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Ted Lyons
Ted Lyons
Full name Theodore Amar Lyons
Born December 28, 1900, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Died July 25, 1986, Sulphur, Louisiana
Buried at Big Woods Cemetery, Edgerly, Louisiana
First Game: July 2, 1923 ; Final Game: May 19, 1946
Managed First Game: May 26, 1946 ; Managed Final Game: October 3, 1948
Bat: Both Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 200
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1955
Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1927)
Ejections as player: 1933 (1), 1939 (2). Total: 3 Ejections as coach: 1950 (1), 1952 (1), 1953 (1). Total: 3 Ejections as manager: 1947 (2), 1948 (2). Total: 4 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1923 CHI A Daily Splits 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 0.0 1923 CHI A
1924 CHI A Daily Splits 41 77 10 17 0 1 0 6 5 0 13 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 .221 .277 .247 0.0 1924 CHI A
1925 CHI A Daily Splits 43 97 6 18 3 0 0 7 3 0 13 1 9 0 2 2 0 0 .186 .218 .216 0.0 1925 CHI A
1926 CHI A Daily Splits 41 104 7 22 1 1 0 3 1 0 10 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .219 .240 0.0 1926 CHI A
1927 CHI A Daily Splits 41 110 16 28 6 2 1 9 6 0 17 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .293 .373 0.0 1927 CHI A
1928 CHI A Daily Splits 49 91 10 23 2 0 0 8 1 0 9 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 .253 .261 .275 0.0 1928 CHI A
1929 CHI A Daily Splits 40 91 7 20 4 0 0 11 9 0 13 0 4 0 3 2 0 0 .220 .290 .264 0.1 1929 CHI A
1930 CHI A Daily Splits 57 122 20 38 6 3 1 15 2 0 18 0 6 0 7 1 0 0 .311 .323 .434 0.0 1930 CHI A
1931 CHI A Daily Splits 42 33 6 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 .152 .200 .152 0.0 1931 CHI A
1932 CHI A Daily Splits 49 73 11 19 2 1 1 10 4 0 10 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 .260 .308 .356 0.0 1932 CHI A
1933 CHI A Daily Splits 51 91 11 26 2 1 1 11 4 0 6 0 1 0 0 5 0 1 .286 .316 .363 0.0 1933 CHI A
1934 CHI A Daily Splits 50 97 9 20 4 0 1 16 3 0 19 2 4 0 3 3 0 0 .206 .245 .278 0.0 1934 CHI A
1935 CHI A Daily Splits 29 82 5 18 4 0 0 6 3 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .256 .268 0.0 1935 CHI A
1936 CHI A Daily Splits 26 70 2 11 0 0 0 5 5 0 12 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .157 .213 .157 0.0 1936 CHI A
1937 CHI A Daily Splits 23 57 6 12 0 0 0 3 9 0 14 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 .211 .318 .211 0.0 1937 CHI A
1938 CHI A Daily Splits 24 72 9 14 2 0 0 4 2 0 9 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 .194 .216 .222 0.0 1938 CHI A
1939 CHI A Daily Splits 21 61 5 18 3 0 0 8 5 0 7 0 6 0 3 1 0 0 .295 .348 .344 0.0 1939 CHI A
1940 CHI A Daily Splits 22 75 4 18 4 0 0 7 2 0 7 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 .240 .260 .293 0.0 1940 CHI A
1941 CHI A Daily Splits 22 74 8 20 2 0 0 6 2 0 6 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 .270 .289 .297 0.0 1941 CHI A
