BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " JIMMIE LYONS " WAS A BASEBALL PLAYER IN THE NEGRO LEAGUE : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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Jimmie Lyons

James Henry "Jimmie" Lyons
Pitcher / Utility / Manager
Born: November 6, 1892 Indianapolis, Indiana
Died: October 10, 1963 (aged 70) Chicago, Illinois
Batted: Left Threw: Left
Teams
St. Louis Giants (1910-1912) [1] New York Lincoln Giants (1911) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1914) Chicago Giants (1914, 1917)[2] St. Louis Giants (1915-1917) Indianapolis ABCs (1915-1918)[3] Bowser's ABCs (1916) Jewell's ABCs (1917) St. Louis Giants (1919) Detroit Stars (1920)[4] Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1920) Chicago American Giants (1921-1925) Washington Potomacs (1924) Cleveland Browns (1924) Louisville Black Caps (1932)

James Henry 'Jimmie' Lyons (born in Chicago, Illinois – November 6, 1892 – October 10, 1963) was a baseball player in the Negro Leagues.^[5] He pitched and played outfield and between 1910 to 1925. He played for the Brooklyn Royal Giants, Chicago Giants,Lincoln Giants, St. Louis Giants,^[1] and Detroit Stars. He is the brother of Bennie Lyons, another baseball player who played for theWest Baden Sprudels and Indianapolis ABCs.

When the Negro National League formed in 1920, Lyons signed himself to the Detroit Stars. He played there for one year, then went back to play for the Chicago American Giants.

While many baseball researchers list Lyons as a right-handed hitter or even a right-handed thrower, most newspaper accounts show he was a southpaw.^[3]

Lyons served in the military during World War I.