{{short description|American baseball player (1893-1960)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Red Causey |position=Pitcher |birth_date={{Birth date|1893|8|11}} |birth_place=Georgetown, Florida, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1960|11|11|1893|8|11}} |death_place=Avon Park, Florida, U.S. |bats=Right |throws=Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=April 26 |debutyear=1918 |debutteam=New York Giants |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=July 29 |finalyear=1922 |finalteam=New York Giants |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=39–35 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=3.59 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=139 |teams= * New York Giants ({{mlby|1918}}–{{mlby|1919}}) * Boston Braves ({{mlby|1919}}) * Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1920}}–{{mlby|1921}}) * New York Giants ({{mlby|1921}}–{{mlby|1922}}) }} '''Cecil Algerton "Red" Causey''' (August 11, 1893 – November 11, 1960) was an American right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1918 to 1922.

Prior to playing professionally, he attended Georgetown High School.<ref>[http://thebaseballcube.com/players/C/Red-Causey.shtml The Baseball Cube]</ref>

==Minor league career== He began his professional career in 1914 with the Savannah Colts. In 32 games with them, he went 18–11. The following season, he went 16–20 for the Portsmouth Truckers (9-6) and Savannah Colts (7-14). In 1916, Causey went 19–10 in 38 games with the Waco Navigators, and in 1917 he went 17–13 with a 2.40 ERA in 39 games for the Rochester Red Wings.

==Major league career== Causey made his big league debut on April 26, 1918 with the New York Giants. That year, he went 11–6 with a 2.79 ERA in 29 games (18 starts). He began the 1919 campaign with the Giants, going 9–3 with a 3.69 ERA with them. On August 1, he was traded with Johnny Jones, Mickey O'Neil, Joe Oeschger and $55,000 to the Boston Braves for Art Nehf. He went 4–5 with a 4.57 ERA in 10 games for the Braves. Overall, he went 13–8 with a 4.03 ERA in 29 games in 1919.

In an unknown transaction, Causey wound up with the Philadelphia Phillies for the 1920 season. With them, he went 7–14 with a 4.32 ERA in 35 games. He began 1921 with the Phillies, going 3–3 with a 2.84 ERA with them, but on July 10, he was traded to the Giants for John Monroe and Jesse Winters. He went 1–1 with a 2.45 ERA for the Giants. Overall, he went 4–4 with a 2.76 ERA in 1921.

Causey played his final season in 1922, going 4–3 with a 3.18 ERA in 24 games with the Giants. His final game was July 29, 1922. He also spent 11 games with the minor league Indianapolis Indians in 1922, going 3–7 with a 4.27 ERA with them.

Overall, Causey went 39–35 with a 3.59 ERA in five major league seasons.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/causere01.shtml Baseball Reference]</ref> In five minor league seasons, he went 73–61.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=causey001cec Baseball Reference Minors]</ref>

Following his death, he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lake Placid, Florida.

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