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Clytus George "Cy" Bentley (November 23, 1850 – February 26, 1873) was an American
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who played one season in professional baseball, for the
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of the National Association.


Career

Born in
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, Bentley played his only season in professional baseball for the Middletown Mansfields. Bentley was the primary starting pitcher for the Mansfields, starting 17 of their 24 games and completing 16 of them. He gave up 285 baserunners (273
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and 12 walks), 252 runs, 105 of them were earned. For the season he won 2, lost 15, and had an
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of 6.14, in 144
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. Bentley's two victories came against the
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(10-5) and the
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(28-23), both in the month of May.


Death

Bentley, an
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during the off-season, died on February 26, 1873, 6½ months after the end of the 1872 season, of
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in
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, and is interred at the Church of the Holy Trinity.


See also

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