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Cy Falkenberg
Frederick Peter Falkenberg

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 180 lb.
School University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Debut April 21, 1903
Final Game July 4, 1917
Born December 17, 1880 in Chicago, IL
Died April 14, 1961 in San Francisco, CA

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1903 22 PIT NL   1   5  10   6   3   0   4  0   56.0   65   43   24   0   32   24   2   0   254       0  3.86  3.23   84 1.732
 1905 24 WSH AL   7   2  12  10   6   2   2  0   75.3   71   41   32   1   31   35   5   5     0       0  3.82  2.65   69 1.354
 1906 25 WSH AL  14  20  40  36  30   2   3  1  298.7  277  136   95   1  108  178  13  14     0       0  2.86  2.64   92 1.289
 1907 26 WSH AL   6  17  32  24  17   1   4  1  233.7  195  105   61   0   77  108   8  13   976       0  2.35  2.41  103 1.164
 1908 27 TOT AL   8   6  25  15   7   1   6  0  129.0  122   54   38   3   31   51   4   8   515       0  2.65  2.33   88 1.186
         WSH AL   6   2  17   8   5   1   5  0   82.7   70   26   18   2   21   34   3   4   321       0  1.96  2.29  117 1.101
         CLE AL   2   4   8   7   2   0   1  0   46.3   52   28   20   1   10   17   1   4   194       0  3.88  2.39   61 1.338
 1909 28 CLE AL  10   9  24  18  13   2   6  0  165.0  135   56   44   0   50   82   5   6   913       0  2.40  2.54  106 1.121
 1910 29 CLE AL  14  13  37  29  18   3   7  1  256.7  246  114   84   3   75  107   8   8  1027       0  2.95  2.59   88 1.251
 1911 30 CLE AL   8   5  15  13   7   0   2  1  106.7  117   56   39   0   24   46   3   7   442       0  3.29  3.41  103 1.322
 1913 32 CLE AL  23  10  39  36  23   6   2  0  276.0  238   82   68   2   88  166   6  13  1117       0  2.22  3.02  136 1.181
 1914 33 IND FL  25  16  49  43  33   9   5  3  377.3  332  127   93   5   89  236   5   9  1502       0  2.22  3.46  156 1.116
 1915 34 TOT FL  12  14  32  28  19   1   3  1  220.0  206   93   70   7   59   96  10   4   873       0  2.86  2.89  101 1.205
         NEW FL   9  11  25  21  14   0   3  1  172.0  175   78   62   6   47   76  10   4   873       0  3.24  2.85   88 1.291
         BTT FL   3   3   7   7   5   1   0  0   48.0   31   15    8   1   12   20   0   0     0       0  1.50  3.03  202 0.896
 1917 36 PHA AL   2   6  15   8   4   0   4  0   80.7   86   53   30   1   26   35   0   6   320       0  3.35  2.74   82 1.388
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .514 130 123 330 266 180  27  48  8 2275.0 2090  960  678  23  690 1164  69  93  7939       0  2.68  2.85  106 1.222
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  14  37  30  20   3   5  0  259.3  238  109   77   2   78  132   7  10   905   0   0  2.68  2.85  106 1.222
 Career High     25  20  49  43  33   9   7  3  377.3  332  136   95   7  108  236  13  14  1502   0   0  2.22  3.46  156 1.116
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1903 22 PIT NL  10   21    3    4   0  0   0    0   0      1      .190  .261  .190   28    4   1           1    
 1905 24 WSH AL  12   32    4    4   1  0   0    3   0      0      .125  .125  .156   -9    5   0           0    
 1906 25 WSH AL  40  106   10   18   3  2   1   12   1      6      .170  .214  .264   53   28   4           0    
 1907 26 WSH AL  33   86    7   12   0  1   0    3   1      3      .140  .169  .163   10   14   0           0    
 1908 27 TOT AL  25   44    6    8   0  0   0    0   0      0      .182  .182  .182   21    8   1           0    
         WSH AL  17   27    3    6   0  0   0    0   0      0      .222  .222  .222   50    6   1           0    
         CLE AL   8   17    3    2   0  0   0    0   0      0      .118  .118  .118  -24    2   0           0    
 1909 28 CLE AL  24   52    2    9   0  0   0    2   0      0      .173  .173  .173    7    9   3           0    
 1910 29 CLE AL  37   82    6   15   1  0   0    4   1      6      .183  .247  .195   38   16   3           1    
 1911 30 CLE AL  16   40    1    7   1  0   0    4   2      1      .175  .195  .200   10    8   5           0    
 1913 32 CLE AL  39   84    0   10   1  0   0    5   2      9  41  .119  .221  .131    2   11   6           2    
 1914 33 IND FL  49  125    5   21   2  0   0   11   0     11  38  .168  .235  .184   15   23  12           0    
 1915 34 TOT FL  32   72    3    4   0  0   0    2   0      2  18  .056  .081  .056  -59    4   6           0    
         NEW FL  25   57    2    3   0  0   0    2   0      1  14  .053  .069  .053  -63    3   5           0    
         BTT FL   7   15    1    1   0  0   0    0   0      1   4  .067  .125  .067  -43    1   1           0    
 1917 36 PHA AL  15   27    1    5   2  1   0    1   0      0  10  .185  .185  .333   59    9   2           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     332  771   48  117  11  4   1   47   7  0  39 107  .152  .197  .180   14  139  43   0   0   4   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        376   23   57   5  2   0   23   3  0  19  52  .152  .197  .180   14   68  21   0   0   2   0
