Sadie Houck

Sadie Houck
Shortstop
Born: (1836-02-29)February 29, 1836 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
MLB 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 (February 29, 1856 – May 26, 1919) was a professional baseball player from 1879 to 1888. He played eight seasons of Major League Baseball, principally as a shortstop, for the Boston Red Caps, Providence Grays, Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, and New York Metropolitans.

Houck was considered a solid defensive shortstop. During his prime years of 1881, 1883 and 1884, he led either the National League or the American Association in assists (1883, 1884), putouts (1883), double plays (1881, 1883), and fielding percentage (1884) by a shortstop.

Houck had a career batting average of .250 and ranked fourth in the National League with 35 extra base hits as a rookie in 1879. He was added to the National League's "blacklist" in September 1881, allegedly for being "addicted to drink", and barred from playing for or against any National League team. He was reinstated in 1883.