Sam Wise
[edit] Biography
Sam Wise (Samuel Washington Wise) was born on August 18, 1857 in Akron, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on July 30, 1881 for the Detroit Wolverines. In 1882, his rookie year, he hit .221 with 4 home runs and 34 RBI. Wise played for the Detroit Wolverines, Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Washington Senators, Buffalo Bisons and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Sam Wise's best season was 1887, when he stole 43 bases, hit for a .334 average and knocked in 92 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1881
| DET
| N
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| 78
| 298
| 44
| 66
| 4
| 34
| .221
| .234
| .326
| 11
| 4
| 5
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| 96
| 406
| 73
| 110
| 4
| 58
| .271
| .294
| .397
| 25
| 7
| 13
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BOS
| N
| 114
| 426
| 60
| 91
| 4
| 41
| .214
| .257
| .319
| 15
| 9
| 25
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BOS
| N
| 107
| 424
| 71
| 120
| 4
| 46
| .283
| .323
| .406
| 20
| 10
| 25
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| BOS
| N
| 96
| 387
| 71
| 112
| 4
| 72
| .289
| .345
| .432
| 19
| 12
| 33
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| BOS
| N
| 113
| 467
| 103
| 156
| 9
| 92
| .334
| .390
| .522
| 27
| 17
| 36
| 44
| 7
| 0
| 43
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| BOS
| N
| 105
| 417
| 66
| 100
| 4
| 40
| .240
| .306
| .372
| 19
| 12
| 34
| 66
| 6
| 0
| 33
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 121
| 472
| 79
| 118
| 4
| 62
| .250
| .341
| .341
| 15
| 8
| 61
| 62
| 4
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| BUF
| P
| 119
| 505
| 95
| 148
| 6
| 102
| .293
| .359
| .430
| 29
| 11
| 46
| 45
| 6
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| BAL
| a
| 103
| 388
| 70
| 96
| 1
| 48
| .247
| .364
| .317
| 14
| 5
| 62
| 52
| 9
| 0
| 33
| 0
| 0
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| 122
| 521
| 102
| 162
| 5
| 77
| .311
| .375
| .457
| 27
| 17
| 49
| 27
| 4
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 119
| 505
| 95
| 148
| 6
| 102
| .293
| .359
| .430
| 29
| 11
| 46
| 45
| 6
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 953
| 3822
| 669
| 1037
| 42
| 522
| .271
| .325
| .401
| 178
| 96
| 281
| 546
| 21
| 0
| 151
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 103
| 388
| 70
| 96
| 1
| 48
| .247
| .364
| .317
| 14
| 5
| 62
| 52
| 9
| 0
| 33
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1175
| 4715
| 834
| 1281
| 49
| 672
| .272
| .332
| .397
| 221
| 112
| 389
| 643
| 36
| 0
| 203
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1881
| DET
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .571
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 197
| 49
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .615
|
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 134
| 274
| 88
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .823
|
| 1884
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 156
| 307
| 61
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .884
|
| 1884
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 23
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .824
|
| 1885
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 135
| 270
| 67
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .858
|
| 1885
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 67
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1885
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1886
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 527
| 17
| 25
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1886
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1886
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 44
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .850
|
| 1886
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 39
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .808
|
| 1887
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 7
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .821
|
| 1887
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 49
| 13
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .873
|
| 1887
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 152
| 233
| 58
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .869
|
| 1888
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1888
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1888
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1888
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 179
| 271
| 57
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .888
|
| 1888
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 3B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 25
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .810
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 170
| 225
| 36
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .769
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 72
| 25
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1890
| BUF
| P
| 2B
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 328
| 375
| 73
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1891
| BAL
| a
| 2B
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 225
| 299
| 66
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .888
|
| 1891
| BAL
| a
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| 3B
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 78
| 28
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .794
|
| 1893
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 315
| 302
| 51
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 69
| 113
| 49
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .788
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 570
| 19
| 27
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 64
| 9
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .830
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 448
| 0
| 0
| 1198
| 1387
| 275
| 179
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .904
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 563
| 0
| 0
| 908
| 1672
| 422
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .859
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Boston Beaneaters to Washington Senators with John Morrill for $6000 or less (April 5, 1889).
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