Ted Lyons
Theodore Amar Lyons
Born: December 28, 1900
Lake Charles, LA USA
Deceased: 1986
Sulphur, LA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, RF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200
College: Baylor University
Career: 1923-1946
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
Minor League Statistics
Ted Lyons compiled a career record of 260 wins and 230 losses in his 704-game career with the Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 1923 season and last took the field during the 1946 campaign. Lyons was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6.35 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 113 |
| 1924 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 11 | .522 | 4.87 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 216.3 | 279 | 143 | 117 | 10 | 72 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 979 |
| 1925 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 21 | 11 | .656 | 3.26 | 43 | 32 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 262.7 | 274 | 111 | 95 | 7 | 83 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1110 |
| 1926 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 18 | 16 | .529 | 3.01 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 283.7 | 268 | 108 | 95 | 6 | 106 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1208 |
| 1927 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 22 | 14 | .611 | 2.84 | 39 | 34 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 307.7 | 291 | 125 | 97 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1262 |
| 1928 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.98 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 240.0 | 276 | 133 | 106 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1093 |
| 1929 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 14 | 20 | .412 | 4.10 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 259.3 | 276 | 136 | 118 | 11 | 76 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1102 |
| 1930 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 22 | 15 | .595 | 3.78 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 297.7 | 331 | 160 | 125 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1258 |
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.01 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 101.0 | 117 | 50 | 45 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 435 |
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 10 | 15 | .400 | 3.28 | 33 | 26 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 230.7 | 243 | 104 | 84 | 10 | 71 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 979 |
| 1933 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 10 | 21 | .323 | 4.38 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 228.0 | 260 | 142 | 111 | 10 | 74 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1016 |
| 1934 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4.87 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 205.3 | 249 | 138 | 111 | 15 | 66 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 928 |
| 1935 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 8 | .652 | 3.02 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 190.7 | 194 | 79 | 64 | 15 | 56 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 811 |
| 1936 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 10 | 13 | .435 | 5.14 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 182.0 | 227 | 115 | 104 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 804 |
| 1937 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 7 | .632 | 4.15 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 169.3 | 182 | 86 | 78 | 21 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 706 |
| 1938 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.70 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 194.7 | 238 | 93 | 80 | 13 | 52 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 862 |
| 1939 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 14 | 6 | .700 | 2.76 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 172.7 | 162 | 71 | 53 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 702 |
| 1940 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.24 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 186.3 | 188 | 85 | 67 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 789 |
| 1941 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 10 | .545 | 3.70 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 187.3 | 199 | 87 | 77 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 795 |
| 1942 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 14 | 6 | .700 | 2.10 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 180.3 | 167 | 52 | 42 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 720 |
| 1946 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 4 | .200 | 2.32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42.7 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
| Totals | 260 | 230 | .531 | 3.67 | 594 | 484 | 92 | 356 | 27 | 23 | 4161.0 | 4489 | 2056 | 1696 | 223 | 1121 | 0 | 1073 | 31 | 6 | 55 | 17846 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 41 | 87 | 77 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .221 | .277 | .247 | .524 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 43 | 110 | 97 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .186 | .218 | .216 | .434 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 41 | 113 | 104 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .212 | .219 | .240 | .459 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 41 | 123 | 110 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .255 | .293 | .373 | .666 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 49 | 97 | 91 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .253 | .261 | .275 | .536 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 40 | 104 | 91 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .220 | .290 | .264 | .554 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 57 | 130 | 122 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .311 | .323 | .434 | .757 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 42 | 38 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .152 | .200 | .152 | .352 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 49 | 84 | 73 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .260 | .308 | .356 | .664 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 51 | 96 | 91 | 11 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .286 | .316 | .363 | .678 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 50 | 106 | 97 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .206 | .245 | .278 | .523 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 29 | 89 | 82 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .220 | .256 | .268 | .524 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 26 | 76 | 70 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .157 | .213 | .157 | .370 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 23 | 72 | 57 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | .211 | .318 | .211 | .529 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 24 | 77 | 72 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .194 | .216 | .222 | .438 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 21 | 72 | 61 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .295 | .348 | .344 | .693 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 22 | 79 | 75 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .240 | .260 | .293 | .553 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 22 | 78 | 74 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .270 | .289 | .297 | .587 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 20 | 73 | 67 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .239 | .282 | .299 | .580 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 5 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .067 | .000 | .067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 705 | 1726 | 1563 | 162 | 364 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 149 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 201 | .233 | .270 | .285 | .556 | 446 | 9 | 7 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.111 | |
| 1924 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 2 | .902 | 1.122 | |
| 1925 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 43 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 80 | 4 | 3 | .957 | 2.047 | |
| 1926 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 91 | 5 | 3 | .955 | 2.744 | |
| 1927 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 79 | 2 | 3 | .979 | 2.359 | |
| 1928 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 60 | 7 | 6 | .920 | 2.051 | |
| 1929 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1929 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 66 | 5 | 4 | .946 | 2.351 | |
| 1930 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 77 | 6 | 5 | .938 | 2.167 | |
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 3 | .957 | 1.000 | |
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 42 | 2 | 1 | .964 | 1.606 | |
| 1933 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 3 | .983 | 1.639 | |
| 1934 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 50 | 4 | 4 | .939 | 2.067 | |
| 1935 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.739 | |
| 1936 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.923 | |
| 1937 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.773 | |
| 1938 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 46 | 1 | 1 | .982 | 2.391 | |
| 1939 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 3 | .912 | 1.476 | |
| 1940 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 1 | .923 | 1.636 | |
| 1941 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 3 | .981 | 2.409 | |
| 1942 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 41 | 1 | 4 | .980 | 2.450 | |
| 1946 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.400 | |
| Totals | 595 | 0 | 0.0 | 219 | 943 | 51 | 57 | .958 | 1.953 |
Awards
1925 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1926 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1927 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1930 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
