# Al Lyons
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{{Short description|American baseball player (1918–1965)}}
{{For|the footballer|Bert Lyons (footballer)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Al Lyons
|image=Al Lyons 1951 (cropped).jpg
|width=180px
|caption=Lyons, circa 1951
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1918|7|18}}
|birth_place=[St. Joseph, Missouri](/source/St._Joseph%2C_Missouri)
|death_date={{death date and age|1965|12|20|1918|7|18}}
|death_place=[Inglewood, California](/source/Inglewood%2C_California)
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 19
|debutyear={{Baseball year|1944}}
|debutteam=[New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees)
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 3
|finalyear={{Baseball year|1948}}
|finalteam=[Boston Braves](/source/Boston_Braves_(baseball))
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
|stat1value=3–3
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=6.30
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value=46
|teams=
* [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) ({{Baseball year|1944}}, {{Baseball year|1946}}–{{Baseball year|1947}})
* [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) ({{Baseball year|1947}})
* [Boston Braves](/source/Boston_Braves_(baseball)) ({{Baseball year|1948}})
}}
'''Albert Harold Lyons''' (July 18, 1918 – December 20, 1965) was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player. He appeared in 39 [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [games](/source/games_played) as a [pitcher](/source/pitcher) in {{Baseball year|1944}} and from {{Baseball year|1946}} to {{Baseball year|1948}} with the [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees), [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) and the [Boston Braves](/source/Boston_Braves_(baseball)). He also appeared in five games as an [outfielder](/source/outfielder) and 16 more as a [pinch hitter](/source/pinch_hitter), compiling a .293 MLB career [batting average](/source/batting_average_(baseball)) (17 [hits](/source/hit_(baseball)) in 58 [at bats](/source/at_bats)), with one [home run](/source/home_run), three [doubles](/source/double_(baseball)), and nine [runs batted in](/source/runs_batted_in).
As a hurler in the Majors, Lyons worked in an even 100 [innings pitched](/source/innings_pitched), allowing 125 hits and 59 [bases on balls](/source/bases_on_balls). He made one [start](/source/starting_pitcher) and worked in 38 games in [relief](/source/relief_pitcher).
Born in [St. Joseph, Missouri](/source/St._Joseph%2C_Missouri), and raised in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles),[[http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ef09e6c2 Richard, Mike, ''Al Lyons.''] [SABR](/source/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research) Biography Project] Lyons batted and threw right-handed, standing {{convert|6|ft|2|in}} tall and weighing {{convert|195|lb}}. His pro career lasted for 16 seasons (1940–1944; 1946–1956), including a long stint in the top-level [Pacific Coast League](/source/Pacific_Coast_League). However, in the [minor leagues](/source/minor_league_baseball), Lyons was predominantly an outfielder, appearing in over 1,000 games in that role, compared to 134 as a pitcher.[[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=lyons-001alb Minor league statistics] from [Baseball Reference](/source/Baseball_Reference)]
After retiring from the field, Lyons became a [scout](/source/scout_(sport)), serving the [New York Mets](/source/New_York_Mets) during their early years as an [expansion team](/source/expansion_team) and signing [Dick Selma](/source/Dick_Selma), among others. He died at 47 in [Inglewood, California](/source/Inglewood%2C_California), from a heart attack.