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Cy Slapnicka Stats & Facts

ByTom December 29, 2018December 29, 2018

Cy Slapnicka Essentials Positions: Bats: B Throws: R 70 Weight: 165 Born: 3 23, 1886 in Cedar Rapids, IA USA Died: 10 20 1979 in Cedar Rapids, IA USA Debut: 9/26/1911 Last Game: 8/8/1918 Full Name: Cyril Charles Slapnicka

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Bob Feller signs for one dollar

ByThis Day in Baseball July 22, 1935November 2, 2022

On July 22, 1935, when Bob Feller was just 16 years, Cy Slapnicka signed him for $1 and an autographed baseball, Slapnicka inked Feller to a minor league contract with Fargo-Moorhead of the Northern league. Feller finished his senior year at Van Meter High School and went directly to the Cleveland Indians in…

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