Turkey Tyson
Baseball Player
1914 – 2000
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Who was Turkey Tyson?
Cecil Washington "Turkey" Tyson nicknamed "Slim" was a Major League Baseball player.
Tyson is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. His MLB career consisted of one at bat as a pinch hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies at Braves Field on April 23, 1944. He went 0-for-1 for a batting average of .000. Tyson did not appear in the field. The 29-year-old rookie stood 6'5" and weighed 225 lbs.
He died in his hometown of Elm City, North Carolina, at the age of 85.
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- Born
- Dec 6, 1914
Elm City - Profession
- Lived in
- Elm City
- Died
- Feb 17, 2000
Elm City
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on July 23, 2013
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