Hersh Lyons

Herschel Englebert Lyons

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 195 lb.
• School Occidental College
• Debut April 17, 1941
• Final Game April 17, 1941
• Born July 23, 1915 in Fresno, CA USA
• Died April 8, 2008 in Inglewood, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Hersh Lyons pitched only 1.3 innings in the majors but he had a ten-year career in the minors. He met his future wife in Rochester, NY while playing professional ball.

Lyons gave up no runs during his major league stint. His game was in early 1941 on the 1941 St. Louis Cardinals, a team on which Stan Musial made his debut in September 1941.

After baseball he served as a school principal for 25 years.

Lyons, who died in 2008, had been one of the oldest living former major leaguers.