Denny Lyons

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Denny Lyons
Third baseman
Born: March 12, 1866
Died: January 2, 1929 (aged 62)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 1885
for the Providence Grays
Final game
July 23, 1897
for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics
Batting average     .310
Hits     1,333
Runs     932
Teams
Career highlights and awards

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. 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.

In 13 seasons, he played in 1,121 Games and had 4,294 At Bats, 932 Runs, 1,333 Hits, 244 Doubles, 69 Triples, 62 Home Runs, 755 RBI, 224 Stolen Bases, 621 Walks, .310 Batting Average, .407 On-base percentage, .443 Slugging Percentage and 1,901 Total Bases.

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

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