Cy Falkenberg
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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 USA
- Died April 14, 1961 in San Francisco, CA USA
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Cy Falkenberg had his best years back-to-back in 1913-14. He went 23-10 for the 1913 Cleveland Naps and then jumped to the Federal League where he went 25-16 for the 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers. In both years he had an ERA of 2.22.
Falkenberg, while with the Indians, was a teammate of both the veteran Nap Lajoie, who was six years older, and of the youngster Joe Jackson, who was nine years younger.
Falkenberg's real name was not "Cy", so presumably he was nicknamed after Cy Young, who had been a great Cleveland pitcher in the 1890's. Young came back to Cleveland in 1909 and was a teammate of Falkenberg for three years.
