Henry Harrison "Hy" Myers (April 27, 1889 – May 1, 1965) was a professional

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. He was an

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over all or part of 14 seasons (1909–1925) with the Brooklyn Superbas/Robins,

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, and Cincinnati Reds. In 1919 he led the

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(73), triples (14), slugging (.436) and total bases (223). He appeared in 154 games the next year for the pennant-winning Robins, again leading the league in triples (22). He participated in the 1916 and 1920 World Series for Brooklyn, losing both times and hitting only .208 (10-48). In a 14-year career, Myers was a .281 hitter (1380-4910) with 32 home runs, 555 runs, 179 doubles, 100 triples and 559 RBI in 1,310 games played. As a member of the Dodgers he had four 5-hit games. He was born in 1889 in

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, and died on May 1, 1965, in

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, at the age of 76. He was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery in

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