1889
Born December 14, 1889
Derry, NH, USA
Lefty Tyler Notable
b. December 14, 1889 · Boston Doves 1910, Boston Rustlers 1911, Boston Braves 1912–1917, Chicago Cubs 1918–1921
Lefty Tyler played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Doves in 1910 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1921. His longest stay was with the Boston Braves, from 1912 to 1917.
He went 127 and 116 with a 2.95 earned run average, pitching 2,230 innings in 323 games. He struck out 1,003, completed 179 of his 265 starts and threw 30 shutouts. Across 390 games he batted .217, with 189 hits and 85 runs. He finished with 4 home runs and 33 doubles.
He was born in Derry, NH, USA on December 14, 1889, and died on September 29, 1953. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | BSN | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1911 | BSN | 28 | 61 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .164 |
| 1912 | BSN | 42 | 96 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .198 |
| 1913 | BSN | 43 | 102 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 0 | .206 |
| 1914 | BSN | 38 | 94 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .202 |
| 1915 | BSN | 45 | 88 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .261 |
| 1916 | BSN | 39 | 93 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .204 |
| 1917 | BSN | 61 | 134 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 0 | .231 |
| 1918 | CHC | 38 | 100 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .210 |
| 1919 | CHC | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 1920 | CHC | 29 | 65 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .262 |
| 1921 | CHC | 19 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .231 |
| Career | — | 390 | 870 | 85 | 189 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 75 | 80 | 143 | 0 | .217 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | BSN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2.38 |
| 1911 | BSN | 7 | 10 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 165.1 | 150 | 93 | 109 | 90 | 5.06 |
| 1912 | BSN | 12 | 22 | 42 | 29 | 0 | 256.1 | 262 | 119 | 126 | 144 | 4.18 |
| 1913 | BSN | 16 | 17 | 39 | 34 | 2 | 290.1 | 245 | 90 | 108 | 143 | 2.79 |
| 1914 | BSN | 16 | 13 | 38 | 34 | 2 | 271.1 | 247 | 81 | 101 | 140 | 2.69 |
| 1915 | BSN | 10 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 204.2 | 182 | 65 | 84 | 89 | 2.86 |
| 1916 | BSN | 17 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 249.1 | 200 | 56 | 58 | 117 | 2.02 |
| 1917 | BSN | 14 | 12 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 239.0 | 203 | 67 | 86 | 98 | 2.52 |
| 1918 | CHC | 19 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 269.1 | 218 | 60 | 67 | 102 | 2.00 |
| 1919 | CHC | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 30.0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 2.10 |
| 1920 | CHC | 11 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 193.0 | 193 | 71 | 57 | 57 | 3.31 |
| 1921 | CHC | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 50.0 | 59 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3.24 |
| Career | — | 127 | 116 | 323 | 265 | 7 | 2230.0 | 1990 | 730 | 829 | 1003 | 2.95 |
On this day & linked events
1953
Died September 29, 1953
1910
Major-league debut: Lefty Tyler
Lefty Tyler made a major-league debut on September 20, 1910.
1921
Final major-league game: Lefty Tyler
Lefty Tyler played a final major-league game on July 20, 1921.
Image: The Sporting News via [1], public domain