Cecil Fleming "Cy" Neighbors (September 23, 1880 - May 20, 1964) was a professional baseball

Baseball

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 outfielder

Outfielder

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Neighbors had played for the minor league Toledo Mud Hens

Toledo Mud Hens

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 in 1905, and in 1907 he played for Burlington, leading the Iowa State League

Iowa State League

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 in hits and runs scored. His one appearance in the major leagues was with the 1908 Pittsburgh Pirates

1908 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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. He played left field, which was player-manager Fred Clarke

Fred Clarke

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's position.

In 1910, Neighbors joined the Sioux City Packers

Sioux City Packers

Located in Sioux City, Iowa, the Sioux City Packers played in the Western League from 1905 to 1907, from 1910 to 1913, and from 1920 to 1923. They had previously been known as the Sioux City Soos. They moved to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1924 and became the Lincoln Links.-Year-by-year record:...

, batted .333, and led the Western League

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 in hits, with 206. He also stole 34 bases. The Packers won 108 games and the pennant.

Neighbors later spent five seasons in the Northwestern League. His career ended in 1920.

External links

• Statistics and History at Baseball-Reference.com