Hick Cady
Appearance
Hick Cady | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Bishop Hill, Illinois, U.S. | January 26, 1886|
Died: March 3, 1946 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 60)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 26, 1912, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 9, 1919, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .240 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 74 |
Teams | |
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Forrest Leroy "Hick" Cady (January 26, 1886 – March 3, 1946) was an American baseball backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1912–17) and Philadelphia Phillies (1919). Cady batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Bishop Hill, Illinois.
In a seven-season career, Cady was a .240 hitter with one home run and 74 RBI in 355 games played.
Cady managed in the minors in 1922 and 1924.
Cady died in a hotel fire in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at the age of 60.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Forrest Cady Dies In Hotel Room Fire". Iowa City Press-Citizen. March 4, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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