Hick Cady

Summary

Forrest Leroy "Hick" Cady (January 26, 1886 – March 3, 1946) was a 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.

Hick Cady
Catcher
Born: (1886-01-26)January 26, 1886
Bishop Hill, Illinois, U.S.
Died: March 3, 1946(1946-03-03) (aged 60)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
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 runs1
Runs batted in74
Teams

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

  1. ^ "Forrest Cady Dies In Hotel Room Fire". Iowa City Press-Citizen. March 4, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Baseball Almanac
  • Hick Cady at Find a Grave