Red Sox's selection of Fisk launched memorable 1967
He would hit one of the most significant home runs in Red Sox franchise history and put together a 24-year Hall of Fame career.
But when the Red Sox drafted Carlton Fisk, he had hardly even decided what sport he was going to play.
The 19-year-old catcher from Charlestown, N.H., was selected fourth overall by Boston in the regular phase of the 1967 MLB January Draft on Jan. 28, 1967.
Fisk was born in Bellows Falls, Vt., a town situated right on the border with New Hampshire. He attended Charlestown High School, where he excelled in both baseball and basketball. He was a standout in American Legion ball in the summers, being named Vermont’s American Legion Player of the Year in 1965.
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Fisk retired in 1993 after 24 seasons, having accumulated 2,356 hits, 1,330 RBI, 11 All-Star selections and a .269 career batting average. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000.
Janey Murray was the digital content specialist at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum