sox 1946 Event Charles S. Johnson becomes 1st black president of Fisk University 1902 Event Arna W. Bontemps noted poet and librarian of Fisk University 1901 Death John Fiske, Edmund Fisk Green, U.S. historian/philosopher, dies 1888 Death William Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62 1871 Event Fisk Jubilee Singers begin 1st national tour 1869 Event Black Friday; Wall St. panic after Gould and Fisk attempt to corner gold 1869 Event Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control U.S. gold market 1867 Event Fisk University forms, 1867 1866 Event Fisk University establishes 1842 Birthday John Fiske, Edmund Fisk Green, U.S. historian and philosopher 1828 Birthday Clinton Bowen Fisk, Major General Union volunteers 1826 Birthday William Fisk Sherwin, composer
