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	14-8 / in Starts: 14-8
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 79 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	52 (26-16-10) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 79 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	51 (26-16-8)

Most Driven In
M Tresh	3
B Kennedy	2
L Rosenthal	1

Most Driven In By
J Kuhel	1
T Wright	1

1940 Batting Game Log

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1940 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	637	3 (2)	Apr 21	CHW	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.82	0.022	1.79	0.03%	0.23	P
2	638	9 (5)	Apr 28	CHW		SLB	L,8-11	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.80	0.033	1.33	0.03%	0.40	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
3	639	14 (4)	May 5	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.88	-0.045	1.29	-0.04%	-0.43	P
4	640	21 (6)	May 12	CHW	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			1	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
5	641	25 (3)	May 19	CHW		WSH	L,10-12	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	.99	0.039	1.09	0.03%	0.40	P
6	642	32 (6)	May 27	CHW	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.375	.400	.775	9	.73	0.114	1.09	0.10%	1.03	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
7	643	39 (6)	Jun 2 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.350	.368	.718	9	.63	-0.040	.74	-0.03%	-1.06	P
8	644	47 (7)	Jun 9	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.364	.381	.745	9	1.42	-0.013	1.83	-0.01%	0.07	P
9	645	52 (4)	Jun 16 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	GS-12	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.346	.333	.679	9	1.45	-0.130	1.75	-0.09%	-0.70	P
10	646	61 (8)	Jun 30 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,5-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.310	.296	.607	9	1.09	-0.076	.56	-0.02%	-0.64	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
11	647	70 (8)	Jul 7	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.273	.258	.531	9	1.69	-0.222	.72	-0.06%	-1.67	P
12	648	72 (1)	Jul 13 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.206	.250	.235	.485	9	.76	-0.084	.28	-0.02%	-0.44	P
13	649	81 (8)	Jul 21 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,10-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.244	.231	.475	9	.58	-0.017	.37	-0.01%	-0.41	P
14	650	88 (6)	Jul 28 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,9-10	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.250	.238	.488	9	1.02	-0.032	1.03	-0.02%	-0.25	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
15	651	95 (6)	Aug 4 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.250	.261	.511	9	1.62	-0.103	2.13	-0.08%	-0.57	P
16	652	103 (7)	Aug 11 (1)	CHW		DET	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.250	.280	.530	9	1.87	0.125	.58	0.02%	-0.38	P
17	653	111 (7)	Aug 18	CHW	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	5	5	2	4	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.273	.298	.327	.626	9						P
18	654	118 (6)	Aug 25 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.295	.322	.617	9	1.18	-0.078	1.20	-0.05%	-0.54	P
Sept		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
19	655	125 (6)	Sep 1	CHW		CLE	L,4-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.281	.306	.588	9	.83	-0.068	.08	0.00%	-0.70	P
20	656	133 (7)	Sep 8	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.279	.303	.582	9	1.52	-0.097	.71	-0.03%	-0.36	P
21	657	142 (8)	Sep 15 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.278	.314	.592	9	.82	0.019	.44	0.01%	-1.15	P
22	658	150 (7)	Sep 22	CHW	@	SLB	W,10-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.240	.260	.293	.553	9	.52	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-2.14	P
							14-8		79	75	4	18	4	0	0	7	2	0	7	0	2		0	4	0	0	.240	.260	.293	.553		1.06	-0.766	.90	-0.24%	-9.31

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