Bob Addy

Right fielder, Baseball Manager

1845 – 1910

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Who was Bob Addy?

Robert Edward "Bob" Addy, nicknamed "The Magnet", was an American right fielder and second baseman in Major League Baseball, whose professional career spanned from 1871 in the National Association to 1877 in the National League. He is credited as the first player to introduce the slide in an organized game, and later attempted to create a game of baseball that would have been played on ice.

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Born
Feb 1, 1845
Port Hope
Profession
Lived in
  • Rochester
  • Port Hope
Died
Apr 9, 1910
Pocatello

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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