Granville Lyons
| Granville Lyons | |
|---|---|
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| First baseman | |
| Born: July 16, 1908 Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Died: April 14, 1953 (aged 44) Nashville, Tennessee | |
Threw: Left[1] | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1931, for the Nashville Elite Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1942, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
| Teams | |
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Granville Henry Lyons (July 16, 1908 – April 14, 1953) was an American Negro league first baseman between 1931 and 1942.
Early life and career
[edit]A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Lyons made his Negro leagues debut in 1931 with the Nashville Elite Giants. He went on to play for the Indianapolis ABCs, Philadelphia Stars, and Memphis Red Sox, and finished his career with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1942.[2][3] Lyons died in Nashville in 1953 at age 44.
References
[edit]- ^ Courier-Journal staff (April 8, 1940). "Black Colonels Sign Up New Players". The Louisville Courier-Journal. p. 11. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ "Granville Lyons". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Granville Lyons". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- Tennessean staff (July 29, 1945). "Black Crackers in Dell Friday". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 42
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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- 1908 births
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- Baltimore Elite Giants players
- Indianapolis ABCs (1931–1933) players
- Louisville Black Caps players
- Memphis Red Sox players
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- Philadelphia Stars players
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- Baseball players from Nashville, Tennessee
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
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