Jimmie Lyons

James Henry Lyons (October 9, 1889 – February 8, 1961) was an American baseball player in the Negro leagues.^[6] He pitched and played outfield between 1910 and 1925. He played for the Brooklyn Royal Giants, Chicago Giants, Lincoln Giants, St. Louis Giants,^[2] and Detroit Stars. He is the brother of Bennie Lyons, another baseball player who played for the West Baden Sprudels and Indianapolis ABCs.

Jimmie Lyons
Pitcher / Utility / Manager
Born: (1889-10-09)October 9, 1889 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died: February 8, 1961(1961-02-08) (aged 71) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
Negro leagues debut
1909, for the Chicago Leland Giants
Last Negro leagues appearance
1932, for the Chicago American Giants
Negro leagues[a] statistics
Batting average	.301
Home runs	16
Runs batted in	145
Win–loss record	1–2
Earned run average	3.49
Strikeouts	12
Managerial record	0–8
Teams
Chicago Leland Giants (1909) St. Louis Giants (1910–1912)[2] New York Lincoln Giants (1911) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1914) Chicago Giants (1914, 1917)[3] St. Louis Giants (1915–1917) Indianapolis ABCs (1915–1918)[4] Bowser's ABCs (1916) Jewell's ABCs (1917) St. Louis Giants (1919) Detroit Stars (1920)[5] Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1920) Chicago American Giants (1921–1925) Washington Potomacs (1924) Cleveland Browns (1924) Louisville Black Caps (1932) Chicago American Giants (1932)

When the Negro National League formed in 1920, Lyons signed himself to the Detroit Stars. He played there for one year, then went back to play for the Chicago American Giants.

While many baseball researchers list Lyons as a right-handed hitter or even a right-handed thrower, most newspaper accounts show he was a southpaw.^[4]

Lyons served in the military during World War I.

Death

Lyons died in Chicago on February 8, 1961.

Notes

1. On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball declared certain Negro leagues, from the span of 1920–1948, to be "major" leagues.^[1] Lyons' statistics reflect his time in the Negro leagues from 1920 until the end of his career.