Lyn Lary Notable

b. January 28, 1906 · New York Yankees 1929–1934, Boston Red Sox 1934, St. Louis Browns 1935–1936, 1940, Washington Senators 1935, Cleveland Indians 1937–1939, Brooklyn Dodgers 1939, St. Louis Cardinals 1939

Lyn Lary played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the New York Yankees in 1929 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1940.

Across 1,302 games he batted .269, with 1,239 hits and 805 runs. He finished with 38 home runs, 247 doubles, 56 triples, 705 walks and 162 stolen bases.

He led the league in stolen bases once, in 1936, with 37. He played 1,138 games at shortstop, with 3,388 assists and 268 errors. He turned 632 double plays.

He was born in Armona, CA, USA on January 28, 1906, and died on January 9, 1973. 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
1929	NYY	80	236	48	73	9	2	5	26	24	15	4	.309
1930	NYY	117	464	93	134	20	8	3	52	45	40	14	.289
1931	NYY	155	610	100	171	35	9	10	107	88	54	13	.280
1932	NYY	91	280	56	65	14	4	3	39	52	28	9	.232
1933	NYY	52	127	25	28	3	3	0	13	28	17	2	.220
1934	BOS/NYY	130	419	58	101	20	4	2	54	67	51	12	.241
1935	SLB/WSH	132	474	86	127	29	7	2	42	76	53	28	.268
1936	SLB	155	619	112	179	30	6	2	52	117	54	37	.289
1937	CLE	156	644	110	187	46	7	8	77	88	64	18	.290
1938	CLE	141	568	94	152	36	4	3	51	88	65	23	.268
1939	BRO/CLE/STL	66	108	18	19	4	1	0	10	28	22	2	.176
1940	SLB	27	54	5	3	1	1	0	3	4	7	0	.056
Career	—	1302	4603	805	1239	247	56	38	526	705	470	162	.269

On this day & linked events

1906

Born January 28, 1906

Armona, CA, USA

1973

Died January 9, 1973

1929

Major-league debut: Lyn Lary

Lyn Lary made a major-league debut on May 11, 1929.

1940

Final major-league game: Lyn Lary

Lyn Lary played a final major-league game on August 7, 1940.

Image: Goudey, public domain