Ed Lytle
| Ed Lytle | |
|---|---|
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| Second baseman / Outfielder / Manager | |
| Born: March 10, 1862 Racine, Wisconsin | |
| Died: December 21, 1950 (aged 88) Long Beach, California | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 11, 1890, for the Chicago Colts | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 28, 1890, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .136 |
| Hits | 8 |
| Runs | 3 |
| Teams | |
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Edward Benson "Ed" Lytle (March 10, 1862 – December 21, 1950), also known as "Dad" Lytle and "Pop" Lytle, was a
Milwaukee Brewers, 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
Portland Gladiators of the Pacific Northwest League. Lytle played for two teams in the 1892 season, the Class-B Los Angeles Seraphs of the California League 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 "Angels". In 1894, Lytle spent the season with the Binghamton Bingoes, who were later relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania, 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 triples, two home run and eight stolen bases 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.[2]
During the 1897 season, Lytle played for the Class-B Hartford Bluebirds, the Class-A Rochester Brownies, the Class-A
player-manager for the Class-B New Castle Quakers of the Interstate League. 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.[3]
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 Racine, Wisconsin. He died on December 21, 1950, in Long Beach, California, and was buried in Sunnyside Memorial Park in that city.
References
- General references
- "Dad Lytle Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- "Dad Lytle Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- Inline citations
- ^ ISBN 0-7864-2238-6.
- ^ "1895 Eastern League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ McKenna, Brian. "George Kihm". The Baseball Biography Project. The Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)