About Hick Cady
Lived 1886 – 1946 (aged 60). Hick Cady was an American baseball player.
Forrest Leroy "Hick" Cady (January 26, 1886 – March 3, 1946) was an American professional baseball backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1912–17) and Philadelphia Phillies. 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.
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Who was Hick Cady?
American baseball player (1886-1946)
When was Hick Cady born?
Hick Cady was born on 26 January 1886 in Bishop Hill.
When did Hick Cady die?
Hick Cady died on 3 March 1946 in Cedar Rapids.
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Hick Cady was a baseball player.
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Hick Cady was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Hick Cady. https://biography.guide/hick-cady/
MLA: "Hick Cady." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/hick-cady/.
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