Английская Википедия:George Lyons (baseball)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox baseball biography 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 Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert, he threw and batted right-handed.
Biography
Nicknamed "Smooth",[1] Lyons played minor league baseball from 1914 to 1928, except for 1916 when there is no record of him playing professionally.[2] Lyons played only six games during the 1918 season,[2] due to military service from May 1918 to January 1919.[3] In 13 minor league seasons, he accrued a 124–163 win–loss record for seasons that records are available for.[2]
Lyons' first major league stint came in September 1920 with the St. Louis Cardinals.[4] His best outing was a complete game 4–2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on September 22.[5] 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 Шаблон:Frac innings pitched.[6]
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;[7] one an 11–4 win over the Boston Red Sox,[8] the other a 10–2 win over the Philadelphia Athletics.[9] His record with the Browns was 3–2 with a 5.21 ERA and 25 strikeouts in Шаблон:Frac innings pitched.[6]
Lyons' major league pitching appearances yielded an overall 5–3 record with a 4.72 ERA in 33 games pitched.[6] As a batter, he accrued a .222 batting average (6-for-27) with four RBIs.[6] Defensively, he committed no errors in 39 total chances for a 1.000 fielding average.[6]
Born in Bible Grove, Illinois, in 1891, Lyons served in the United States Army during World War I.[3] He died at age 90 in Nevada, Missouri, and was interred there.[6] 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.[10]
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