Ham Wade

{{short description|American baseball player (1879-1968)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Ham Wade |position=Left fielder |image= |bats=Right |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1879|12|20|mf=y}} |birth_place=Spring City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1968|9|9|1879|12|20}} |death_place=Riverside, New Jersey, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 9 |debutyear={{Baseball year|1907}} |debutteam=New York Giants |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=September 9 |finalyear={{Baseball year|1907}} |finalteam=New York Giants |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Games played |stat1value=1 |stat2label=On-base percentage |stat2value=1.000 |stat3label=Hit by Pitch |stat3value=1 |teams= *New York Giants ({{Baseball year|1907}}) }}

'''Abraham Lincoln "Ham" Wade''' (December 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was an American 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. As of the end of the 2025 season, 5 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, Fred Van Dusen in 1955, and John Rheinecker in 2006.

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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wade, Ham}} Category:New York Giants (baseball) players Category:Norwich Reds players Category:New Haven Blues players Category:Meriden Silverites players Category:1879 births Category:1968 deaths Category:Baseball players from Chester County, Pennsylvania