Abraham Lincoln "Ham" Wade (December 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was a

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

player. Wade played in one game in the

1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco. ...

season with the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

. 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 Charles Victor "Victory" Faust (October 9, 1880 – June 18, 1915) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Regarded as a good-luck charm, Faust helped the New York Giants win the 1911 National League championship. Major League Baseball ca ...

in 1911, Harvey Grubb in 1912, Cy Malis in 1934, and

Fred Van Dusen Frederick William Van Dusen (July 31, 1937 – June 1, 2018) was an American Major League Baseball player. Van Dusen played for Philadelphia Phillies during the 1955 season, when he was 18 years old. An outfielder by trade, out of William Cullen ...

in 1955. Wade was born in

Spring City, Pennsylvania Spring City is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,494 at the 2020 census. Spring City is a member of the Spring-Ford Area School District. It is situated along the Schuylkill River, which divides Chest ...

, and died in

Riverside, New Jersey Riverside, New Jersey may refer to: * Riverside Township, New Jersey, a township in Burlington County * Riverside station (River Line), a light-rail station in Riverside Township * Riverside, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, an unincorporated communit ...

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New York Giants (baseball) players Norwich Reds players New Haven Blues players Meriden Silverites players 1879 births 1968 deaths Baseball players from Chester County, Pennsylvania {{US-baseball-outfielder-1870s-stub