Cy Seymour
1897–1913 · bats L / throws L · Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants
1,529G
.303AVG
.347OBP
.405SLG
More career statistics
1,723H
52HR
799RBI
222SB
61–56W–L
1,029.0IP
584K
3.76ERA
123GS
1SV
28Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 1,529 | 1,518 |
| Batting · At bats | 5,682 | 5,652 |
| Batting · Doubles | 229 | 231 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,723 | 1,719 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 30 | 31 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 32 | 310 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,204 | 6,188 |
| Batting · Runs | 737 | 734 |
| Batting · RBI | 799 | 715 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 222 | 221 |
| Batting · Triples | 96 | 95 |
| Batting · Walks | 354 | 366 |
| Pitching · Games | 140 | 131 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 4,637 | 4,404 |
| Pitching · p cg | 104 | 101 |
| Pitching · p er | 430 | 406 |
| Pitching · p gs | 123 | 116 |
| Pitching · p h | 951 | 888 |
| Pitching · p hr | 25 | 18 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 3,087 | 2,937 |
| Pitching · p r | 631 | 559 |
| Pitching · p w | 655 | 620 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,529 | 6,204 | 5,682 | 737 | 1,723 | 229 | 96 | 52 | 799 | 354 | 32 | 222 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2,300 | .303 | .347 | .405 | .752 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,029.0 | 140 | 123 | 104 | 61 | 56 | 1 | 951 | 631 | 430 | 25 | 655 | 584 | 0 | 0 | 3.76 | 1.561 |
Streaks
24longest hitting streak · 1903-08-22 to 1903-09-19
28longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1897-06-30 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1908-06-23 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1904-07-23 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 754 | 3049 | 882 | 28 | 386 | 207 | 134 | .320 | .357 | .424 |
| Away | 764 | 3139 | 837 | 24 | 329 | 159 | 176 | .289 | .317 | .389 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 121 | 514 | 132 | 5 | 52 | 31 | 37 | .283 | .317 | .399 |
| May | 234 | 958 | 272 | 8 | 129 | 51 | 45 | .311 | .337 | .413 |
| June | 244 | 978 | 251 | 5 | 120 | 53 | 58 | .283 | .311 | .369 |
| July | 287 | 1164 | 318 | 7 | 136 | 57 | 52 | .296 | .322 | .406 |
| August | 272 | 1111 | 319 | 16 | 135 | 78 | 53 | .317 | .357 | .425 |
| September | 307 | 1257 | 375 | 10 | 130 | 82 | 56 | .325 | .364 | .422 |
| October | 53 | 206 | 52 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 9 | .274 | .320 | .368 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 200 | 802 | 197 | 3 | 76 | 47 | 47 | .269 | .304 | .345 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 191 | 764 | 216 | 6 | 70 | 43 | 36 | .310 | .339 | .426 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 177 | 732 | 223 | 9 | 98 | 38 | 25 | .331 | .357 | .435 |
| boston-braves | 173 | 709 | 200 | 7 | 77 | 51 | 34 | .316 | .354 | .425 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 165 | 686 | 193 | 9 | 89 | 39 | 38 | .311 | .338 | .433 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 165 | 674 | 193 | 3 | 78 | 47 | 39 | .313 | .356 | .406 |
| new-york-giants | 91 | 371 | 104 | 5 | 41 | 32 | 25 | .314 | .367 | .453 |
| cincinnati-reds | 85 | 317 | 93 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 17 | .321 | .347 | .431 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 |  New York Giants | 45 | 141 | 34 | 2 | 14 | 3 | .241 | 286 | 164 |
| 1898 | New York Giants | 81 | 299 | 83 | 4 | 23 | 8 | .278 | 364 | 257 |
| 1899 | New York Giants | 50 | 159 | 52 | 2 | 27 | 2 | .327 | 268 | 142 |
| 1900 | New York Giants | 23 | 41 | 13 | – | 2 | – | .317 | 56 | 19 |
| 1901 |  Baltimore Orioles (1901-02) | 134 | 547 | 166 | 1 | 77 | 38 | .303 | – | – |
| 1902 | Baltimore Orioles (1901-02), Cincinnati Reds | 133 | 516 | 158 | 5 | 79 | 20 | .306 | 3 | 2 |
| 1903 |  Cincinnati Reds | 135 | 557 | 191 | 7 | 53 | 25 | .343 | – | – |
| 1904 | Cincinnati Reds | 131 | 532 | 166 | 5 | 44 | 11 | .312 | – | – |
| 1905 | Cincinnati Reds | 149 | 581 | 219 | 8 | 83 | 21 | .377 | – | – |
| 1906 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants | 151 | 576 | 165 | 8 | 70 | 29 | .286 | – | – |
| 1907 | New York Giants | 131 | 472 | 139 | 3 | 63 | 21 | .294 | – | – |
| 1908 | New York Giants | 156 | 587 | 157 | 5 | 100 | 18 | .267 | – | – |
| 1909 | New York Giants | 81 | 284 | 87 | 1 | 33 | 13 | .306 | – | – |
| 1910 | New York Giants | 79 | 286 | 76 | 1 | 37 | 10 | .266 | – | – |
| 1913 |  Boston Braves | 39 | 74 | 13 | – | 10 | 2 | .176 | – | – |