Edward Benson "Ed" Lytle (March 10, 1862 – December 21, 1950), also known as "Dad" Lytle and "Pop" Lytle, was a

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player and

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whose playing career spanned 12 seasons, including one in

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with the

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and the

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in 1890. Over his major league career, Lytle, a second baseman and

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, batted .136 with three runs, eight

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and one doubles in 16

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. He also played in the

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with

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, the Wheeling National Citys/Nailers, the

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, the Class-B Los Angeles Seraphs, the Class-A

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, the

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, the

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, the Allentown Buffaloes, the Class-A

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, the Class-B

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, the Class-A Rochester Brownies, the Class-A

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, the Class-B

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, the Class-B

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, the Class-A

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, the Class-B Fort Wayne Indians and the Class-B Wheeling Stogies. Lytle also managed in the minor leagues with the New Castle Quakers in 1899 and the Wheeling Stogies from 1899 to 1900.

Professional career

Lytle began his

in 1889 with the

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baseball team of the Colorado State League. During the 1890 season, Lytle played in

with the

and the

. His major league debut was on August 11, 1890. In that game, Lytle played

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and would throw the ball to second base after he caught it, no matter the situation. As a member of the Colts, Lytle played in one game, getting no

in four

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s. He then joined the

, who were also a major league team, and batted .145 with two runs, eight hits, one doubles and eight walks in 15

. Lytle also played in the minors that season with the Wheeling National Citys/Nailers of the

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. During the 1891 season, he joined the minor league

of the

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. Lytle played for two teams in the 1892 season, the Class-B Los Angeles Seraphs of the

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and the Class-A Kansas City Cowboys of the Western League. In 1893, he spent the entire season with the Los Angeles California League team, now renamed the "

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". In 1894, Lytle spent the season with the Binghamton Bingoes, who were later relocated to

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, and renamed the Allentown Buffaloes. That year, he also played with the Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons, whom he would play with until 1896. During the 1895 season, Lytle batted .336 with 112 runs, 161 hits, 25 doubles, 12

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, two

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and eight

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s in 476 at-bats with the Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons. That year, Lytle was sixth in the Eastern League in runs and ninth in hits. During the 1897 season, Lytle played for the Class-B Hartford Bluebirds, the Class-A Rochester Brownies, the Class-A

, the Class-B New Castle Quakers, the Class-B Wheeling Nailers and the Class-A

. Statistics were only kept for his stints at Hartford and Milwaukee. With the Bluebirds, Lytle batted .143 with five runs, six hits, two doubles, one home run and one stolen base in 10 games played. With the Brewers, he got one hit in four at-bats. During the 1898 season, he was the

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for the Class-B New Castle Quakers of the

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. In 1899, he began the season with the Wheeling Stogies after being traded with George Kihm by their previous team, the New Castle Quakers, in exchange for John Farrell and William Graffius. He also played for the Class-B Fort Wayne Indians in 1899. From 1899 to 1900, Lytle played and managed the Wheeling Stogies.

Personal

Lytle was born on March 10, 1862, in

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. He died on December 21, 1950, in

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, and was buried in Sunnyside Memorial Park in that city.

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