1905
Born September 26, 1905
Evansville, IN, USA
Steel Arm Tyler Notable
b. September 26, 1905 · Memphis Red Sox 1925, 1927–1928, Chicago American Giants 1926, Kansas City Monarchs 1927, Detroit Stars 1929–1930
Steel Arm Tyler played for four clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Memphis Red Sox in 1925 and closing with the Detroit Stars in 1930.
He went 28 and 33 with a 3.78 earned run average, pitching 554.3 innings in 106 games. He struck out 308, completed 31 of his 80 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 117 games he batted .130, with 25 hits and 11 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in Evansville, IN, USA on September 26, 1905, and died on January 11, 1970.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | MRS | 33 | 53 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .132 |
| 1926 | CAG | 12 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .077 |
| 1927 | KCM/MRS | 29 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .095 |
| 1928 | MRS | 14 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .188 |
| 1929 | DS | 18 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
| 1930 | DS | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Career | — | 117 | 192 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .130 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | MRS | 9 | 12 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 171.2 | 157 | 79 | 34 | 93 | 4.14 |
| 1926 | CAG | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 35.1 | 42 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.53 |
| 1927 | KCM/MRS | 6 | 8 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 142.0 | 147 | 52 | 41 | 80 | 3.30 |
| 1928 | MRS | 4 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 85.2 | 77 | 32 | 28 | 52 | 3.36 |
| 1929 | DS | 7 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 102.1 | 92 | 53 | 44 | 62 | 4.66 |
| 1930 | DS | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17.1 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5.71 |
| Career | — | 28 | 33 | 106 | 80 | 0 | 554.1 | 532 | 233 | 166 | 308 | 3.78 |
On this day & linked events
1970