Cy Seymour

Cy Seymour
Outfielder/Pitcher
Born: December 9, 1872(1872-12-09) Albany, New York
Died: September 20, 1919(1919-09-20) (aged 46) New York, New York
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 22, 1896 for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
July 17, 1913 for the Boston Braves
Career statistics
Batting average	.303
Runs batted in	799
Pitching record	61-56
Teams
New York Giants (1896-1900) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) Cincinnati Reds (1902-1906) New York Giants (1906-1910) Boston Braves (1913)
Career highlights and awards
National League strikeout champion: 1898 National League batting champion: 1905 National League RBI champion: 1905 National League hits leader: 1905 National League doubles leader: 1905 Cincinnati Reds Career Leader in Batting Average (.332) Holds Reds' single season record for Batting Average (.377 in 1905)

James Bentley "Cy" Seymour (December 9, 1872 in Albany, New York - September 20, 1919 in New York, New York) was an American center fielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball. 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 was a pitcher for the first five years of his career, ending with a 61-56 record and a 3.76 ERA in 140 appearances (123 as a starter).

Seymour enjoyed his best season in 1905, when he led the National League in batting average (.377), hits (219) RBIs (121), doubles (40), triples (21) and slugging percentage (.559). He would have nabbed the Triple Crown for the year, but he finished second in home runs with 8, behind Fred Odwell's 9. It was one of Odwell's only two full seasons.

Cy Seymour baseball card

Seymour also set a record which has been tied but never beaten, after hitting four sacrifice flies in one game (July 25, 1902).

In a 16-year career, Seymour hit 52 home runs with 799 RBIs and a .303 average (1723-for-5682). He also collected 222 stolen bases.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
• List of Major League Baseball batting champions
• List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
• List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
• List of Major League Baseball triples champions
• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
• MLB All-Time Hit Batsmen List

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• The Deadball Era

Accomplishments
Preceded by Doc McJames National League Strikeout Champion 1898 Succeeded by Noodles Hahn Preceded by Honus Wagner National League Batting Champion 1905 Succeeded by Honus Wagner Preceded by Bill Dahlen National League RBI Champion 1905 Succeeded by Jim Nealon & Harry Steinfeldt

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Name	Seymour, Cy
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	December 9, 1872
Place of birth	Albany, New York
Date of death	September 20, 1919
Place of death	New York, New York