George Lyons (baseball)

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::summary American baseball player (1891–1981) ::

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Field	Value
name	George Lyons
image	George_Tony_Lyons.jpg
position	Pitcher
bats	Right
throws	Right
birth_date
birth_place	Bible Grove, Illinois, US
death_date
death_place	Nevada, Missouri, US
debutleague	MLB
debutdate	September 6
debutyear	1920
debutteam	St. Louis Cardinals
finalleague	MLB
finaldate	September 23
finalyear	1924
finalteam	St. Louis Browns
statleague	MLB
stat1label	Win–loss record
stat1value	5–3
stat2label	Earned run average
stat2value	4.72
stat3label	Strikeouts
stat3value	30
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• St. Louis Cardinals ()
• St. Louis Browns () **George Tony Lyons ** (January 25, 1891 – August 12, 1981) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played a total of 33 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the 1920 St. Louis Cardinals and the 1924 St. Louis Browns. Listed at 5 ft and 180 lb, he threw and batted right-handed.

Biography

Nicknamed "Smooth", Lyons played minor league baseball from 1914 to 1928, except for 1916 when there is no record of him playing professionally.

Lyons' first major league stint came in September 1920 with the St. Louis Cardinals. His best outing was a complete game 4–2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on September 22. With the Cardinals, Lyons pitched in seven games (two starts) registering a 2–1 record with a 3.09 earned run average (ERA) while striking out five batters in innings pitched.

Lyons returned to the major leagues in 1924 with the St. Louis Browns, when he pitched in 26 games (six starts). He had two complete game wins in June; one an 11–4 win over the Boston Red Sox, the other a 10–2 win over the Philadelphia Athletics. His record with the Browns was 3–2 with a 5.21 ERA and 25 strikeouts in innings pitched.

Lyons' major league pitching appearances yielded an overall 5–3 record with a 4.72 ERA in 33 games pitched. As a batter, he accrued a .222 batting average (6-for-27) with four RBIs. Defensively, he committed no errors in 39 total chances for a 1.000 fielding average.

Born in Bible Grove, Illinois, in 1891, Lyons served in the United States Army during World War I. He died at age 90 in Nevada, Missouri, and was interred there. The ballpark in the city of Nevada—used by the local high school and a M.I.N.K. Collegiate Baseball League team—is named Lyons Stadium in his honor.

References

References

1. "George Lyons Stats".
2. "Tony Lyons Minor League Statistics & History".
3. "The 1920 STL N Regular Season Pitching Log for George Lyons".
4. (September 22, 1920). "St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2".
5. "The 1924 STL A Regular Season Pitching Log for George Lyons".
6. (June 6, 1924). "St. Louis Browns 11, Boston Red Sox 4".
7. (June 16, 1924). "St. Louis Browns 10, Philadelphia Athletics 2".
8. "Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File". [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]].
9. "George Lyons".
10. (June 23, 2017). "Griffons hold inaugural George Lyons Night".

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