New Lenox police arrested retired Chicago White Sox player, Carlton Fisk, 64, on charges of drunken driving.
According to the report, Fisk, who retired from baseball in 1993, was found at 7:20 p.m. Monday passed out in his Ford pickup truck in a field near Gougar and Spencer Roads.
Deputy Police Chief Bob Pawlisz said the dispatcher had received a call from a passing motorist who saw the pickup truck in the field. Upon arrival, police found Fisk passed out behind the steering wheel. A strong odor of alcohol was present, police said, and a bottle of vodka was in the truck.
Paramedics from New Lenox Fire Protection District were called, and they took Fisk to Silver Cross Hospital, 1900 Silver Cross Boulevard. He was treated and released, according to the report.
Fisk, who played for the Boston Red Sox in 1969 and 1971–80, and then with the Chicago White Sox from 1981–1993, was known as "Pudge" to fans and caught more games—2,226—than any other catcher in the history of Major League Baseball.
The 11-time All-Star belted 376 home runs over his career, including his 12th inning blast in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series to seal a win over the Cincinnati Reds. The hit was arguably one of the most memorable home runs ever, as Fisk trotted down the first base line, waving the ball to stay fair before it hit the left field foul pole.
Fisk was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
He was taken to New Lenox Police Station and booked on charges of misdemeanor DUI, lane usage violations and illegal transportation of alcohol.
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—Jeff Graveline contributed to this report.
I know that he has a drinking problem because he was passed out in a field with a bottle of vodka. This sounds like a drinking problem to me. If he did not have a drinking problem before this incident, he sure has a problem caused by drinking now.
If you are awoken by the Police in your car in the middle of a Cornfield with an open bottle of vodka.....you might have a drinking problem. You must be a republican.
By the way current score is: Mark Grace 3, Carlton Fisk 1
In 1990 I can tell you that it was estimated a drunk driver had driven drunk 100 times before receiving his/her first DUI, that number has gone down but not by much. Be afraid-they are everywhere,
No there is not a big difference. The only difference here is the driver was a ML baseball player.
J McDonald....you're mad!
Alcoholism is a baffling and cunning disease as they say. It is legal. It causes more societal problems than all the legal drugs combined. They cause problems primarily because they are illegal. Only through education, treatment, and social pressure will these problems be addressed. I am saddened by the impact that alcoholism has on individuals and our society. Why are the two biggest killers, alcohol and cigarettes legal but if somebody gets caught with pot they are a criminal ? What is the solution?
I'll say this one more time, Fisk has lived an exemplary life. He was an inspirational ball player, and a "class act." May God Bless him, and his dear family.