#11 Denny Lyons, Third Base, 31 yrs, Columbus Solons Wednesday, 10/25/1897 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Denny Lyons
3/12/1866 31 CINCINNATI OH USA 5"10 195
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good GREAT Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 20,000,000 1899 12 Year(s), 110 Days (2174 total Days) 172 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 110 Days (2174 total Days) 12 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 6 8 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 10 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
10/1 | WAS | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/2 | @WAS | L 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/3 | @PHA | W 8-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | LOU | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/7 | @IND | L 2-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/8 | @IND | L 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/10 | IND | W 6-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/11 | IND | L 4-12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/12 | IND | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #4 | | |
10/14 | @IND | L 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 151 | 558 | 143 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 98 | .256 | .342 | .371 | .713 | .705 | .115 |
Projected | 151 | 558 | 143 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 98 | .256 | .342 | .371 | .713 | .705 | .115 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 149 | 638 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 207 | 50 | 28 | 14 | 66.7 | 79.6 | 4.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 138 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .261 | .358 | .377 | .735 |
vs. RHP | 420 | 107 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .336 | .369 | .705 |
Close/Late | 62 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .270 | .194 | .464 |
Scoring Position | 194 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .379 | .351 | .730 |
Pinch Hitting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 77 | 284 | 78 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 39 | 37 | 43 | .275 | .359 | .387 | .746 |
Road | 74 | 274 | 65 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 55 | .237 | .324 | .354 | .678 |
March/April | 20 | 71 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 10 | .310 | .424 | .423 | .846 |
May | 26 | 89 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | .292 | .411 | .337 | .748 |
June | 26 | 100 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 20 | .260 | .327 | .420 | .747 |
July | 25 | 101 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 20 | .267 | .330 | .356 | .687 |
August | 25 | 90 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 20 | .222 | .304 | .367 | .671 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 107 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | .206 | .279 | .336 | .615 |
Postseason | 6 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | .278 | .462 | .667 | 1.128 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1885 | 155 | 576 | 171 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 79 | 106 | 95 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 23 | 6 | .297 | .395 | .432 | .827 | BAL,AL |
1886 | 154 | 585 | 173 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 64 | 112 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 30 | 5 | .296 | .389 | .403 | .792 | BAL,AL |
1887 | 155 | 597 | 194 | 55 | 4 | 11 | 92 | 116 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 12 | .325 | .383 | .486 | .869 | BAL,AL |
1888 | 147 | 556 | 178 | 42 | 7 | 11 | 78 | 107 | 77 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 20 | 5 | .320 | .403 | .480 | .883 | BAL,AL |
1889 | 150 | 546 | 152 | 52 | 7 | 8 | 77 | 88 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 11 | 4 | .278 | .358 | .443 | .801 | BAL,AL |
1890 | 151 | 572 | 181 | 47 | 8 | 7 | 106 | 101 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 21 | 6 | .316 | .384 | .463 | .847 | BAL,AL |
1891 | 151 | 535 | 171 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 98 | 90 | 72 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 20 | 6 | .320 | .397 | .471 | .868 | CHN |
1892 | 130 | 498 | 150 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 69 | 80 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | 4 | .301 | .366 | .420 | .786 | CHN |
1893 | 144 | 565 | 183 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 89 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 69 | 40 | 10 | .324 | .374 | .435 | .810 | CHN,NL |
1894 | 133 | 514 | 150 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 85 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 21 | 15 | .292 | .355 | .436 | .791 | CHN,NL |
