Forrest Leroy "Hick" Cady (January 26, 1886 – March 3, 1946) was a backup
catcher
Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and recei ...
in
Major League Baseball
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who played for the
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...
(1912–17) and
Philadelphia Phillies
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(1919). Cady batted and threw right-handed. He was born in
Bishop Hill, Illinois
Bishop Hill is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States, along the South Edwards River. The population was 128 at the 2010 census, up from 125 in 2000. It is the home of the Bishop Hill State Historic Site, a park operated by the Illi ...
.
In a seven-season career, Cady was a .240
hitter
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with one
home run
In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...
and 74
RBI in 355
games played
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Basebal ...
.
Cady managed in the minors in 1922 and 1924.
Cady died in a hotel fire in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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, at the age of 60.
References
External links
Baseball Almanac*
1886 births
1946 deaths
People from Bishop Hill, Illinois
Boston Red Sox players
Philadelphia Phillies players
Major League Baseball catchers
Baseball players from Illinois
Accidental deaths in Iowa
Deaths from fire in the United States
Minor league baseball managers
Kewanee Boilermakers players
Ottumwa Packers players
Evansville River Rats players
Newark Indians players
Sacramento Senators players
Vernon Tigers players
Augusta Tygers players
Danville Veterans players
Columbus Senators players
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