{{short description|American baseball player (1923–2009)}} {{Similar names|Edward Lyons (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox baseball biography | image = Ed Lyons.jpg | name = Ed Lyons | position = Second baseman | birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|5|12}} | birth_place = Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2009|1|25|1923|5|12}} | death_place = Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. | bats = Right | throws = Right |debutleague = MLB | debutdate = September 15 | debutyear = {{Baseball year|1947}} | debutteam = Washington Senators |finalleague = MLB | finaldate = September 28 | finalyear = {{Baseball year|1947}} | finalteam = Washington Senators |statleague = MLB | stat1label = Batting average | stat1value = .154 | stat2label = Hits | stat2value = 4 | stat3label = Runs | stat3value = 2 | teams = *Washington Senators ({{Baseball year|1947}}) | highlights = }} '''Edward Hoyte Lyons''' (May 12, 1923 – January 25, 2009), nicknamed "'''Mouse'''", was an American Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Washington Senators in {{mlby|1947}}.
Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Lyons signed a contract out of Richard J. Reynolds High School with the Washington Senators when he was 17.<ref name="obit">{{cite news|title=Edward Lyons obituary |work=Winston-Salem Journal |date=January 26, 2009}}</ref> While in the minor leagues, his baseball career was interrupted by World War II when he joined the United States Navy.<ref name="obit"/> He made his Major League debut with the Washington Senators in 1947. He played 7 games at second base and hit .154 in his only season in the Major Leagues. When his playing career ended he became a manager for the Senators, Red Sox, and Cardinals organizations.<ref name="obit"/> His coaching career came to an end after a leg injury and he served as a scout, ending with the Chicago Cubs in {{Baseball year|1995}}.<ref name="obit"/> He was inducted into the Winston-Salem Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.<ref name="obit"/> After his retirement, he resided in Clemmons, North Carolina and died on January 25, 2009, in Winston-Salem.<ref name="obit"/>
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==External links== *[https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lyonsed01.shtml Baseball Reference]
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