1889
Born October 10, 1889
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Jimmie Lyons Notable
b. October 10, 1889 · Chicago Leland Giants 1909, St. Louis Giants 1911–1912, 1915–1916, New York Lincoln Giants 1911, French Lick Plutos 1913, Brooklyn Royal Giants 1914, Indianapolis ABCs 1917–1918, Detroit Stars 1920, Chicago American Giants 1921–1924, 1932, Washington Potomacs 1924, Louisville Black Caps 1932
Jimmie Lyons played for 10 clubs across 24 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Chicago Leland Giants in 1909 and closing with the Chicago American Giants in 1932.
Across 440 games he batted .296, with 474 hits and 310 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 60 doubles and 150 stolen bases. He went 2 and 6 with a 5.84 earned run average, pitching 77 innings in 14 games. He struck out 36.
He played 437 games in the outfield, with 730 putouts and 56 errors.
He was born in Indianapolis, IN, USA on October 10, 1889, and died on February 8, 1961. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909* | LEL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1911* | NLG/SLG | 23 | 91 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | .330 |
| 1912* | SLG | 25 | 97 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9 | .258 |
| 1913* | FLP | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1914* | BRG | 31 | 116 | 20 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 13 | .276 |
| 1915* | SLG | 18 | 68 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | .324 |
| 1916* | SLG | 33 | 128 | 22 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 17 | .289 |
| 1917* | ABC | 5 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .292 |
| 1918* | ABC | 41 | 162 | 33 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 8 | .272 |
| 1920 | DS | 49 | 187 | 54 | 72 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 21 | 0 | 21 | .385 |
| 1921 | CAG | 70 | 238 | 53 | 74 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 30 | .311 |
| 1922 | CAG | 70 | 269 | 40 | 71 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 25 | .264 |
| 1923 | CAG | 66 | 200 | 39 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 12 | .270 |
| 1924 | CAG/WP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1932 | CAG/LVB | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 261 | 903 | 189 | 273 | 36 | 14 | 15 | 132 | 92 | 13 | 88 | .302 |
| All seasons | — | 440 | 1602 | 310 | 474 | 60 | 28 | 22 | 226 | 154 | 13 | 150 | .296 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909* | LEL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 1911* | SLG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 10.13 |
| 1912* | SLG | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 11.37 |
| 1915* | SLG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3.38 |
| 1916* | SLG | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22.1 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4.03 |
| 1918* | ABC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16.20 |
| 1920 | DS | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4.05 |
| Major leagues | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4.05 |
| All seasons | — | 2 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 77.0 | 104 | 50 | 36 | 36 | 5.84 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Jimmie Lyons, that is 1909–1918. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1961