Sadie Houck

Sadie Houck

Shortstop
Born: March 0, 1856(1856-03-00) Washington, D.C.
Died: May 26, 1919(1919-05-26) (aged 63) Washington, D.C.
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 1879 for the Boston Red Caps
Last MLB appearance
September 23, 1887 for the New York Metropolitans
Career statistics
Batting average	.250
Runs	406
Runs batted in	234
Teams
Boston Red Caps (1879–1880) Providence Grays (1880) Detroit Wolverines (1881), (1883) Philadelphia Athletics (1884–1885) Baltimore Orioles (1886) Washington Nationals (1886) New York Metropolitans (1887)
Career highlights and awards
Led the National League in games played in 1883 Led the American Association in fielding percentage in 1884

Sargent Perry "Sadie" Houck (March, 1856 - May 26, 1919) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop for eight seasons from 1879 to 1887. He played for the Boston Red Caps, Providence Grays, Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, and New York Metropolitans. Houck had a career batting average of .250 with 666 hits in 2659 at bats. Houck was added to the "blacklist" at a 1881 National League Meeting barring him from playing for or against any NL team. He was reinstated in 1883. Houck was born and died in Washington, D.C.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Houck, Sadie
Alternative names	Houck, Sargent Perry
Short description	Major League Baseball player
Date of birth	1856
Place of birth	Washington, D.C.
Date of death	May 26, 1919
Place of death	Washington, D.C.