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Steve Lyons

Steve Lyons Notable

b. June 3, 1960 · Boston Red Sox 1985–1986, 1991–1993, Chicago White Sox 1986–1990, Atlanta Braves 1992, Montreal Expos 1992

Steve Lyons played for four clubs across nine seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1985 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1992. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 1986 to 1990.

Across 853 games he batted .252, with 545 hits and 264 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 100 doubles and 42 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 3.00 earned run average, pitching 3 innings in 2 games. He struck out 2.

He played 334 games in the outfield, with 641 putouts and 14 errors. He also played 229 games at third base, 118 games at second base and 115 games at first base.

He was born in Tacoma, WA, USA on June 3, 1960. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1985 BOS 1333715298 1435 30326412 .264
1986 BOS/CHW 1012473056 931 2019474 .227
1987 CHW 761932654 1111 1912373 .280
1988 CHW 14647259127 2835 4532591 .269
1989 CHW 14044351117 2132 5035689 .264
1990 CHW 941462228 611 1110411 .192
1991 BOS 872121551 1014 17113510 .241
1992 ATL/BOS/MON 4855511 020 4381 .200
1993 BOS 282343 100 0251 .130
Career 8532162264545 1001719 19615636442 .252

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1990 CHW 0010 02.02 1414.50
1991 BOS 0010 01.02 0010.00
Career 0020 03.04 142 3.00

On this day & linked events

1960

Born June 3, 1960

Tacoma, WA, USA

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