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The lefthanded-hitting Fischer struggled in the National League, but led the 1915 Federal League champion Chicago club by hitting .329 while sharing catching duties with Art Wilson. (ME)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » February 10, 1916: In a sweet deal, the Cubs send cash to the sinking Chicago Whales (Federal League) and bring back Three Finger Brown, Clem Clemens, Mickey Doolan, Bill Fischer, Max Flack, Claude Hendrix, Les Mann, Dykes Potter, Joe Tinker, Rollie Zeider, and George McConnell. » June 28, 1916: Cubs catcher Bill Fischer sets a major league record by catching all 27 innings in a doubleheader loss to the Pirates. The second game goes 18 innings before the Corsairs win it, 3–2. Impressed with Fischer's durability, the Pirates will acquire the backstop next month. » August 13, 1916: On a muddy Robison Field in St. Louis, the Cards drill 23 hits in game one to defeat the Pirates in 11 innings, 9–8. The hit total is a ML-high for the 1916 season. Game two begins at six p.m. and when the Bucs score eight runs in the first two innings, Pittsburgh hurries to get the game in, while on the other side of the field, the Cards begin to dally. The Cards Dot Miller singles and then steals 2B and 3B on one pitch as pitcher Al Mamaux and C Bill Fischer ignore him. The Cards "steal" 11 bases, while the Bucs add three in just five innings before the umps and darkness mercifully end it. Pittsburgh wins, 9–5. The steal rule will eventually be amended to not credit a runner when the defense ignores him.