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Ham Wade

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Ham Wade
Left fielder
Born: (1879-12-20)December 20, 1879
Spring City, Pennsylvania
Died: September 9, 1968(1968-09-09) (aged 88)
Riverside, New Jersey
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1907, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 9, 1907, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Games played1
On-base percentage1.000
Hit by Pitch1
Teams

Abraham Lincoln "Ham" Wade (December 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was a Major League Baseball player. Wade played in one game in the 1907 season with the New York Giants. He was hit by a pitch in his only plate appearance, giving him a perfect OBP of 1.000, and made two putouts as an outfielder, giving him a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000. Four other players have been hit by a pitch in their only Major League plate appearance: Charlie Faust in 1911, Harvey Grubb in 1912, Cy Malis in 1934, and Fred Van Dusen in 1955.

Wade was born in Spring City, Pennsylvania, and died in Riverside, New Jersey.

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