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 American Negro league baseball player who played from 1925 to 1947 for the Brooklyn Royal Giants, Newark Stars, Baltimore Black Sox, Philadelphia Stars, Newark Eagles, Pittsburgh Crawfords, and New York Black Yankees.[1]
Seay was born in West New York, New Jersey, and died in Jersey City, New Jersey. He started his baseball career with the independent Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York, where he played shortstop alongside second baseman Chino Smith. Both Seay and Smith went to play professionally in the Negro leagues.[2] Seay also served in the military during World War II from 1943 to 1944.
While a player with the Eagles, Seay was part of the "Million Dollar Infield," consisting of Seay, Ray Dandridge, Mule Suttles, and Willie Wells.[3]: p.55
References
[edit]- ^ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1700. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.
- ^ Martin, Alfred M.; Martin, Alfred T. (2008). The Negro Leagues in New Jersey : A History. Mcfarland & Co Inc. ISBN 978-0-78-643900-3
- ^ Grigsby, Daryl Russell (2012). Celebrating Ourselves: African-Americans and the Promise of Baseball. Indianapolis, IN: Dog Ear Publishing. ISBN 978-160844-798-5. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- 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