Patrick Jerry Lyons (March 1860 – January 20, 1914) was a Major League Baseball player. Lyons played for the

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in the 1890 season as a second baseman. Lyons was born in Belleville, Ontario and died in

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Professional career

Before playing at the major league level, Lyons played for Springfield of the Tri-State League, Hamilton and the Dayton Reds in . He played for Dayton again in before being purchased by the Spiders. Lyons played in 11 games in his one-year career. He had a .053 batting average, with two hits in 38

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s. He batted and threw right-handed. He played for Meadville of the New York–Penn League in ,

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of the

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in the , the Johnstown Terrors of the

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in , the Staunton Hayseeds/Newport News-Hampton Deckhands of the Virginia League in , the

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in .

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