Cy Seymour
Baseball Player
1872 – 1919
Who was Cy Seymour?
James Bentley "Cy" Seymour was an American center fielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1896 through 1913, Seymour played for the New York Giants, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Braves. He batted and threw left-handed.
Primarily a center fielder, Seymour retired with 1,724 hits and a lifetime batting average 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 in 140 games pitched. Only Babe Ruth retired with more combined wins and hits. Seymour is the Reds' career leader in batting average and holds the Reds' single-season record for batting average.
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- Born
- Dec 9, 1872
Albany - Profession
- Lived in
- Albany
- Died
- Sep 20, 1919
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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