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Born in Middlebury on October 4, 1887, Ray Lyle Fisher grew up on farms along Otter Creek and Creek Road. Ray starred in baseball and football at Middlebury High School and Middlebury College before joining the New York Yankees in 1910. He pitched in the major leagues for ten seasons, compiling a 100-94 record and 2.82 ERA. In 1921 Fisher became baseball coach at the University of Michigan, where he coached for 38 seasons and won 15 Big Ten championships. He spent his summers at a camp on Lake Champlain and coached in Vermont's Northern League. Ray died at the age of 95 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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| HM Number | HM1FSC |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2002 |
| Placed By | Vermont Division for Historic Preservation |
| Marker Condition |  10 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 6:35am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 647543 N 4874069 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.00495000, -73.15956667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 0.297', W 73° 9.574' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 0' 17.82" N, 73° 9' 34.44" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 802 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 706-824 VT-125, Middlebury VT 05753, US |
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