Denny Lyons Notable

b. March 12, 1866 · Providence Grays 1885, Philadelphia Athletics 1886–1890, St. Louis Browns 1891, 1895, New York Giants 1892, Pittsburgh Pirates 1893–1894, 1896–1897

Denny Lyons played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Providence Grays in 1885 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1897. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Athletics, from 1886 to 1890.

He batted .310 with 1,334 hits across 1,123 games, scoring 933 runs. He finished with 62 home runs, 244 doubles, 69 triples, 623 walks and 224 stolen bases.

He played 1,085 games at third base, with 2,130 assists and 509 errors. He turned 165 double plays.

He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on March 12, 1866, and died on January 2, 1929. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1885	PRO	4	16	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	.125
1886	PHA	32	123	22	26	3	1	0	11	8	0	7	.211
1887	PHA	137	570	128	209	43	14	6	102	47	16	73	.367
1888	PHA	111	456	93	135	22	5	6	83	41	43	39	.296
1889	PHA	131	510	135	168	36	4	9	82	79	44	10	.329
1890	PHA	88	339	79	120	29	5	7	73	57	0	21	.354
1891	STL	120	451	124	142	24	3	11	84	88	58	9	.315
1892	NYG	108	389	71	100	16	7	8	51	59	37	11	.257
1893	PIT	131	490	103	150	19	16	3	105	97	29	19	.306
1894	PIT	72	257	52	82	14	4	4	51	43	13	14	.319
1895	STL	34	132	24	39	6	0	2	25	15	7	3	.295
1896	PIT	118	436	77	134	25	6	4	71	67	25	13	.307
1897	PIT	37	131	22	27	6	4	2	17	22	5	5	.206
Career	—	1123	4300	933	1334	244	69	62	756	623	280	224	.310

On this day & linked events

1866

Born March 12, 1866

Cincinnati, OH, USA

1929

Died January 2, 1929

1885

Major-league debut: Denny Lyons

Denny Lyons made a major-league debut on September 18, 1885.

1897

Final major-league game: Denny Lyons

Denny Lyons played a final major-league game on July 23, 1897.

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