1895 | 151 | 548 | 177 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 69 | 79 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 35 | 10 | .323 | .398 | .489 | .887 | CHN COL,AL |
1896 | 68 | 254 | 67 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 44 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 3 | .264 | .339 | .417 | .757 | COL |
1897 | 151 | 558 | 143 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 3 | 4 | 98 | 28 | 14 | .256 | .342 | .371 | .713 | COL |
Total | 1840 | 6904 | 2090 | 532 | 107 | 75 | 979 | 1172 | 838 | 16 | 36 | 810 | 313 | 100 | .303 | .378 | .443 | .821 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1885 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .308 | .379 | .462 | .841 |
1886 | 11 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .340 | .366 | .706 |
1887 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .440 | .524 | .964 |
1891 | 10 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .119 | .140 | .214 | .354 |
1897 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .462 | .667 | 1.128 |
Total | 39 | 148 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | .236 | .331 | .399 | .730 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 150 | 149 | 88 | 327 | 20 | 432 | 17 | .961 | 1325.2 | 2.93 | | | | |
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Was selected to the 1886 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1886... Had 6 hits with 4 RBI against Louisville on 4/29/1887... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1887, hitting .545 with 2 HR, 5 RBI... Was selected to the 1887 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1887... 1/31/1888: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,250,000 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1888, hitting .444 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1888 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1888... 1/31/1889: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,500,000 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1889 Allstar game... Drove in 7 runs against Columbus on 8/24/1889... 1/31/1890: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,500,000 through salary arbitration... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1890, hitting .390 with 2 HR, 20 RBI... Was selected to the 1890 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1890... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/1/1891 to a 4-year deal worth $20,000,400 per year... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1891, hitting .393 with 3 HR, 20 RBI... Injured on 6/24/1892 with a Inflamed Hamstring Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1893, hitting .480 with 2 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1893, hitting .524 with 1 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 1893 Allstar game... Injured on 8/16/1893 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1894, hitting .500 with 0 HR, 5 RBI... 6/9/1894: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $20,000,000 per year, for 5 years. Was selected to the 1894 Allstar game... Injured on 8/31/1894 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 3 weeks... Traded from Chicago (N) to Columbus on 4/9/1895 (Going to COL: P Charlie Hilsey, 3B Denny Lyons. Going to CHN: 1B Jake Beckley, P Ed Dugan, SS Hughie Jennings, RF Tommy Tucker)... Was selected to the 1895 Allstar game... Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 7/15/1895... Injured on 6/29/1896 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season... Had 2000th career hit on 6/6/1897, off Ben Stephens (PHA)...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1887 - .325 - 6th 1888 - .320 - 6th 1890 - .316 - 8th 1891 - .320 - 9th 1893 - .324 - 7th 1895 - .323 - 3rd
| OBP 1885 - .395 - 2nd 1886 - .389 - 2nd 1887 - .383 - 4th 1888 - .403 - 1st 1890 - .384 - 7th 1891 - .397 - 3rd 1895 - .398 - 2nd
| SLG 1885 - .432 - 5th 1886 - .403 - 8th 1887 - .486 - 4th 1888 - .480 - 2nd 1889 - .443 - 9th 1890 - .463 - 7th 1891 - .471 - 7th 1895 - .489 - 3rd
| OPS 1885 - .827 - 4th 1886 - .792 - 4th 1887 - .869 - 3rd 1888 - .883 - 2nd 1890 - .847 - 7th 1891 - .868 - 3rd 1895 - .887 - 2nd
| Hits 1885 - 171 - 10th 1886 - 173 - 10th 1887 - 194 - 5th 1888 - 178 - 10th 1893 - 183 - 9th
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Doubles 1887 - 55 - 2nd 1889 - 52 - 3rd 1890 - 47 - 8th 1892 - 40 - 9th 1893 - 41 - 10th 1894 - 49 - 3rd
| Triples 1885 - 13 - 4th 1886 - 9 - 7th 1895 - 17 - 2nd
| Homeruns 1885 - 7 - 3rd 1887 - 11 - 2nd 1888 - 11 - 2nd 1889 - 8 - 7th 1891 - 6 - 10th
| RBI 1885 - 79 - 8th 1887 - 92 - 5th 1890 - 106 - 2nd 1891 - 98 - 6th
| Runs 1885 - 106 - 2nd 1886 - 112 - 1st 1887 - 116 - 2nd 1888 - 107 - 4th
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BB 1885 - 95 - 1st 1886 - 89 - 1st 1887 - 57 - 8th 1888 - 77 - 2nd 1889 - 69 - 6th 1890 - 63 - 10th 1891 - 72 - 4th
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