Cy Seymour
American baseball player (1872–1919) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Bentley "Cy" Seymour (December 9, 1872 – September 20, 1919) was an American professional baseball center fielder and pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1896 to 1913 for the New York Giants (1896–1900; 1906–1910), Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902), Cincinnati Reds (1902–1906) and Boston Braves (1913). He batted and threw left-handed.
Cy Seymour | |
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Center fielder / Pitcher | |
Born: (1872-12-09)December 9, 1872 Albany, New York, U.S. | |
Died: September 20, 1919(1919-09-20) (aged 46) New York, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 22, 1896, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 17, 1913, for the Boston Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .303 |
Home runs | 52 |
Runs batted in | 799 |
Win–loss record | 61–56 |
Earned run average | 3.73 |
Strikeouts | 591 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Primarily a center fielder, Seymour retired with 1,724 hits and a lifetime batting average (BA) of .303. He was a pitcher for his first five seasons, ending his MLB career with a 61–56 win–loss record and a 3.76 earned run average (ERA) in 140 games pitched (123 as a starting pitcher). Seymour is the only player apart from Babe Ruth to finish his career with at least 50 home runs (HR) and 50 pitching wins.[1] Seymour is the Reds' career leader in batting average (.332) and holds the Reds' single-season record for batting average (.377 in 1905).