Lyman Raymond Lamb (March 17, 1895 – October 5, 1955) was an American professional baseball

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and

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. While playing in the minor leagues in 1924, he hit 100 doubles to set the organized baseball single-season record.

Baseball career

Lamb was born in

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, in 1895. He was tall and weighed 150 lb. Lamb started his professional baseball career in 1915 with the Fairbury Shaners and played for the Joplin Miners of the Western League from 1917 to 1920."Lyman Lamb Minor Leagues Statistics & History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022. In September 1920, Lamb made his

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debut with the

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. He played nine MLB games that season and had a

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of .375. In 1921, he played in 45 games for the Browns and batted .254. The American Association's

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purchased Lamb's contract in January 1922, and he never played in the majors again."Lyman Lamb Stats"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2022. Lamb spent most of the 1922 to 1925 seasons with the Western League's

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. In 1922, he led the league with 68 doubles and helped the Oilers win the pennant.Lamb, Bill
"Lyman Lamb"
sabr.org. Retrieved February 1, 2022. In 1923, he hit 71 doubles to lead the league again. In 1924, Lamb played 168 games, batted .373, and led the league with 261

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and 100 doubles. The 100 doubles were an organized baseball single-season record.James, Bill (2001). ''The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract''. p. 143. From 1926 to 1928, Lamb played for the Wichita Falls Spudders of the

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. He then bounced around different minor league teams before retiring in 1931. During his professional baseball career, Lamb played 2,007 games and had 7,703

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s, 2,349 hits, 593 doubles, 77

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, and 123

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s. He was mostly a third baseman in the majors and mostly an outfielder in the minors. Lamb died in

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, in 1955.

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