Doc Wiseman

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

Julius Augustus "Doc" Wiseman (May 15, 1878 - April 3, 1953) was an American 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 hit the winning run to win the decisive game for the Southern pennant in 1908.^[7][8]

References

1. "Doc Wiseman Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
2. O'Neal, Bill (1994). The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885-1994. Eakin Press. ISBN 9780890159521 – via Google Books.
3. "Looking Back: Hugh Hill's .416 Batting Average". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2024-09-12. One of the stars of that day was Doc Wiseman (he used to play that right-centerfield dump-or where it used to be), is also living in Cincinnati.
4. M.B.MORTON (1938). KENTUCKIANS ARE DIFFERENT. Universal Digital Library. THE STANDARD PRESS.
5. Groebner, Mary. "25 attend Northwest Chapter meeting in Portland". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
6. Nipper, Skip (2007). Baseball in Nashville. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738543918 – via Google Books.
7. Simpson, John A. (August 6, 2007). "The Greatest Game Ever Played in Dixie". McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-78-643050-5.
8. Traughber, Bill (June 13, 2011). "Looking Back: Greatest Game Played In The South". MiLB.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22.