Cecil Algerton "Red" Causey (August 11, 1893 â 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.
He began his professional career in 1914 with the Savannah Colts. In 32 games with them, he went 18âÂÂ11. The following season, he went 16âÂÂ20 for the Portsmouth Truckers (9-6) and Savannah Colts (7-14). In 1916, Causey went 19âÂÂ10 in 38 games with the Waco Navigators, and in 1917 he went 17âÂÂ13 with a 2.40 ERA in 39 games for the Rochester Red Wings.
Causey made his big league debut on April 26, 1918 with the New York Giants. That year, he went 11âÂÂ6 with a 2.79 ERA in 29 games (18 starts). He began the 1919 campaign with the Giants, going 9âÂÂ3 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 4âÂÂ5 with a 4.57 ERA in 10 games for the Braves. Overall, he went 13âÂÂ8 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 7âÂÂ14 with a 4.32 ERA in 35 games. He began 1921 with the Phillies, going 3âÂÂ3 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 1âÂÂ1 with a 2.45 ERA for the Giants. Overall, he went 4âÂÂ4 with a 2.76 ERA in 1921.
Causey played his final season in 1922, going 4âÂÂ3 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 3âÂÂ7 with a 4.27 ERA with them.
Overall, Causey went 39âÂÂ35 with a 3.59 ERA in five major league seasons. In five minor league seasons, he went 73âÂÂ61.
Following his death, he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lake Placid, Florida.