1942 CHI A Daily Splits 20 67 10 16 4 0 0 10 3 0 7 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 .239 .282 .299 0.0 1942 CHI A
1946 CHI A Daily Splits 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .067 .000 0.0 1946 CHI A
Total (21 Years) Splits 705 1563 162 364 49 9 5 149 73 0 201 7 83 0 33 29 0 1 .233 .270 .285 0.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1923 CHI A Daily Splits 9 1 0 0 4 0 22.2 30 113 2 21 16 15 0 6 4 3 1 1 6 1 0 2 2 1 6.35 5.00 -0.7 1923 CHI A
1924 CHI A Daily Splits 41 22 12 0 15 3 216.1 279 980 10 143 117 72 2 52 39 4 2 0 46 8 10 21 12 11 4.87 5.55 -2.0 1924 CHI A
1925 CHI A Daily Splits 43 32 19 5 8 3 262.2 274 1110 7 111 95 83 0 45 38 5 2 0 48 6 24 18 21 11 3.26 5.16 2.8 1925 CHI A
1926 CHI A Daily Splits 39 31 24 3 8 2 283.2 268 1208 5 108 95 106 3 51 37 1 1 0 55 13 17 28 18 16 3.01 3.94 3.3 1926 CHI A
1927 CHI A Daily Splits 39 34 30 2 4 2 307.2 291 1262 7 125 97 67 2 71 34 2 0 1 54 10 20 28 22 14 2.84 4.94 4.7 1927 CHI A
1928 CHI A Daily Splits 39 27 21 0 12 7 240 276 1043 11 133 106 68 3 60 36 2 2 0 47 9 15 23 15 14 3.97 4.78 0.0 1928 CHI A
1929 CHI A Daily Splits 37 31 21 1 6 2 259.1 276 1102 11 136 118 76 0 57 31 3 2 0 60 11 19 21 14 20 4.10 4.45 1.1 1929 CHI A
1930 CHI A Daily Splits 42 36 29 1 6 2 297.2 331 1258 12 160 125 57 6 69 36 2 2 1 60 20 30 37 22 15 3.78 5.28 3.7 1930 CHI A
1931 CHI A Daily Splits 22 12 7 0 8 0 101 117 435 6 50 45 33 1 16 7 1 0 1 18 5 12 7 4 6 4.01 4.17 0.2 1931 CHI A
1932 CHI A Daily Splits 33 26 19 1 4 2 230.2 243 979 10 104 84 71 4 58 11 1 3 0 39 7 22 23 10 15 3.28 3.77 3.1 1932 CHI A
1933 CHI A Daily Splits 36 27 14 2 9 1 228 260 1016 10 142 111 74 0 74 12 10 0 0 39 13 19 34 10 21 4.38 4.07 -0.3 1933 CHI A
1934 CHI A Daily Splits 30 24 21 0 4 1 205.1 249 928 15 138 111 66 3 53 10 2 2 1 54 5 13 27 11 13 4.87 5.17 -0.4 1934 CHI A
1935 CHI A Daily Splits 23 22 19 3 1 0 190.2 194 811 15 79 64 56 6 54 12 4 3 0 28 3 11 10 15 8 3.02 4.45 3.2 1935 CHI A
1936 CHI A Daily Splits 26 24 15 1 2 0 182 227 804 21 115 104 45 6 48 11 1 3 0 29 6 13 16 10 13 5.14 5.38 0.1 1936 CHI A
1937 CHI A Daily Splits 22 22 11 0 0 0 169.1 182 706 21 86 78 45 4 45 6 2 1 0 19 10 16 6 12 7 4.15 4.68 1.2 1937 CHI A
1938 CHI A Daily Splits 23 23 17 1 0 0 194.2 238 862 13 93 80 52 7 54 15 1 0 1 40 9 16 18 9 11 3.70 4.78 2.2 1938 CHI A
1939 CHI A Daily Splits 21 21 16 0 0 0 172.2 162 702 7 71 53 26 1 65 18 0 1 0 20 5 12 21 14 6 2.76 4.81 3.7 1939 CHI A
1940 CHI A Daily Splits 22 22 17 4 0 0 186.1 188 789 17 85 67 37 1 72 5 6 0 0 34 9 6 18 12 8 3.24 5.64 2.1 1940 CHI A
1941 CHI A Daily Splits 22 22 19 2 0 0 187.1 199 795 9 87 77 37 3 63 15 2 4 0 33 5 14 17 12 10 3.70 5.41 1.4 1941 CHI A
1942 CHI A Daily Splits 20 20 20 1 0 0 180.1 167 720 11 52 42 26 3 50 11 3 2 0 32 3 15 12 14 6 2.10 4.60 3.8 1942 CHI A
1946 CHI A Daily Splits 5 5 5 0 0 0 42.2 38 174 2 17 11 9 1 10 3 0 0 0 8 0 4 5 1 4 2.32 2.20 0.3 1946 CHI A
Total (21 Years) Splits 594 484 356 27 91 25 4161 4489 17797 222 2056 1696 1121 56 1073 391 55 31 6 769 158 308 392 260 230 3.67 4.77 33.5 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1923 CHI A Daily Splits P 9 1 0 22.2 3 7 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1.000
