Primary Position: Pinch hitter
Birthplace: Elm City
First, Middle Names: Cecil Washington Nicknames: Turkey
Date of Birth: Dec. 6, 1914 Date and Place of Death: Feb. 17, 2000
Burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City
High School: Undetermined
College: Oak Ridge Military Institute, Oak Ridge, NC
Bats: L Throws: R Height and Weight: 6-5, 225
Debut Year: 1944 Final Year: 1944 Years Played: 1
Team and Year: Philadelphia Phillies, 1944
Career Summary
G AB H R RBI HR BA. OBP. SLG. WAR
1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0
Turkey Tyson had one day in the big leagues. He pinch hit in the ninth inning of a meaningless game and popped out to third. It was a brief interlude to a 15-year career down on the farms. Tyson bounced around minor-league clubs, from Tallahassee, Florida, to Utica, New York, accumulating a .300 career batting average and acquiring a reputation as a boisterous, fan favorite. After a very public feud with Cuban opponents that had a nasty, racial overtone, Tyson wore out his welcome up North and returned to North Carolina where he became a minor-league legend as a player and manager.