Hick Cady | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | January 26, 1886 |
Birth Place: | Bishop Hill, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 26 |
Debutyear: | 1912 |
Debutteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | July 9 |
Finalyear: | 1919 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .240 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 1 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 74 |
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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]