Doc Wiseman

Julius Augustus "Doc" Wiseman (May 15, 1878 - April 3, 1953) was a baseball player. He played for several minor league baseball clubs, mostly the Nashville Vols.[1] He played in right field, where at Sulphur Dell there was a hill, known as "The Dump",[2][3][4] earning him the nickname "the Goat".[5] In 1901, the first season of the Southern Association, his batting average was .333.[6] He drove in the winning run to win the decisive game for the Southern pennant in 1908.[7][8]

Doc Wiseman
Right field
Born: (1878-05-15)May 15, 1878
Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: April 3, 1953(1953-04-03) (aged 74)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Teams
Nashville Vols

References

  1. "Doc Wiseman Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. O'Neal, Bill (February 22, 1994). "The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885-1994". Eakin Press via Google Books.
  3. "MiLB Article | Sounds". webcache.googleusercontent.com.
  4. "KENTUCKIANS ARE DIFFERENT". THE STANDARD PRESS. February 22, 1938 via Internet Archive.
  5. "25 attend Northwest Chapter meeting in Portland | Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org.
  6. Nipper, Skip (February 22, 2007). "Baseball in Nashville". Arcadia Publishing via Google Books.
  7. Simpson, John A. (2007). The Greatest Game Ever Played In Dixie, p. 62
  8. "Looking Back: Greatest Game Played In The South". www.milb.com.
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