Clytus George "Cy" Bentley (November 23, 1850 – February 26, 1873) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played one season in professional baseball, for the 1872 Middletown Mansfields of the National Association.
| Cy Bentley | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1850-11-23)November 23, 1850 East Haven, Connecticut, US | |
| Died: February 26, 1873(1873-02-26) (aged 22) Middletown, Connecticut, US | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 26, 1872, for the Middletown Mansfields | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 9, 1872, for the Middletown Mansfields | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 2–15 |
| Earned run average | 6.56 |
| Strikeouts | 5 |
| Teams | |
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Born in East Haven, Connecticut, Bentley played his only season in professional baseball for the 1872 Middletown Mansfields.[1] Bentley was the primary starting pitcher for the Mansfields, starting 17 of their 24 games and completing 16 of them.[2] He gave up 285 baserunners (273 hits and 12 walks), 252 runs, 105 of them were earned. For the season he won 2, lost 15, and had an ERA of 6.14, in 144 innings pitched.[1] Bentley's two victories came against the Cleveland Forest Citys (10-5) and the Washington Nationals (28-23), both in the month of May.[3]
Bentley, an iron moulder during the off-season,[4] died on February 26, 1873, 6½ months after the end of the 1872 season, of consumption[5] in Middletown, Connecticut, and is interred at the Church of the Holy Trinity.[1]