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

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who played for the

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(1912–17) and

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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 Il ...

. In a seven-season career, Cady was a .240

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with one

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and 74 RBI in 355

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. Cady managed in the minors in 1922 and 1924. Cady died in a hotel fire in

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County, Iowa, Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River (Iowa River), Cedar River, north of Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa City and north ...

, at the age of 60.

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