 Career High     49  125   10   21   3  2   1   12   2  0  11  41                          28  12   0   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1903 22 PIT NL   24   18    1   1.5    94| .190  .281| .261  .345| .190  .366| .451  .711|  28  .140  -2.0  -0.2     
 1905 24 WSH AL   32   28    1   1.0    70| .125  .244| .125  .302| .156  .318| .281  .620|  -9  .102  -4.0  -0.5     
 1906 25 WSH AL  116   92    6   1.7    71| .170  .250| .214  .305| .264  .320| .478  .625|  53  .243  -6.0  -0.7     
 1907 26 WSH AL   89   74    2   0.7    66| .140  .245| .169  .299| .163  .306| .332  .605|  10  .064  -8.7  -1.1     
 1908 27 TOT AL   45   37    1   0.7    65| .182  .241| .182  .297| .182  .306| .364  .603|  21  .072  -3.9  -0.5     
         WSH AL   28   22    1   1.2    63| .222  .237| .222  .293| .222  .301| .444  .594|  50  .167  -1.6  -0.2     
         CLE AL   17   15    0   0.0    69| .118  .247| .118  .304| .118  .314| .236  .618| -24  .000  -2.3  -0.3     
 1909 28 CLE AL   55   46    2   1.2    76| .173  .257| .173  .318| .173  .326| .346  .644|   7  .145  -5.8  -0.7     
 1910 29 CLE AL   92   70    4   1.5    76| .183  .251| .247  .317| .195  .324| .442  .642|  38  .208  -5.8  -0.7     
 1911 30 CLE AL   46   38    2   1.4    97| .175  .282| .195  .349| .200  .371| .395  .720|  10  .123  -5.0  -0.5     
 1913 32 CLE AL  101   80    2   0.7    90| .119  .268| .221  .340| .131  .352| .352  .692|   2  .043 -10.4  -1.2     
 1914 33 IND FL  148  116    5   1.2   101| .168  .284| .235  .351| .184  .384| .419  .735|  15  .097 -13.7  -1.5     
 1915 34 TOT FL   80   74    0   0.0    82| .056  .256| .081  .323| .056  .344| .137  .666| -59  .000 -13.6  -1.6     
         NEW FL   63   59    0   0.0    81| .053  .255| .069  .321| .053  .342| .122  .663| -63  .000 -11.0  -1.3     
         BTT FL   17   15    0   0.0    85| .067  .261| .125  .328| .067  .350| .192  .678| -43  .000  -2.6  -0.3     
 1917 36 PHA AL   29   24    2   2.3    78| .185  .253| .185  .323| .333  .327| .518  .650|  59  .323  -1.6  -0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      857  697   28   1.1    81| .152  .260| .197  .323| .180  .339| .377  .662|  14  .105 -80.4  -9.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1903 22 PIT NL P 10 7 21 3 0 .903 .924 2.80 2.43 4.50 2.88 6 56.0 1905 24 WSH AL P 12 6 17 2 1 .920 .943 1.92 2.61 2.75 3.24 10 75.3 1906 25 WSH AL P 40 12 92 8 3 .929 .948 2.60 2.52 3.13 3.22 36 298.7 1907 26 WSH AL P 32 10 82 6 2 .939 .946 2.88 2.43 3.54 3.28 24 233.7 1908 27 TOT AL P 25 3 42 1 0 .978 .945 1.80 2.28 3.14 3.20 15 129.0 WSH AL P 17 2 29 0 0 1.000 .945 1.82 2.28 3.37 3.20 8 82.7 CLE AL P 8 1 13 1 0 .933 .946 1.75 2.27 2.72 3.21 7 46.3 1909 28 CLE AL P 24 12 61 4 1 .948 .942 3.04 2.25 3.98 3.19 18 165.0 1910 29 CLE AL P 37 14 97 4 3 .965 .942 3.00 2.35 3.89 3.29 29 256.7 1911 30 CLE AL P 15 4 33 3 1 .925 .939 2.47 1.89 3.12 2.88 13 106.7 1913 32 CLE AL P 39 4 68 7 1 .911 .938 1.85 1.83 2.35 3.01 36 276.0 1914 33 IND FL P 49 20 113 5 5 .964 .947 2.71 1.95 3.17 3.04 43 377.3 1915 34 TOT FL P 32 6 71 4 4 .951 .955 2.41 1.97 3.15 3.08 28 220.0 NEW FL P 25 4 58 3 3 .954 .955 2.48 1.97 3.24 3.08 21 172.0 BTT FL P 7 2 13 1 1 .938 .955 2.14 1.97 2.81 3.07 7 48.0 1917 36 PHA AL P 15 2 30 5 5 .865 .947 2.13 1.83 3.57 3.04 8 80.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1903 22 PIT NL P 10 7 21 3 0 .903 .924 2.80 2.43 4.50 2.88 6 56.0 1905 24 WSH AL P 12 6 17 2 1 .920 .943 1.92 2.61 2.75 3.24 10 75.3 1906 25 WSH AL P 40 12 92 8 3 .929 .948 2.60 2.52 3.13 3.22 36 298.7 1907 26 WSH AL P 32 10 82 6 2 .939 .946 2.88 2.43 3.54 3.28 24 233.7 1908 27 TOT AL P 25 3 42 1 0 .978 .945 1.80 2.28 3.14 3.20 15 129.0 WSH AL P 17 2 29 0 0 1.000 .945 1.82 2.28 3.37 3.20 8 82.7 CLE AL P 8 1 13 1 0 .933 .946 1.75 2.27 2.72 3.21 7 46.3 1909 28 CLE AL P 24 12 61 4 1 .948 .942 3.04 2.25 3.98 3.19 18 165.0 1910 29 CLE AL P 37 14 97 4 3 .965 .942 3.00 2.35 3.89 3.29 29 256.7 1911 30 CLE AL P 15 4 33 3 1 .925 .939 2.47 1.89 3.12 2.88 13 106.7 1913 32 CLE AL P 39 4 68 7 1 .911 .938 1.85 1.83 2.35 3.01 36 276.0 1914 33 IND FL P 49 20 113 5 5 .964 .947 2.71 1.95 3.17 3.04 43 377.3 1915 34 TOT FL P 32 6 71 4 4 .951 .955 2.41 1.97 3.15 3.08 28 220.0 NEW FL P 25 4 58 3 3 .954 .955 2.48 1.97 3.24 3.08 21 172.0 BTT FL P 7 2 13 1 1 .938 .955 2.14 1.97 2.81 3.07 7 48.0 1917 36 PHA AL P 15 2 30 5 5 .865 .947 2.13 1.83 3.57 3.04 8 80.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 330 100 727 52 26 .941 .944 2.51 2.18 3.27 3.13 266 2275.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 330 100 727 52 26 .941 .944 2.51 2.18 3.27 3.13 266 2275
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1913 AL-2.22-8
1914 FL-2.22-4
Car-2.68-71

