1986 Profile: Mike Fischlin

"Quietly, ever so quietly, Mike Fischlin slipped into New York. During a time when the Yankees were making a flurry of off-season trades, the news of Fischlin's acquisition was buried in the sports pages. He doesn't, of course, have the name recognition like Burns or Roenicke, two other new Yankee additions, but he does have a role.
Fischlin, a Yankees farmhand a decade ago, plays all four infield positions and could become the Yankees' top utility infielder in 1986. The veteran had the same job with the Cleveland Indians the past five years where he built a reputation as an excellent late-inning defensive replacement. You might say he'll fill in just as Fred Stanley did for the Yankees World Championship teams of 1977 and '78.
Leave the noisemaking for someone else. Fischlin just wants to contribute."

-The New York Yankees Official 1986 Yearbook

"With Cleveland all year in 1985, Fischlin was used primarily as a utility infielder playing in 30 games at shortstop, 20 at second, four at third and two at first. Mike hit .571 in the month of July, going 4-for-7 with a double and a triple. He saw the most action in September, appearing in 17 games without committing an error.
Fischlin was originally signed by the Yankees in the 7th round of the June 1975 draft and has played with both the Houston and Cleveland organizations. A utility man, he has played first, second, third, shortstop and caught one game. He was the Indians starting second baseman for the final month of the 1984 season. Fischlin collected his first major league hit off Charlie Hough of the Dodgers in 1977. He has good speed and had a team high 40 steals for Charleston (AAA) in 1981.
Mike graduated in 1973 from Elk Grove High School (CA) where he played baseball and basketball. He was team captain and All-League second baseman his senior year. Mike graduated from Cosumnes River Junior College (Sacramento, CA) in 1975 where he was team captain and All-Conference shortstop. He was an Honor Roll student in both his years of junior college."

-1986 New York Yankees Information Guide