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Cy Falkenberg Pitcher Born: September 17, 1880
Chicago, IllinoisDied: April 14, 1961 (aged 80)
San Francisco, CaliforniaBatted: 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
- 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)
Indianapolis Hoosiers 1914 Federal League Champions Harry Billiard · Vin Campbell · Charlie Carr · Biddy Dolan · Jimmy Esmond · Cy Falkenberg · Al Kaiser · Geroge Kaiserling · Benny Kauff · Frank LaPorte · Bill McKechnie · Earl Moseley · George Mullin · Bill Rariden · Edd Roush · Al Scheer · Carl Vandagrift
Manager: Bill PhillipsCategories:- Baseball players from Illinois
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Washington Senators players
- Cleveland Naps players
- Indianapolis Hoosiers players
- Newark Peppers players
- Brooklyn Tip-Tops players
- Philadelphia Athletics players
- 1880 births
- 1961 deaths
- Worcester Hustlers players
- Montreal Royals players
- Worcester Riddlers players
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Seattle Rainiers players
- Oakland Oaks (baseball) players
- American baseball pitcher, 1880s births stubs
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