Dick Seay
Dick Seay | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: West New York, New Jersey,U.S. | November 30, 1904|
Died:April 6, 1981 Jersey City, New Jersey,U.S. | (aged 76)|
Batted:Right Threw:Right | |
debut | |
1926, for the Baltimore Black Sox | |
Last appearance | |
1947, for the New York Black Yankees | |
Teams | |
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Richard William Seay(November 30, 1904 – April 6, 1981) was an AmericanNegro league baseballplayer who played from 1925 to 1947 for theBrooklyn Royal Giants,Newark Stars,Baltimore Black Sox,Philadelphia Stars,Newark Eagles,Pittsburgh Crawfords,andNew York Black Yankees.[1]
Seay was born inWest New York, New Jersey,and died inJersey City, New Jersey.He started his baseball career with the independentPennsylvania Red Caps of New York,where he playedshortstopalongside second basemanChino Smith.Both Seay and Smith went to play professionally in the Negro leagues.[2]Seay also served in the military duringWorld War IIfrom 1943 to 1944.
While a player with the Eagles, Seay was part of the "Million Dollar Infield," consisting of Seay,Ray Dandridge,Mule Suttles,andWillie Wells.[3]: p.55
References
[edit]- ^The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia.Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1700.ISBN978-1-4027-4771-7.
- ^Martin, Alfred M.; Martin, Alfred T. (2008).The Negro Leagues in New Jersey: A History.Mcfarland & Co Inc.ISBN978-0-78-643900-3
- ^Grigsby, Daryl Russell (2012).Celebrating Ourselves: African-Americans and the Promise of Baseball.Indianapolis, IN: Dog Ear Publishing.ISBN978-160844-798-5.Retrieved8 August2012.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information fromMLB,orBaseball ReferenceandBaseball-Reference Black Baseball statsandSeamheads
- 1904 births
- 1981 deaths
- American military personnel of World War II
- Baltimore Black Sox players
- Brooklyn Royal Giants players
- New York Black Yankees players
- Newark Eagles players
- Newark Stars players
- Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Pittsburgh Crawfords players
- People from West New York, New Jersey
- Baseball players from Hudson County, New Jersey
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- African Americans in World War II
- Baseball infielders
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs