Turkey Tyson Explained

Turkey Tyson
Position:Pinch hitter
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:6 December 1914
Birth Place:Elm City, North Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:Elm City, North Carolina, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 23
Debutyear:1944
Debutteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:April 23
Finalyear:1944
Finalteam:Philadelphia Phillies
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games played
Stat1value:1
Stat2label:At bats
Stat2value:1
Stat3label:Hits
Stat3value:0
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Cecil Washington "Turkey" Tyson (December 6, 1914 – February 17, 2000), nicknamed "Slim", was an American Major League Baseball player.

Tyson is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II. His MLB career consisted of one at bat as a pinch hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies at Braves Field on April 23, 1944. He went 0-for-1 for a batting average of .000. Tyson did not appear in the field. The 29-year-old rookie stood 6'5" and weighed 225 lbs.

He played 15 seasons in the minor leagues, beginning with the Tallahassee Capitals of the Georgia-Florida League and the Greenwood Dodgers of the Cotton States League in 1938. His best minor league season was in 1940, when he had a batting average of .363 with 5 home runs for two separate teams. His last minor league season was in 1952 with the Rocky Mount Leafs of the Coastal Plain League. He was a first baseman and outfielder.

He died in his hometown of Elm City, North Carolina, at the age of 85.