Denny Lyons

Denny Lyons
Third baseman
Born: March 12, 1866(1866-03-12) Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: January 2, 1929(1929-01-02) (aged 62) West Covington, Kentucky
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 1885 for the Providence Grays
Last MLB appearance
July 23, 1897 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics
Batting average	.310
Hits	1,333
Runs	932
Teams
Providence Grays (1885) Philadelphia Athletics 1886-1890) St. Louis Browns (1891) New York Giants (1892) Pittsburgh Pirates (1893-1894) St. Louis Browns (1896) Pittsburgh Pirates (1896-1897)

Dennis Patrick Aloysius Lyons (March 12, 1866 – January 2, 1929) was a Major League Baseball player. He played third base for the Providence Grays (1885), Philadelphia Athletics (1886-90), St. Louis Browns (1891 and 1895), New York Giants (1892) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1893-94 and 1896-97).

Lyons was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.^[1] He led the American Association in On-base percentage (.461), Slugging Percentage (.531) and OPS (.992) in 1890. He still ranks 45th on the MLB Career On-base percentage List (.407), behind Jeff Bagwell and ahead of Riggs Stephenson. Lyons reached base by a hit or a walk in 52 consecutive games in 1887.^[1]

He died in West Covington, Kentucky, at the age of 62.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Pietrusza, David (2000). Baseball : the biographical encyclopedia. Kingston, NY [u.a.]: Total/Sports Illustrated. pp. 687-688. ISBN 1892129345. 

Persondata
Name	Lyons, Denny
Alternative names	Lyons, Dennis Patrick Aloysius
Short description	Major League Baseball player
Date of birth	March 12, 1866
Place of birth	Cincinnati Ohio
Date of death	January 2, 1929
Place of death	West Covington, Ohio