Denny Lyons
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| Denny Lyons | ||
|---|---|---|
| Third baseman | ||
| Born: March 12, 1866 | ||
| Died: January 2 1929 (aged 62) | Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 18, 1885 for the Providence Grays | ||
| Final game | ||
| July 23, 1897 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .310 | |
| Hits | 1,333 | |
| Runs | 932 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
Dennis Patrick Aloysius Lyons (March 12, 1866 - January 2, 1929) born in Cincinnati, Ohio was a Third Baseman for the Providence Grays (1885), Philadelphia Athletics (1886-90), St. Louis Browns (1891 and 1895), New York Giants (1892) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1893-94 and 1896-97).
He led the American Association in On-base percentage (.461), Slugging Percentage (.531) and OPS (.992) in 1890.
He still ranks 45th on the MLB Career On-base percentage List (.407), behind Jeff Bagwell and ahead of Riggs Stephenson. Lyons reached base by a hit or a walk in 52 consecutive games in 1887.
In 13 seasons he played in 1,121 Games and had 4,294 At Bats, 932 Runs, 1,333 Hits, 244 Doubles, 69 Triples, 62 Home Runs, 755 RBI, 224 Stolen Bases, 621 Walks, .310 Batting Average, .407 On-base percentage, .443 Slugging Percentage and 1,901 Total Bases.
He died in West Covington, Kentucky at the age of 62.
[edit] Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Referencesh:Denny Lyons
Categories: 1866 births | 1929 deaths | Major league players from Ohio | Major league third basemen | Providence Grays players | Philadelphia Athletics players | St. Louis Browns (AA) players | St. Louis Browns (NL) players | New York Giants baseball players | Pittsburgh Pirates players | 19th century baseball players
