Clarence William "Ty" Pickup (October 29, 1897 – August 2, 1974) was an American professional

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player. He played one game for the

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in 1918."Ty Pickup Statistics and History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.

Career

Pickup was born in

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, Pennsylvania, in 1897. He started his professional baseball career in 1918. That season, he played in his first and only

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game on April 30 for the Philadelphia Phillies. Pickup singled in his only

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and played one

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. He also appeared in 49 games for the Eastern League's

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in 1918 and had a

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of .234."Ty Pickup Minor League Statistics & History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012. The following year, Pickup played for the Eastern League's Pittsfield Hillies. He batted .285 in 100 games played, and according to the ''

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'', he was one of the stars of the club, which won the pennant."Panther Boss Has Boost for New Colonels"
''Milwaukee Journal''. January 9, 1920. p. 22. Pickup then played for three different minor league teams in 1920, batting .236 overall, and then batted .243 in 1921. He was out of professional baseball for six years before returning for one season, in 1928, in the

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. That year, he set career-highs with a .293 batting average and nine

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s. Pickup died in Philadelphia in 1974 and was buried in St. Dominic Cemetery.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pickup, Ty 1897 births 1974 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Philadelphia Phillies players New London Planters players Pittsfield Hillies players Durham Bulls players Hartford Senators players Waterbury Brasscos players Wilmington Pirates players Rocky Mount Buccaneers players Baseball players from Philadelphia