Casey Wise

Casey Wise
Second baseman
Born: (1932-09-08)September 8, 1932 West Lafayette, Indiana
Died: Naples, Florida
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1957, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
July 3, 1960, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.174
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	17
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1957) Milwaukee Braves (1958–1959) Detroit Tigers (1960)

Kendall Cole "Casey" Wise (September 8, 1932 – February 20, 2007) was an American professional baseball player. He played parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), between 1957 and 1960, with three different clubs: the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Braves and the Detroit Tigers. He was primarily a second baseman, but also played substantially at shortstop. The son of longtime MLB scout Hughie Wise, Casey Wise was born in West Lafayette, Indiana. His nickname was derived from his initials, K.C.

Wise's career batting average was well below the Mendoza line, at .174 in his 126 games, a fact pointed out by Brendan C. Boyd and Fred C. Harris in their impish commentary in The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading and Bubble Gum Book (p. 59): "His may not be the worst Major League hitting record of all time, but it's definitely in contention." He spent 10 seasons in the minor leagues; winning a Pacific Coast League title with the Los Angeles Angels (PCL) in 1956.

Wise attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in 1956.

After his professional baseball career, Wise earned degrees in dentistry and orthodontics from the University of Tennessee and became the first orthodontist in Naples, Florida, starting his practice in 1968. He retired from practice in 1991. Wise died of complications from heart surgery in Naples in 2007; he was 74 years old.

See also

• List of Florida Gators baseball players

External links

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