Rick Lysander

Infobox MLB retired
name=Rick Lysander
position=Pitcher


bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1953|2|21
city-state|Huntington Park|California
debutdate=April 12
debutyear=by|1980
debutteam=Oakland Athletics
finaldate=October 1
finalyear=by|1985
finalteam=Minnesota Twins
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=9-17
stat2label=Strikeouts
stat2value=111
stat3label=ERA
stat3value=4.28
teams=
*Oakland Athletics (1980)
*Minnesota Twins (1983-85)

Richard Eugene Lysander is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He had a four-season career in the majors, spread out over six years.

Major League career

Lysander was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in by|1974, and he toiled in the minors for several years before finally pitching five games for the A's in by|1980. He was then returned to the minors, and remained there for the rest of 1980 and all of by|1981. Oakland traded him to the Houston Astros after the 1981 season, but Lysander never played in the majors for Houston. The Astros traded him on to the Minnesota Twins for Bob Veselic the following off-season, and in by|1983 Rick was back in the majors. He remained with the Twins until by|1985, after which he was released, ending his major-league career.

Post-MLB life

Lysander didn't give up on pitching entirely, and eventually found a home in the Senior Professional Baseball Association. In by|1989 he pitched for the Bradenton Explorers, leading the league in saves with 11. In by|1990, he moved on to the Daytona Beach Explorers, pitching in eight games without allowing an earned run.

Rick's son, Brent, currently pitches for the Kane County Cougars in the A's minor league organization.

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