Cy Falkenberg

Cy Falkenberg
Pitcher
Born: September 17, 1880(1880-09-17) Chicago, Illinois
Died: April 14, 1961(1961-04-14) (aged 80) San Francisco, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 21, 1903 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
July 4, 1917 for the Philadelphia Athletics
Career statistics
Pitching Record	130-123
Earned run average	2.68
Strikeouts	1164
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1903) Washington Senators (1905-1908) Cleveland Naps (1908-1911, 1913) Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914) Newark Pepper (1915) Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1915) Philadelphia Athletics (1917)

Frederick Peter "Cy" Falkenberg (September 17, 1880 – April 13, 1961) was an American baseball pitcher who played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1903 and 1917.

Cy Falkenberg attended the University of Illinois, becoming one of the few university educated ballplayers of the time. He debuted with the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 21, 1903, but struggled his first year in the majors, losing 5 of 6 decisions. He spent 1904 back in the minor leagues. He returned to the majors in 1905, this time with the Washington Senators, but he did not achieve his greatest success until 1913 with the Cleveland Naps.

He was known for throwing the "emery ball", a baseball that had been scuffed with a piece of emery board hidden in the heel of his glove. Although this practice is currently against the rules of baseball, it was legal at the time. By scuffing the ball, the ball moves in a less predictable manner, making it harder to hit, giving him a 23-10 record in 1913. By 1915 he was struggling again, and was back in the minors by 1916. He appeared in 15 games in the majors in 1917, and finished his pro career in the minors in 1918 and 1919.

See also

Biography portal

• List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins

References

• The Editors of Total Baseball (2000). Baseball:The Biographical Encyclopedia. Sports Illustrated. p. 343. ISBN 1-892129-34-5. 

External links

• Cy Falkenberg at Find a Grave
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Falkenberg, Cy
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	September 17, 1880
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Date of death	April 14, 1961
Place of death	San Francisco, California