Edward Hoyte Lyons (May 12, 1923 – January 25, 2009), nicknamed "Mouse", was a
Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the
Washington Senators in .
Born in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Lyons signed a contract out of high school with the Washington Senators when he was 17.
While in the minor leagues, his
baseball career was interrupted by World War II when he joined the
United States Navy.
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.
His coaching career came to an end after a leg injury and he served as a
scout
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, ending with the
Chicago Cubs
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in .
He was inducted into the Winston-Salem Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.
After his retirement, he resided in
Clemmons, North Carolina
Clemmons is a village in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States and a suburb of Winston-Salem. The population was 21,177 at the 2020 census, with an estimated population of 21,517 in 2021.
Geography
Clemmons is located in southwestern For ...
and died on January 25, 2009, in Winston-Salem.
References
External links
Baseball Reference
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1923 births
2009 deaths
Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
Baseball players from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Major League Baseball second basemen
Minnesota Twins coaches
Chicago Cubs scouts
Montreal Expos scouts
St. Louis Cardinals scouts
Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Billings Mustangs managers
Birmingham Barons players
Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
Columbus Red Birds players
Fresno Cardinals players
Billings Mustangs players
York White Roses players
Concord Weavers players
United States Navy personnel of World War II