John Lyles
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American baseball player
Baseball player
| John Lyles | |
|---|---|
| Infielder | |
| Born: (1911年09月16日)September 16, 1911 Charleston, Missouri | |
| Died: February 5, 1954(1954年02月05日) (aged 42) St. Louis, Missouri | |
Batted: Both Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1932, for the Indianapolis ABCs | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1943, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
| Teams | |
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John Lyles (September 16, 1911 – February 5, 1954), nicknamed "The Brute", was an American Negro league infielder between 1932 and 1943.
A native of Charleston, Missouri, Lyles made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 with the Indianapolis ABCs. He was selected to represent the Cleveland Bears in the 1939 East–West All-Star Game, and finished his career in 1943 with the Cleveland Buckeyes.[1] [2] Lyles died in St. Louis, Missouri in 1954 at age 42.
References
[edit ]- ^ "John Lyles". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "John Lyles". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit ]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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