| 词条 | Cy Blanton |
| 释义 |
|name=Cy Blanton |position=Pitcher |image=Cy Blanton.jpg |birth_date={{Birth date|1908|7|6}} |birth_place=Waurika, Oklahoma |death_date={{death date and age|1945|9|13|1908|7|6}} |death_place=Norman, Oklahoma |bats=Left |throws=Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 23 |debutyear=1934 |debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=May 6 |finalyear=1942 |finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat2label=Earned run average |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat1value=68–71 |stat2value=3.55 |stat3value=611 |teams=
|highlights=
}}Darrell Elijah (Cy) Blanton (July 6, 1908 – September 13, 1945) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies. Blanton batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Blanton was a screwball pitcher.[1] Pitching careerBlanton was a pitcher for the Independence Producers in 1931. The Independence Producers were a Class C minor league team located in Independence, Kansas. Blanton had twelve wins and eight losses for the season.[2] Blanton was one of the mainstays of the Pittsburgh Pirates rotation in the mid 1930s. He pitched for the Albany Senators in 1934, being promoted to Pittsburgh to pitch one game. Earlier he pitched in the Piedmont League and the Western Association.[3] In his 1935 rookie season he recorded 18 wins with 142 strikeouts and led the National League in earned run average (2.58) and shutouts (4). He averaged 12.67 wins for the next three years, leading again the league in shutouts in 1936 (4) and starts in 1937 (34). A free agent before the 1940 season, he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies. Although he made the National League All-Star team in 1937 and 1941, he never showed again the brilliance of his first season. He last pitched for the Phillies in 1942.[3] In a nine-season career, Blanton posted a 68–71 record with a 3.55 ERA and 611 strikeouts. DeathHe was suspended by the Hollywood Stars for failure to get in shape in March 1945.[4] He returned to Oklahoma from California where he had been living just before he died. Blanton died in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 37. His body was taken to Shawnee, Oklahoma for burial.[3] See also
References1. ^Blanton, Pirates, Stops Dodgers, 8-2, The New York Times, May 19, 1935, pg. S5. 2. ^{{cite web|title=1931 Independence Producers|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=00a3304b|website=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=25 March 2016}} 3. ^1 2 Darrell (Cy) Blanton, The New York Times, September 14, 1945, pg. 23. 4. ^Blanton Suspended By Hollywood Club; Hurler Fails to Get Into Condition, Los Angeles Times, March 28, 1945, pg. A8. External links{{Baseballstats|br=b/blantcy01|fangraphs=1001055|cube=cy-blanton|brm=blanto001dar}}
10 : 1908 births|1945 deaths|People from Waurika, Oklahoma|National League All-Stars|National League ERA champions|Philadelphia Phillies players|Pittsburgh Pirates players|Major League Baseball pitchers|Baseball players from Oklahoma|Screwball pitchers |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。