Denny Lyons
American baseball player (1866–1929) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dennis Patrick Aloysius Lyons (March 12, 1866 – January 2, 1929) was an American Major League Baseball player. He played third base for the Providence Grays (1885), Philadelphia Athletics (1886–90), St. Louis Browns (1891), New York Giants (1892), Pittsburgh Pirates (1893–94 and 1896–97), and St. Louis Browns (1895).
Denny Lyons | |
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Third baseman | |
Born: (1866-03-12)March 12, 1866 Cincinnati, Ohio | |
Died: January 2, 1929(1929-01-02) (aged 62) West Covington, Kentucky | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 18, 1885, for the Providence Grays | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 23, 1897, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .310 |
Home runs | 62 |
Runs batted in | 756 |
Teams | |
Lyons was born in Cincinnati.[1] He reached base by a hit or a walk in 52 consecutive games in 1887.[1] Lyons led the American Association in on-base percentage (.461), slugging percentage (.531) and OPS (.992) in 1890.
In 1123 games over 13 seasons, Lyons posted a .310 batting average (1334-for-4300) with 933 runs, 244 doubles, 69 triples, 62 home runs, 756 RBIs, 224 stolen bases, 623 bases on balls, .407 on-base percentage and .442 slugging percentage.
He died in West Covington, Kentucky, at the age of 62.