| Cy Seymour | |
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| Center fielder / Pitcher | |
| Born: December 9, 1872 Albany, New York, U.S. | |
| Died: September 20, 1919 (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 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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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.
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).
- ^ Cy Seymour at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Bill Kirwin, Retrieved March 23, 2012.