1924 CHI A Daily Splits P 41 22 12 216.1 3 43 5 2 0 1 17 17 3 .902
1925 CHI A Daily Splits P 43 32 19 263 8 80 4 3 0 2 7 11 5 .957
1926 CHI A Daily Splits P 39 31 24 283.1 16 91 5 3 0 1 13 8 6 .955
1927 CHI A Daily Splits P 39 34 30 307.2 13 79 2 3 0 0 19 9 2 .979
1928 CHI A Daily Splits P 39 27 21 239.2 20 60 7 6 0 1 8 9 4 .920
1929 CHI A Daily Splits P 37 31 21 259.1 21 66 5 4 0 2 6 9 1 .946
1929 CHI A RF 1 0 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1929 CHI A OF 1 0 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1930 CHI A Daily Splits P 42 36 29 297.1 14 77 6 5 0 2 14 11 2 .938
1931 CHI A Daily Splits P 22 12 7 100.2 4 18 1 3 0 0 6 6 1 .957
1932 CHI A Daily Splits P 33 26 19 229.2 11 42 2 1 0 3 4 8 1 .964
1933 CHI A Daily Splits P 36 27 14 228 10 49 1 3 0 3 7 6 1 .983
1934 CHI A Daily Splits P 30 24 21 205 12 50 4 4 0 4 10 4 2 .939
1935 CHI A Daily Splits P 23 22 19 190.2 9 31 0 2 0 3 7 6 1 1.000
1936 CHI A Daily Splits P 26 24 15 182 12 38 0 2 0 1 2 3 2 1.000
1937 CHI A Daily Splits P 22 22 11 169.1 6 33 0 3 0 0 3 7 0 1.000
1938 CHI A Daily Splits P 23 23 17 194.2 9 46 1 1 0 2 8 4 1 .982
1939 CHI A Daily Splits P 21 21 16 172.2 9 22 3 3 0 6 11 5 1 .912
1940 CHI A Daily Splits P 22 22 17 186.1 12 24 3 1 0 6 2 1 1 .923
1941 CHI A Daily Splits P 22 22 19 187.1 17 36 1 3 0 3 7 3 2 .981
1942 CHI A Daily Splits P 20 20 20 180.1 8 41 1 4 0 4 5 2 1 .980
1946 CHI A Daily Splits P 5 5 5 42.2 2 10 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1.000
Total (21 Years) Splits P 594 484 356 4158.2 219 943 51 57 0 46 158 131 39 .958
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 0 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 1 0 0 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1946 CHI A 125 64 60 .516 464 466 5-26 7 5
1947 CHI A 155 70 84 .455 553 661 6
1948 CHI A 154 51 101 .336 559 814 8
Total ( 3 Years) 434 185 245 .430 1576 1941
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1949 DET A 4-19 10- 2
1950 DET A 4-18 10- 1
1951 DET A 4-17 9-30
1952 DET A 4-15 9-28
1953 DET A 4-14 9-27
1954 BRO N 4-13 9-26
Total ( 6 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-20-1933 BOX CHI A Brick Owens Call at 1B
7- 2-1939 BOX CHI A Eddie Rommel Called third strike
8-10-1939 BOX CHI A Eddie Rommel Call at HP
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-16-1947 BOX CHI A Eddie Rommel Call at 2B
9- 7-1947 BOX CHI A Cal Hubbard Call at 2B
6-22-1948 BOX CHI A Red Jones Balls and strikes
7-22-1948(2) BOX CHI A Red Jones Call at 1B
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-31-1950 BOX DET A Jim Honochick Balls and strikes
6- 7-1952 BOX DET A Bill McKinley Balls and strikes
8-29-1953 BOX DET A Charlie Berry Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Signed as a free agent by Chicago White Sox (June 1, 1923 ).
Released by Chicago White Sox (June 14, 1946 ).
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