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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