- Bob Addis
Infobox MLB retired
name=Bob Addis
position=Outfielder
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1925|11|6
city-state|Mineral City|Ohio
debutdate=September 1
debutyear=by|1950
debutteam=Boston Braves
finaldate=June 12
finalyear=by|1953
finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.281
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=2
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=47
teams=
*Boston Braves {by|1950-by|1951)
*Chicago Cubs (by|1952-by|1953)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1954)Robert Gordon Addis, {born
November 6 ,1925 , inMineral City, Ohio ), more commonly known as Bob Addis, was a Major Leagueoutfielder .Career
Breaking into the big leagues at age 24, on September 1, 1950, Addis played his first game for the Boston Braves. He would play 16 more games in that season, hitting safely seven times and scoring the same number of times. He played the by|1951 season with the Braves too, this time appearing in 85 games, and contributing 55 hits and 23 runs with a single home run. The by|1952 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 thePittsburgh 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.
External links
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=addisbo01 Stats at Baseball Almanac]
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