Doc Wiseman Explained

Birth Date:1878 5, mf=y
Birth Place:Cincinnati, Ohio
Death Place:Cincinnati, Ohio
Position:Right field
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] earning him the nickname "the Goat".[3] In 1901, the first season of the Southern Association, his batting average was .333.[4] He hit the winning run to win the decisive game for the Southern pennant in 1908.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doc Wiseman Minor Leagues Statistics & History. Baseball-Reference.
  2. Book: O'Neal, Bill. The Southern League: Baseball in Dixie, 1885-1994. 1994. Eakin Press. 9780890159521. Google Books.
    - Web site: MiLB Article | Sounds. www.milb.com.
    - Book: Kentuckians are Different. 1938. The Standard Press. Louisville. Internet Archive.
  3. Web site: 25 attend Northwest Chapter meeting in Portland. Mary. Groebner. Society for American Baseball Research.
  4. Book: Nipper, Skip. Baseball in Nashville. 2007. Arcadia Publishing. 9780738543918. Google Books.
  5. Simpson, John A. (2007). The Greatest Game Ever Played In Dixie, p. 62
    - Web site: Looking Back: Greatest Game Played In The South. Minor League Baseball. June 13, 2011. Bill. Traughber.

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