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Harry Lyons (baseball)

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Harry Lyons
Harry Lyons (or possibly Jim Devlin) with Tom Taylor, trainer
Outfielder
Born: (1866-03-25)March 25, 1866
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: June 29, 1912(1912-06-29) (aged 46)
Mauricetown, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 29, 1887, for the Philadelphia Quakers
Last MLB appearance
July 4, 1893, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.234
Hits401
Stolen bases120
Teams

Harry Pratt Lyons (March 25, 1866 – June 30, 1912) was an American outfielder for the Philadelphia Quakers (1887), St. Louis Browns (1887–88), New York Giants (1889 and 1892–93), and Rochester Broncos (1890).

He helped the Browns win the 1887 and 1888 American Association Pennants and the Giants win the 1889 championship.

He led the American Association in At Bats (584) and Outs (432) in 1890.

In 6 seasons he played in 407 Games and had 1,713 At Bats, 246 Runs, 401 Hits, 31 Doubles, 21 Triples, 7 Home Runs, 198 RBI, 120 Stolen Bases, 97 Walks, .234 Batting Average, .277 On-base percentage, .289 Slugging Percentage and 495 Total Bases.

He died in Mauricetown, New Jersey at the age of 46 and was interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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