Cy Pieh | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 29 September 1886 |
Birth Place: | Waunakee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Death Place: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 6 |
Debutyear: | 1913 |
Debutteam: | New York Yankees |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 25 |
Finalyear: | 1915 |
Finalteam: | New York Yankees |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 9–9 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.78 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 76 |
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Edwin John "Cy" Pieh (September 29, 1886 – September 12, 1945) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to with the New York Yankees.[1] [2] He was a right-handed batter and pitcher. His nickname "Cy" was short for "Cyclone" because his corkscrew-style of pitching motion was said to resemble that of a cyclone.[3]
He was born in Waunakee, Wisconsin,[4] and his family moved to Enderlin, North Dakota[1] [3] when he was a child. He died in Jacksonville, Florida[1] [5] and was buried in Enderlin.[3]