Wins
1913 AL-23-2
1914 FL-25-3

Won-Loss %
1911 AL-.615-10
1913 AL-.697-6
1914 FL-.610-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1913 AL-1.181-10
1914 FL-1.116-4

Hits Allowed/9IP
1914 FL-7.92-9

Bases on Balls/9IP
1914 FL-2.12-6

Strikeouts/9IP
1906 AL-5.36-4
1907 AL-4.16-9
1913 AL-5.41-4
1914 FL-5.63-3

Games
1906 AL-40-7
1910 AL-37-7
1914 FL-49-1

Saves
1906 AL-1-10
1910 AL-1-9
1914 FL-3-7

Innings
1906 AL-298.7-6
1910 AL-256.7-9
1913 AL-276.0-5
1914 FL-377.3-1

Strikeouts
1906 AL-178-2
1913 AL-166-2
1914 FL-236-1

Games Started
1906 AL-36-4
1913 AL-36-2
1914 FL-43-1

Comp. Games
1906 AL-30-5
1913 AL-23-4
1914 FL-33-2

Shutouts
1913 AL-6-4
1914 FL-9-1

Home Runs Allow.
1908 AL-3-7
1915 FL-7-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
1906 AL-108-1
1913 AL-88-7
1914 FL-89-8

Hits Allowed
1906 AL-277-6
1910 AL-246-4
1914 FL-332-2

SO to Walk
1913 AL-1.89-6
1914 FL-2.65-2
1915 FL-1.63-10

Losses
1906 AL-20-3
1907 AL-17-6
1910 AL-13-9
1914 FL-16-8

Earned Runs Allow.
1906 AL-95-4
1910 AL-84-2

Wild Pitches
1906 AL-14-1
1907 AL-13-3
1908 AL-8-10
1910 AL-8-7
1913 AL-13-1
1914 FL-9-3
1917 AL-6-9

Hit Batsmen
1906 AL-13-5
1915 FL-10-3

Batters Faced
1910 AL-1027-8
1913 AL-1117-5
1914 FL-1502-1

Adjusted ERA+
1913 AL-136-7
1914 FL-156-3

Oldest Player
1917 AL-36-6

         

Black Ink: Pitching - 10 (230) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 76 (317) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 20.0 (293) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 41.0 (322) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

September 28, 1902: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Worcester (Eastern).

August 20, 1905: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Toronto (Eastern).

July 23, 1908: Purchased by the Cleveland Naps from the Washington Senators.

January 27, 1914: Jumped from the Cleveland Naps to the Indianapolis Hoosiers.

April 29, 1917: Traded by the Indianapolis (American Association) to the Philadelphia Athletics for Jack Nabors.


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