I knew it was gonna go out. It was just a question of it being fair or foul. The wind must have carried it 15 feet toward the foul pole. I just stood there and watched. I didn't want to miss seeing it go out.

Fences began to be mended with the White Sox with the retirement of Fisk's number 72 on September 14 1997 and the dedication of his statue in U. Fisk was reportedly among a group of several Red Sox players who lobbied Boston management for players to be paid what they deserved which made him none too popular with Haywood Sullivan the Boston general manager. See also

Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
List of top 300 Major League Baseball home run hitters
List of major league players with 2000 hits
List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
List of Major League Baseball triples champions
List of Major League Baseball players who played in four decades
Hitting for the cycle.

Fisk held the record for most games played at the position of catcher (2226) until June 17 2009 when he was surpassed by another "Pudge" Iván Rodríguez. Fisk was voted to the All-Star team 11 times and won three Silver Slugger Awards which is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2000.