What years did Cy Block play?

Cy Block played in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1946.

Was Cy Block a pitcher?

No. Cy Block was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Cy Block hit?

Cy Block hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.

What was Cy Block's career batting average?

Cy Block batted .302 over his career, with 16 hits in 53 at bats.

How many RBI did Cy Block have?

Cy Block drove in 5 runs in his career.

Is Cy Block in the Hall of Fame?

No. Cy Block has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Cy Block

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1942-1946)

Cy Block was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1946 for the Chicago Cubs, a span of 5 seasons. In 17 career games, he hit .302 with 16 hits and 5 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .302

HR 0

RBI 5

H 16

OPS .742

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 5/4/1919 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
Died: 9/22/2004 in Manhasset, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1942-09-07
Last Game: 1946-09-23

Full name: Seymour Block

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Career Batting Statistics

Cy Block — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
17	53	9	16	1	1	0	5	2	7	3	.302	.383	.358	.742	0

Career AVG .302 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — +17.4% above league average.

Career OBP .383 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — +17.2% above league average.

Career SLG .358 vs. league average .354 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .742 vs. league average .681 across their career seasons — +8.9% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Cy Block — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1942	CHN	NL	9	33	6	12	1	1	4	2	3	3	.364	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	CHN	NL	2	7	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	CHN	NL	6	13	2	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			17	53	9	16	1	1	5	2	7	3	.302	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Cy Block — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Cy Block — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1945	WS	CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Cy Block — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	3	8	0	2	0	1	.250
Away	14	45	9	14	0	4	.311

Last 10 Games — Batting

Cy Block — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
1946-09-23	CHC	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1946-09-19	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	1
1946-09-17	CHC	BRO	L	4	0	1	0	0
1946-09-13	CHC	PHI	L	2	0	1	0	1
1946-09-12	CHC	PHI	W	3	1	0	0	2
1946-09-12	CHC	PHI	L	3	1	1	0	0
1945-09-30	CHC	PIT	W	5	0	0	0	0
1945-09-29	CHC	PIT	W	2	1	1	1	0
1942-09-27	CHC	STL	L	3	1	2	0	0
1942-09-22	CHC	CIN	L	4	0	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Cy Block — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	2	0	4	8	0	1
3B	13	0	15	21	2	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Cy Block — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1942	CHN	2B	1	2	3	0	1
1942	CHN	3B	8	10	12	2	1
1945	CHN	2B	1	2	5	0	0
1945	CHN	3B	1	1	2	0	0
1946	CHN	3B	4	4	7	0	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Cy Block — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Second Base	2
Third Base	13

Cy Block: the record in brief

Cy Block played a first major league game on September 7, 1942 and a last one on September 23, 1946. Block's only club in the season tables is the Chicago Cubs. Block played primarily as a third baseman and threw and hit right-handed. Born on May 4, 1919, in Brooklyn, NY, USA, Block was listed at 6-foot-0 and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on September 22, 2004, in Manhasset, NY, USA. Block's full given name, per the bio, is Seymour Block.

Block collected 16 hits in 53 at bats across 17 games, good for a .302 batting average; the totals also include 5 runs batted in. Reaching base at a .383 clip and slugging .358, Block finished with a .742 OPS. Block's .302 average ran 17.4% above the .257 that the league posted over the same seasons. By OPS the gap is 8.9% above league average (.742 against .681). 1942 produced Block's most hits, 12 of them for the Chicago Cubs.

Block reached the postseason in 1945.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cy Block

What years did Cy Block play?: Cy Block played in Major League Baseball from 1942 to 1946.
Was Cy Block a pitcher?: No. Cy Block was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Cy Block hit?: Cy Block hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.
What was Cy Block's career batting average?: Cy Block batted .302 over his career, with 16 hits in 53 at bats.
How many RBI did Cy Block have?: Cy Block drove in 5 runs in his career.
Is Cy Block in the Hall of Fame?: No. Cy Block has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.