Cy Seymour
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Born: December 9, 1872 Albany, New York |
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Died: September 20, 1919 (aged 46) New York City |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 22, 1896, for the New York Giants | |||
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| July 17, 1913, for the Boston Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .303 | ||
| Runs batted in | 799 | ||
| Pitching record | 61–56 | ||
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James Bentley "Cy" Seymour (December 9, 1872 – September 20, 1919) was an American center fielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). From 1896 through 1913, Seymour played 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.
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 (123 as a starting pitcher). Only Babe Ruth retired with more combined wins and hits. Seymour is the Reds' career leader in batting average (.332) and holds the Reds' single-season record for batting average (.377 in 1905).
Seymour played semi-professional baseball in Plattsburgh, New York, receiving a monthly salary of $1,000 ($28,788 in current dollar terms). He began his professional career in minor league baseball with Springfield Ponies of the Class-A Eastern League and New York Metropolitans of the Class-A Atlantic League in 1896.
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