Ted Lyons
Theodore Amar "Ted" Lyons ( born December 28, 1900 in Lake Charles, Louisiana; † July 25, 1986 in Sulphur, Louisiana) was an American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball. His nickname was Teddy Sunday.
Biography
Ted Lyons wanted to pursue a legal career and therefore attended the Baylor University. There he fell on as a pitcher in baseball team and received offers from clubs in the Major Leagues.
His first game in the American League, he played on July 2, 1923 for the Chicago White Sox against the St. Louis Browns. In this game, he was employed as Einwechselwerfer, with him, a Strike Out succeeded against all three batters, where he faced. In 1924, he was then used as a starting pitcher and 1925 he was the first to win more than 20 games. This he repeated in 1927 and 1930. On August 21, 1926, he threw a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox. The total playing time of the match was only 67 minutes.
Late in his career made him the manager of the White Sox Jimmy Dykes due to its popularity with the fans always on Sunday playing a. Hence his nickname Sunday Teddy came.
1942 Lyons was once again an excellent year. He led the American League with an ERA of 2.10 and completed each of his 20 starts for a total of 14 victories. After this season he served until the end of World War II in the U.S. Army.
In 1946, he turned back to his sport. This season, he played five complete games. The only game won it also meant his 260th career victory. The last game as a pitcher denied Lyons on May 19, 1946. Simultaneously took over Lyons in 1946 the manager post of White Sox, a position he held until 1948.
In 1955 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.