Cy Bentley
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Clytus George "Cy" Bentley (November 23, 1850 – February 26, 1873) was an American
Major League Baseball
pitcher
who played one season in professional baseball, for the Middletown Mansfields
of the National Association
.
, Bentley played his only season in professional baseball for the Middletown Mansfields. Bentley was the primary starting pitcher for the Mansfields, starting 17 of their 24 games and completing 16 of them. He gave up 285 baserunners (273 hits
and 12 walks), 252 runs
, 105 of them were earned
. For the season he won
2, lost 15, and had an ERA
of 6.14, in 144 innings pitched
. Bentley's two victories came against the Cleveland Forest Citys
(10-5) and the Washington Nationals
(28-23), both in the month of May.
during the off-season, died on February 26, 1873, 6½ months after the end of the 1872 season, of consumption
in Middletown, Connecticut
, and is interred at the Church of the Holy Trinity
.
United States
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Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
who played one season in professional baseball, for the Middletown Mansfields
Middletown Mansfields
The Middletown Mansfields were a Baseball team in Middletown, Connecticut. The Mansfields were a member of the National Association in 1872. The baseball team was organized by Ben Douglas Jr., who named the team after his great-uncle General Joseph Mansfield. They were managed by catcher John...
of the National Association
National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , or simply the National Association , was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season...
.
Career
Born in New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven, Connecticut
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, Bentley played his only season in professional baseball for the Middletown Mansfields. Bentley was the primary starting pitcher for the Mansfields, starting 17 of their 24 games and completing 16 of them. He gave up 285 baserunners (273 hits
Hit (baseball)
In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
and 12 walks), 252 runs
Run (baseball)
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...
, 105 of them were earned
Earned run
In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...
. For the season he won
Win (baseball)
In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...
2, lost 15, and had an ERA
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
of 6.14, in 144 innings pitched
Innings pitched
In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...
. Bentley's two victories came against the Cleveland Forest Citys
Cleveland Forest Citys
The Forest Citys were a short lived professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio in the early 1870s. The actual name of the team, as shown in standings, was Forest City, not "Cleveland". The name "Forest Citys" was used in the same generic style of the day in which the team from Chicago,...
(10-5) and the Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals (NA)
The Washington Nationals were the first important baseball club in the nation's capital. They played part of one season or parts of two seasons in the National Association, the first professional league, so they are considered a major league team by those who count the NA as a major league...
(28-23), both in the month of May.
Death
Bentley, an iron moulderIronworks
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during the off-season, died on February 26, 1873, 6½ months after the end of the 1872 season, of consumption
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
in Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...
, and is interred at the Church of the Holy Trinity
Church of the Holy Trinity and Rectory (Middletown, Connecticut)
The Church of the Holy Trinity is an historic Episcopal church in Middletown, Connecticut, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 1979, together with its nearby former rectory, also known as the Bishop Acheson House.-National Register listing:*Church of the...
.