Herschel Englebert Lyons (July 23, 1915 – April 8, 2008) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played one game for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1941. Lyons was born in Fresno, California, and attended

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. Listed at , , he batted and threw right-handed. Lyons played his only major league game with the Cardinals on April 17, 1941, as a reliever in a game against the

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. He allowed one hit and gave three walks while striking out one over 1

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, and never appeared in a Major League game again. He did not have a

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and posted a perfect 0.00 earned run average. Lyons was one of only three National League pitchers to steal a base in the 1941 season. Lyons served in the

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during World War II, with service in Italy and Africa. He later served as an elementary school principal in the

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for over 25 years. Lyons died in

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, at the age of 92.

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