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Thurman Munson League
8-5-2254
Dick Lyons Shortstop
Retired (1975, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .272 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .742 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 1711 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 06-03-1937
HR 125 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1958)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(9 games)
RBI 816
SB 171
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 5
3B A+ (95.6%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1958 Minors 21 50.00 5 / 5 6 / 8 2 / 5 3 / 8 1 / 7 3 / 5 8 / 12 28 / 50
1958 Majors 21 9.26 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 3 / 9
1959 Minors 22 26.00 3 / 3 0 / 5 1 / 3 3 / 5 0 / 2 5 / 6 1 / 2 13 / 26
1960 Minors 23 8.00 0 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 2 3 / 8
1960 Majors 23 15.21 1 / 1 1 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 4 5 / 15
1961 Majors 24 52.62 3 / 7 2 / 6 2 / 4 3 / 12 2 / 8 5 / 10 2 / 5 19 / 52
1962 Majors 25 55.46 2 / 10 2 / 6 1 / 4 2 / 12 1 / 9 6 / 12 0 / 2 14 / 55
1963 Majors 26 56.15 1 / 12 3 / 6 3 / 8 2 / 4 2 / 6 2 / 13 1 / 7 14 / 56
1964 Majors 27 38.67 3 / 8 5 / 10 0 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 5 3 / 5 0 / 4 13 / 38
1965 Majors 28 56.97 1 / 10 0 / 7 2 / 10 1 / 5 2 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 10 7 / 56
1966 Majors 29 59.39 2 / 8 0 / 15 2 / 12 0 / 4 0 / 11 0 / 5 0 / 4 4 / 59
1967 Majors 30 38.60 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 11 1 / 38
1968 Majors 31 56.09 1 / 10 0 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 7 1 / 56
1969 Majors 32 47.89 0 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 8 1 / 7 0 / 10 2 / 47
1970 Majors 33 51.89 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 15 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 51
1971 Majors 34 45.97 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 16 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 45
1972 Majors 35 35.92 0 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 35
1973 Majors 36 38.97 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 38
1974 Majors 37 35.36 0 / 3 0 / 10 1 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 1 1 / 4 2 / 35
1975 Minors 38 13.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 13
1975 Majors 38 15.00 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 15
Total 0 0 0 24 / 110 21 / 125 15 / 99 16 / 102 9 / 137 26 / 116 18 / 108 129 / 797
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Dick Lyons has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1975-08-01The St. Louis Tsunami have waived Dick Lyons.
1975-05-01The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Stretch Dunham to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Dick Lyons for assignment.
1975-04-25The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Dick Lyons to the major league team.
1975-04-14The St. Louis Tsunami have acquired Dick Lyons from the waiver wire.
1974-10-23The Kansas City Killers waive Dick Lyons.
1972-07-21Dick Lyons of the Kansas City Killers is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1971-06-01A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive Marv Tomer, Hod Killefer from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for David Allen, Dick Lyons, Lew Winters.
1970-07-31Dick Lyons of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1969-08-31Dick Lyons of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1967-07-21Dick Lyons of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1964-09-20Dick Lyons of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1964-04-01Dick Lyons of the Pittsburgh Pirates is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
1960-08-20The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Dick Lyons to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Fred Bluege to the minors.
1960-08-03The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Dick Lyons to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Brian Perkins to the minors.
1960-08-03A trade has been completed between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pittsburgh Pirates receive David Allen, Dick Lyons, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 2 (NYN) from the New York Mets in exchange for Jocko Coombs.
1960-07-16The New York Mets have promoted Dick Lyons to the major league team. The New York Mets have designated Stevy Rose for assignment.
1960-07-13The New York Mets have promoted Bill Sojo to the major league team. The New York Mets have sent Dick Lyons to the minors.
1960-06-09The New York Mets have promoted Dick Lyons to the major league team. The New York Mets have promoted Eddie Casimiro to the major league team. The New York Mets have designated Hector Dean for assignment. The New York Mets have sent Roy Brogan to the minors.
1959-04-01A trade has been completed between the New York Mets and the Chicago Meat Packers. The Chicago Meat Packers receive Tyrone Bafaro, Ev Vaccaro, Dick Kostal, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 1 (NYN) from the New York Mets in exchange for David Allen, Roy Brogan, Wilbur Tankersley, Dick Lyons.
1958-10-14The Chicago Meat Packers have sent Dick Lyons to the minors.
1958-09-02The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Dick Lyons to the major league team.