Sy Studley Explained

Sy Studley
Position:Center fielder
Birth Date:May 1841
Birth Place:Byron, New York
Death Place:Grand Island, Nebraska
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 20
Debutyear:1872
Debutteam:Washington Nationals
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 8
Finalyear:1872
Finalteam:Washington Nationals
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games played
Stat1value:5
Stat2label:Hits
Stat2value:2
Stat3label:Batting average
Stat3value:.095
Teams:National Association of Base Ball Players
  • Washington Nationals (1866 - 1870)

National Association of Professional Base Ball Players

Seymour L. "Sy" Studley (May, 1841  - July 9, 1901), nicknamed "Warhorse",[1] also known as "Seem" Studley, was an American professional baseball player who played five games in center field for the Washington Nationals of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players. He collected two hits in 21 at bats for a career .095 batting average.[2]

Born in Byron, New York in May 1841,[2] he hailed from Rochester, New York when he joined the Washington Nationals of the NABBP in 1866.[3] [4] He continued to play for the Nationals from 1867 to 1870.[5] [6] [7]

Before his baseball career, Studley served for the 54th New York National Guard for a period of 100 days in 1864 during the American Civil War.[8] He died in Grand Island, Nebraska at the age of 60, and is interred at Soldiers and Sailors Home Cemetery.[2]

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sy Studley's career statistics. baseball-reference.com. 2009-02-18.
  2. Web site: Sy Studley's career statistics. retrosheet.org. 2010-10-06.
  3. Ryczek, p. 118
  4. Ryczek, p. 256
  5. Ryczek, p. 257
  6. Ryczek, p. 260
  7. Ryczek, p. 261
  8. Web site: Seymour L. Studley detailed soldier record. itd.nps.gov. 2009-02-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080814171239/http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/soldiers.cfm. 2008-08-14.