Ham Wade Baseball player

Abraham Lincoln "Ham" Wade (December 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was a Major League Baseball player. Wade played in one game in the 1907 season with the New York Giants. He was hit by a pitch in his only plate appearance, giving him a perfect OBP of 1.000, and made two putouts as an outfielder, giving him a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000. Four other players have been hit by a pitch in their only Major League plate appearance: Charlie Faust in 1911, Harvey Grubb in 1912, Cy Malis in 1934, and Fred Van Dusen in 1955.Wade was born in Spring City, Pennsylvania, and died in Riverside, New Jersey.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 20, 1879
Birth place
Spring City Pennsylvania
Date of deathJuly 21, 1968
Place of death
Riverside Township New Jersey

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 09, 1907
Career endSeptember 09, 1907
batting sideRight
former teams
San Francisco Giants
position
Left fielder
teams
San Francisco Giants
throwing sideRight

Ham Wade on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wadeha01.shtml