Cy Morgan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cy Morgan
Pitcher
Born: (1878-11-10)November 10, 1878 Pomeroy, Ohio, U.S.
Died: June 28, 1962(1962-06-28) (aged 83) Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
September 18, 1903, for the St. Louis Browns
Last appearance
September 1, 1913, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	78–78
Earned run average	2.51
Strikeouts	667
Teams
St. Louis Browns (1903–1905, 1907) Boston Americans / Red Sox (1907–1909) Philadelphia Athletics (1909–1912) Cincinnati Reds (1913)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1910, 1911)

Harry Richard "Cy" Morgan (born November 10, 1878 – died June 28, 1962) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for several teams between 1903 and 1913. These teams included the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, and Cincinnati Reds.

Cy Morgan was born in Pomeroy, Ohio. He batted and threw with his right hand. He was a key player for the Philadelphia Athletics. He helped them win the World Series in 1910 and 1911. In 1911, he took on a lot of the pitching work. This was important because star pitchers Jack Coombs and Chief Bender were not at their best early in the season.

Cy Morgan's Baseball Achievements

Cy Morgan had some impressive achievements during his baseball career. These show how skilled he was as a pitcher.

• In 1909, he led the American League in a special stat. This was "Hits Allowed per 9 Innings Pitched." He only allowed 6.26 hits per nine innings. This was also a record for the Philadelphia Athletics team.
• He is the Athletics' career leader in "Hits Allowed per 9 Innings Pitched." His average for his time with the team was 6.86.
• Cy ranks 42nd on the all-time MLB list for ERA (Earned Run Average). His career ERA was 2.51, which is very good.
• He also ranks 25th on the MLB career list for "Hits Allowed per 9 Innings Pitched." His career average was 7.35.

Over 10 seasons, Cy Morgan played in 210 games. He started 172 of those games. He completed 107 games, meaning he pitched the entire game himself. He also had 15 shutouts, where the other team scored no runs. He finished 29 games and earned 3 saves. In total, he pitched for 1,445 and one-third innings. He allowed 1,180 hits and 586 runs. Of those, 403 were earned runs. He only allowed 18 home runs. He had 667 strikeouts and 578 walks. His overall win-loss record was 78 wins and 78 losses.

The four stars of the world champion Philadelphia Athletics — Chief Bender, Cy Morgan, Jack Coombs and Rube Oldring — were featured in the Thanhouser Company film, The Baseball Bug (1911)

Cy Morgan passed away in Wheeling, West Virginia on June 28, 1962.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders