Cy Seymour

Cy Seymour
Center fielder / Pitcher
Born: (1872-12-09)December 9, 1872 Albany, New York, U.S.
Died: September 20, 1919(1919-09-20) (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
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
2× NL strikeout leader (1897, 1898) NL batting champion (1905) NL RBI leader (1905) Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame

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).