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Dec 06, 1914 Elm City, North Carolina, United States Died on 17 Feb 2000 (aged 85)
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About Turkey Tyson
- Cecil Washington "Turkey" Tyson (December 6, 1914 – February 17, 2000) nicknamed "Slim" was a Major League Baseball player. Tyson is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World War II.
- His MLB career consisted of one at bat as a pinch hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies at Braves Field on April 23, 1944.
- He went 0-for-1 for a batting average of .000.
- Tyson did not appear in the field.
- The 29-year-old rookie stood 6'5" and weighed 225 lbs. He played 15 seasons in the minor leagues, beginning with the Tallahassee Capitals of the Georgia-Florida League and the Greenwood Dodgers of the Cotton States League in 1938.
- His best minor league season was in 1940, when he had a batting average of .363 with 5 home runs for two separate teams.
- His last minor league season was in 1952 with the Rocky Mount Leafs of the Coastal Plain League.
- He was a first baseman and outfielder. He died in his hometown of Elm City, North Carolina, at the age of 85.
