# Bob Addis

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**Robert Gordon Addis** (November 6, 1925 – November 15, 2016)[1] was an American professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) player. The [outfielder](/source/Outfielder) appeared in 208 [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [games](/source/Games_played) over four seasons (1950–53) for three [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)) teams. He threw right-handed, batted left-handed, and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).

## Career

Addis was born in [Mineral, Ohio](/source/Mineral,_Ohio). He graduated from [Barberton High School](/source/Barberton_High_School_(Barberton,_Ohio)) and attended [Kent State University](/source/Kent_State_University). Addis signed with the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) in 1943, and after one season with the [Wellsville Yankees](/source/Wellsville_Yankees), he took 1944 and 1945 off to serve in [World War II](/source/World_War_II) as part of the [United States Marine Corps](/source/United_States_Marine_Corps).[2] After returning from the war, he spent five more seasons in the minors for the Yankees and [Brooklyn Dodgers](/source/Brooklyn_Dodgers).

Breaking into the big leagues on September 1, 1950, Addis played his first game for the [Boston Braves](/source/Boston_Braves_(baseball)). He played 16 more games in that season, registering seven [hits](/source/Hit_(baseball)) and seven [runs scored](/source/Runs_scored). He spent with the Braves, appearing in 85 [games](/source/Games_played) and contributing 55 hits and 23 runs, including his first [MLB](/source/MLB) [home run](/source/Home_run).

Traded to the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs) in October 1951, Addis enjoyed a career-best season as a member of the Cubs. In 93 games and 252 at-bats, he picked up 86 hits, 13 [doubles](/source/Double_(baseball)), two [triples](/source/Triple_(baseball)), 38 runs, and his second big-league homer, knocking in 20 [runs batted in](/source/Runs_batted_in). The next season, he played ten games for Chicago, getting two hits and a run batted in, before being included in a massive, ten-player trade—headlined by slugger [Ralph Kiner](/source/Ralph_Kiner)—to the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates).[3] Addis got into four games for the Bucs, appearing in his final MLB contest June 6, 1953, in Pittsburgh. He then played through 1956 at the [Triple-A](/source/Triple-A_(baseball)) level. In his 208 games in the majors, he notched 150 hits, with 22 doubles, two triples, and two homers. He drove in 47 runs and batted .281 lifetime. Defensively, he recorded a .986 [fielding percentage](/source/Fielding_percentage) playing at all three outfield positions, committing only 4 errors in 1,028.1 innings in the outfield.

## References

1. ["Robert Addis' obituary"](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/news-herald/obituary.aspx?n=Robert-Addis-Bob&pid=182559094). *[Legacy.com](/source/Legacy.com)*

1. ["Baseball in Wartime – Bob Addis"](http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/addis_bob.htm). *www.baseballinwartime.com*

1. ["Ralph Kiner traded to Cubs"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19530604&id=mSEzAAAAIBAJ&pg=1850,672747). *Lodi News-Sentinel*. 4 June 1953. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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