sˈaɪnd baɪ ðə bɹˈʊklɪn dˈɑːdʒɚz æz ɐn ˈæmətʃɚ fɹˈiː ˈeɪdʒənt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks, vˈæn kˈaɪk mˌeɪd hɪz mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ bˈeɪsbɔːl deɪbjˈuː wɪððə bɹˈʊklɪn dˈɑːdʒɚz ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ sˈɪkstiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, ænd ɐpˈɪɹd ɪn hɪz fˈaɪnəl ɡˈeɪm ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst fˈɪftiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː.
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1946, Van Cuyk made his Major League Baseball debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 16, 1950, and appeared in his final game on August 15, 1952.