A native of Haverhill, Mass., and an alumnus of Lehigh University, Fishburn appeared in nine games for the St. Louis Cardinals over a seven-week span in 1919. “Stuck” behind Rogers Hornsby, he came off the bench in every game he played — six times as a pinch-runner. He collected two hits in six at-bats, including a pinch-hit, two-run double in a 14-9 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field on July 7, 1919. Sam later ran his own realty business in Bethlehem, Pa.