Ted Lyons

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: December 28, 1900 in Lake Charles, LA us

Died: July 25, 1986 in Sulphur, LA

Buried: Big Woods Cemetery, Edgerly, LA

High School: Vinton HS (Vinton, LA)

School: Baylor University (Waco, TX)

Debut: July 2, 1923 (Age 22-186d, 5,761st in major league history)
vs. SLB 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 19, 1946 (Age 45-142d)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 9 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1955. (Voted by BBWAA on 217/251 ballots)
View Ted Lyons's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1924 season

Full Name: Theodore Amar Lyons

Nicknames: Sunday Teddy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

70.6

260

230

ERA

3.67

594

484

4161.0

1073

WHIP

1.348

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-23 / in Starts: 13-18
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 104 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	66 (28-26-12) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 104 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	70 (35-21-13)

Most Driven In
M Berg	3
J Kerr	2
B Cissell	1
B Hunnefield	1
W Kamm	1
B Crouse	0

Most Driven In By
B Cissell	2
A Metzler	2
B Clancy	1
W Kamm	1
C Reynolds	1

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	225	3 (2)	Apr 18	CHW	@	SLB	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.99	-0.030	2.16	-0.04%	-0.32	P
2	226	7 (3)	Apr 25	CHW		SLB	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.87	-0.045	2.05	-0.06%	-0.36	P
3	227	11 (3)	Apr 29	CHW		CLE	W,13-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.42	0.017	.91	0.02%	-0.38	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	228	25 (13)	May 15	CHW		BOS	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.71	-0.069	.68	-0.04%	-2.45	P
5	229	29 (3)	May 19	CHW	@	DET	W,10-3	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	9	.48	0.057	.47	0.03%	0.71	P
6	230	33 (3)	May 24	CHW		DET	L,5-6	CG(21)	9	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2		0		0	0	.182	.217	.227	.445	9	2.42	-0.238	1.26	-0.07%	-1.37	P
7	231	38 (4)	May 27 (2)	CHW		DET	W,6-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.217	.227	.445	4						PR
8	232	41 (2)	May 30 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.160	.192	.200	.392	9	1.68	-0.048	.34	-0.01%	-0.33	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	233	45 (3)	Jun 3	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-1	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.185	.364	9	.96	-0.050	.11	0.00%	-0.36	P
10	234	49 (3)	Jun 8 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.200	.226	.233	.459	9	1.06	-0.036	.06	0.00%	1.52	P
11	235	53 (3)	Jun 12	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.212	.219	.431	9	.91	-0.045	.03	0.00%	-0.66	P
12	236	54	Jun 13	CHW	@	WSH	W,11-8	9-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.235	.219	.454	9	.09	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
13	237	57 (2)	Jun 16	CHW	@	WSH	L,3-5	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.250	.235	.485	9	1.42	0.113	.02	0.00%	1.35	P
14	238	61 (3)	Jun 22	CHW	@	SLB	L,3-11	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.263	.229	.492	9	.32	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
15	239	65 (3)	Jun 26	CHW	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	9	1.50	-0.009	.00	0.00%	0.43	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	240	74 (8)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-12	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.286	.263	.549	9						P
17	241	75	Jul 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,10-11	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.279	.256	.535	9	1.53	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
18	242	77 (1)	Jul 7	CHW		PHA	W,9-3	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.255	.233	.488	9	.15	-0.004	.00	0.00%	0.41	P
19	243	81 (3)	Jul 12	CHW		NYY	L,2-12	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.227	.477	9	1.56	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
20	244	83 (1)	Jul 13 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,5-6	8-14	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.178	.260	.222	.482	9	3.44	-0.065	.00	0.00%	0.00	P
21	245	87 (3)	Jul 17	CHW		WSH	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.191	.269	.234	.503	9	.58	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
22	246	91 (3)	Jul 21	CHW		BOS	W,10-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.268	.235	.503	9	.34	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
23	247	95 (3)	Jul 26	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.254	.222	.476	9	1.37	-0.115	.00	0.00%	-0.90	P
24	248	97 (1)	Jul 29	CHW	@	PHA	W,8-6	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.246	.214	.460	9	.10	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	249	100 (2)	Aug 1	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.262	.207	.468	9	1.20	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.51	P
26	250	106 (5)	Aug 9	CHW		SLB	L,4-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.258	.203	.461	9	2.84	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.81	P
27	251	109 (2)	Aug 12	CHW		BOS	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.250	.197	.447	9	.76	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
28	252	115 (5)	Aug 18	CHW		NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.278	.246	.524	9	1.28	0.322	.00	0.00%	1.15	P
29	253	119 (3)	Aug 22	CHW		PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.303	.254	.556	9	1.25	0.094	.00	0.00%	0.59	P
30	254	123 (3)	Aug 29	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.288	.239	.527	9	1.84	-0.293	.00	0.00%	-1.50	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	255	127 (3)	Sep 2 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.282	.237	.519	9	.68	0.113	.00	0.00%	0.18	P
32	256	130 (2)	Sep 8	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.197	.282	.237	.519	9						P
33	257	132 (1)	Sep 11	CHW	@	PHA	L,4-7	GS-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.279	.234	.513	9	.85	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
34	258	136 (3)	Sep 15 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0	0	.198	.278	.235	.512	9						P
35	259	138 (1)	Sep 16	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.278	.235	.512	8						PR
36	260	141 (2)	Sep 21	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-8	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.202	.280	.250	.530	9	1.01	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-1.43	P
37	261	145 (3)	Sep 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.271	.241	.512	9	1.27	-0.107	.00	0.00%	-0.98	P
38	262	147 (1)	Sep 28	CHW	@	DET	L,10-11	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.271	.241	.512	9						P
39	263	148	Sep 29	CHW	@	DET	L,8-9	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.278	.250	.528	3	1.41	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.14	RF
40	264	149	Oct 3	CHW		DET	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.290	.264	.554	9	.39	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.41	P
							17-23		104	91	7	20	4	0	0	9	9	0	12	0	4		2		0	0	.220	.290	.264	.554		1.12	-0.699	.32	-0.17%	-6.36

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