Sam Wise Notable

b. August 18, 1857 · Detroit Wolverines 1881, Boston Red Caps 1882, Boston Beaneaters 1883–1888, Washington Nationals 1889, Buffalo Bisons 1890, Baltimore Orioles 1891, Washington Senators 1893

Sam Wise played for seven clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Detroit Wolverines in 1881 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1893. His longest stay was with the Boston Beaneaters, from 1883 to 1888.

Across 1,175 games he batted .272, with 1,281 hits and 834 runs. He finished with 48 home runs, 221 doubles, 112 triples and 203 stolen bases.

He played 563 games at shortstop, with 1,672 assists and 422 errors. He turned 148 double plays. He also played 448 games at second base.

He was born in Akron, OH, USA on August 18, 1857, and died on January 22, 1910. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1881	DTN	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.500
1882	BSN	78	298	44	66	11	4	4	34	5	45	0	.221
1883	BSN	96	406	73	110	25	7	4	58	13	74	0	.271
1884	BSN	114	426	60	91	15	9	4	41	25	104	0	.214
1885	BSN	107	424	71	120	20	10	4	46	25	61	0	.283
1886	BSN	96	387	71	112	19	12	4	72	33	61	31	.289
1887	BSN	113	467	103	156	27	17	9	92	36	44	43	.334
1888	BSN	105	417	66	100	19	12	4	40	34	66	33	.240
1889	WHS	121	472	79	118	15	8	4	62	61	62	24	.250
1890	BUF	119	505	95	148	29	11	5	102	46	45	19	.293
1891	BAL	103	388	70	96	14	5	1	48	62	52	33	.247
1893	WHS	122	521	102	162	27	17	5	77	49	27	20	.311
Career	—	1175	4715	834	1281	221	112	48	672	389	643	203	.272

On this day & linked events

1857

Born August 18, 1857

Akron, OH, USA

1910

Died January 22, 1910

1881

Major-league debut: Sam Wise

Sam Wise made a major-league debut on July 30, 1881.

1893

Final major-league game: Sam Wise

Sam Wise played a final major-league game on September 29, 1893.