Dick Seay

Dick Seay
Dick Seay
	Second baseman
	Born: November 30, 1904; West New York, New Jersey
	Died: April 6, 1981 (aged 76); Jersey City, New Jersey
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
debut
	1926, for the Baltimore Black Sox
Last appearance
	1947, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams
	Baltimore Black Sox (1926, 1932–1933); Newark Stars (1926); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1927, 1930); Philadelphia Stars (1934–1935); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1936); New York Black Yankees (1936, 1940–1942, 1944–1947); Newark Eagles (1937-1940);

Richard William Seay (November 30, 1904 – April 6, 1981) was an American Negro league baseball player who played from 1925 to 1947 for the Brooklyn Royal Giants, Newark Stars, Baltimore Black Sox, Philadelphia Stars, Newark Eagles, Pittsburgh Crawfords, and New York Black Yankees.[1]

Seay was born in West New York, New Jersey, and died in Jersey City, New Jersey. He started his baseball career with the independent Pennsylvania Red Caps of New York, where he played shortstop alongside second baseman Chino Smith. Both Seay and Smith went to play professionally in the Negro leagues.[2] Seay also served in the military during World War II from 1943 to 1944.

While a player with the Eagles, Seay was part of the "Million Dollar Infield," consisting of Seay, Ray Dandridge, Mule Suttles, and Willie Wells.[3]^:p.55

References

The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 1700. ISBN 978-1-4027-4771-7.
Martin, Alfred M.; Martin, Alfred T. (2008). The Negro Leagues in New Jersey : A History. Mcfarland & Co Inc. ISBN 978-0-78-643900-3
Grigsby, Daryl Russell (2012). Celebrating Ourselves: African-Americans and the Promise of Baseball. Indianapolis, IN: Dog Ear Publishing. ISBN 978-160844-798-5. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

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