Bob Addis
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Robert Gordon Addis, more commonly known as Bob Addis, was a Major League outfielder
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. He would play 16 more games in that season, hitting safely seven times and scoring the same number of times. He played the season with the Braves too, this time appearing in 85 games, and contributing 55 hits and 23 runs with a single home run. The season would be played with the Chicago Cubs
, and it would be a career best season for him. In 93 games, and 252 at bats, he picked up 86 hits, 13 doubles, two triples, 38 runs, and a home run which capped off 20 RBI for Addis. The next season, he played 10 games in Chicago getting two hits and a run batted in before going to the Pittsburgh Pirates
, where he played four games with no significance. His final game was played June 6, 1953, in Pittsburgh.
Addis was later baseball coach and athletic director at Euclid (Ohio) High School, leading the team to a state championship in 1963.
He was inducted into the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1975.
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
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Career
Breaking into the big leagues at age 24, on September 1, 1950, Addis played his first game for the Boston BravesAtlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
. He would play 16 more games in that season, hitting safely seven times and scoring the same number of times. He played the season with the Braves too, this time appearing in 85 games, and contributing 55 hits and 23 runs with a single home run. The season would be played with the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
, and it would be a career best season for him. In 93 games, and 252 at bats, he picked up 86 hits, 13 doubles, two triples, 38 runs, and a home run which capped off 20 RBI for Addis. The next season, he played 10 games in Chicago getting two hits and a run batted in before going to the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
, where he played four games with no significance. His final game was played June 6, 1953, in Pittsburgh.
Addis was later baseball coach and athletic director at Euclid (Ohio) High School, leading the team to a state championship in 1963.
He was inducted into the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1975.