Sadie Houck Notable

b. February 29, 1856 · Boston Red Caps 1879–1880, Providence Grays 1880, Detroit Wolverines 1881, 1883, Philadelphia Athletics 1884–1885, Baltimore Orioles 1886, Washington Nationals 1886, New York Metropolitans 1887

Sadie Houck played for seven clubs across nine seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Boston Red Caps in 1879 and closing with the New York Metropolitans in 1887.

Across 641 games he batted .250, with 666 hits and 406 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 106 doubles, 58 triples and 31 stolen bases.

He played 526 games at shortstop, with 1,748 assists and 386 errors. He turned 165 double plays. He also played 109 games in the outfield.

He was born in Washington, DC, USA on February 29, 1856, and died on May 26, 1919. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1879	BSN	80	356	69	95	24	9	2	49	4	11	0	.267
1880	BSN/PRO	61	231	29	44	7	7	1	24	3	12	0	.190
1881	DTN	75	308	43	86	16	6	1	36	6	6	0	.279
1883	DTN	101	416	52	105	18	12	0	40	9	18	0	.252
1884	PHA	108	472	93	140	19	14	0	0	7	0	0	.297
1885	PHA	93	388	74	99	10	9	0	54	10	0	0	.255
1886	BAL/WHS	113	455	43	92	11	1	0	31	6	28	29	.202
1887	NYP	10	33	3	5	1	0	0	0	3	2	2	.152
Career	—	641	2659	406	666	106	58	4	234	48	77	31	.250

On this day & linked events

1856

Born February 29, 1856

Washington, DC, USA

1919

Died May 26, 1919

Image: Holand, Cincinnati, public domain