Sadie Houck
[edit] Biography
Sadie Houck (Sargent Perry Houck) was born on March , 1856 in Washington, D.C.. He made his Major League debut on May 1, 1879 for the Boston Red Caps. In 1879, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 2 home runs and 49 RBI. Houck played for the Boston Red Caps, Providence Grays, Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles and New York Metropolitans over the course of his 8 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Sadie Houck's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1884, when he hit for a .297 average. However, others believe that it was 1886, when he stole 29 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1879
| BOS
| N
| 80
| 356
| 69
| 95
| 2
| 49
| .267
| .275
| .402
| 24
| 9
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| PRO
| N
| 49
| 184
| 27
| 37
| 1
| 22
| .201
| .214
| .332
| 7
| 7
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| 12
| 47
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .149
| .149
| .149
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| TOT
| N
| 61
| 231
| 29
| 44
| 1
| 24
| .190
| .201
| .294
| 7
| 7
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| DET
| N
| 75
| 308
| 43
| 86
| 1
| 36
| .279
| .293
| .380
| 16
| 6
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| DET
| N
| 101
| 416
| 52
| 105
| 0
| 40
| .252
| .268
| .353
| 18
| 12
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| 108
| 472
| 93
| 140
| 0
| 0
| .297
| .318
| .396
| 19
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| 93
| 388
| 74
| 99
| 0
| 54
| .255
| .286
| .327
| 10
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| WAS
| N
| 52
| 195
| 14
| 42
| 0
| 14
| .215
| .223
| .231
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| 61
| 260
| 29
| 50
| 0
| 17
| .192
| .216
| .231
| 8
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| Total
|
| 113
| 455
| 43
| 92
| 0
| 31
| .202
| .219
| .231
| 11
| 1
| 6
| 28
| 4
| 0
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 10
| 33
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .152
| .243
| .182
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 369
| 1506
| 207
| 372
| 4
| 163
| .247
| .259
| .345
| 68
| 34
| 24
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 272
| 1153
| 199
| 294
| 0
| 71
| .255
| .282
| .330
| 38
| 24
| 24
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 641
| 2659
| 406
| 666
| 4
| 234
| .250
| .269
| .338
| 106
| 58
| 48
| 75
| 20
| 0
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1879
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 62
| 17
| 18
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .814
|
| 1879
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 86
| 28
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .826
|
| 1880
| PRO
| N
| OF
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 86
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .873
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .786
|
| 1880
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1880
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1880
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 107
| 11
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .855
|
| 1881
| DET
| N
| SS
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 88
| 241
| 50
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .868
|
| 1883
| DET
| N
| SS
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 162
| 328
| 85
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| SS
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 122
| 379
| 60
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .893
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| SS
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 121
| 362
| 77
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .863
|
| 1886
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 58
| 159
| 36
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .858
|
| 1886
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| SS
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 73
| 152
| 40
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .849
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 18
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .886
|
| 1886
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .400
|
| 1886
| Total
|
| 2B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 20
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .902
|
| 1886
| Total
|
| SS
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 131
| 311
| 76
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .853
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1887
| NY
| a
| SS
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 41
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .831
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 526
| 0
| 0
| 679
| 1748
| 386
| 165
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .863
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 21
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 171
| 28
| 41
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .829
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Detroit Wolverines to Philadelphia Athletics (November, 1883).
- Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Baltimore Orioles (@February 25, 1886).
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