In his first game back with them, on June 21, he got his first Major League hit, a pinch single off Carl Erskine of the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.

[3] Two days later, on July 4 at Crosley Field, Fisher got his first starting assignment in the Majors, and he defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5–2 for his only big league victory.

Fisher worked six innings and scattered five hits, allowing two earned runs, and left the game with the lead, 3–2.

[4] Fisher made ten more appearances for the Pirates that season, six as a pitcher, losing his last two starts to the Boston Braves on July 13 and New York Giants on August 1.

Returning to minor league baseball, he played through 1959 (sitting out the 1955 season), gradually logging more time in the outfield to take advantage of his batting prowess.