1885
Born May 18, 1885
Jamestown, KY, USA
Cy Barger Notable
b. May 18, 1885 · New York Highlanders 1906–1907, Brooklyn Superbas 1910, Brooklyn Dodgers 1911–1912, Pittsburgh Rebels 1914–1915
Cy Barger played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Highlanders in 1906 and closing with the Pittsburgh Rebels in 1915.
He went 46 and 63 with a 3.56 earned run average, pitching 975.7 innings in 151 games. He struck out 297, completed 78 of his 111 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 193 games he batted .227, with 97 hits and 33 runs. He finished with 8 doubles and 3 stolen bases.
He was born in Jamestown, KY, USA on May 18, 1885, and died on September 23, 1964. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | NYY | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1907 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1910 | BRO | 42 | 104 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .231 |
| 1911 | BRO | 57 | 145 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 2 | .228 |
| 1912 | BRO | 17 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .189 |
| 1914 | PBS | 38 | 83 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .205 |
| 1915 | PBS | 36 | 54 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .278 |
| Career | — | 193 | 428 | 33 | 97 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 57 | 3 | .227 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10.13 |
| 1907 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 1910 | BRO | 15 | 15 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 271.2 | 267 | 87 | 107 | 87 | 2.88 |
| 1911 | BRO | 11 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 217.1 | 224 | 85 | 71 | 60 | 3.52 |
| 1912 | BRO | 1 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 94.0 | 120 | 57 | 42 | 30 | 5.46 |
| 1914 | PBS | 10 | 16 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 228.1 | 252 | 110 | 63 | 70 | 4.34 |
| 1915 | PBS | 9 | 8 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 153.0 | 130 | 39 | 47 | 47 | 2.29 |
| Career | — | 46 | 63 | 151 | 111 | 9 | 975.2 | 1010 | 386 | 334 | 297 | 3.56 |
On this day & linked events
1964
Died September 23, 1964
1906
Major-league debut: Cy Barger
Cy Barger made a major-league debut on August 30, 1906.
1915
Final major-league game: Cy Barger
Cy Barger played a final major-league game on October 2, 1915.
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