Bob Addy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bob Addy

Major League Baseball player, manager

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Port Hope, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 09-Apr-1910

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Robert Edward "Bob" Addy (February 1845 – April 9, 1910), 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.