Patrick Jerry Lyons (March 1860 – January 20, 1914) was a

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player. Lyons played for the

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in the 1890 season as a

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. Lyons was born in

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and died in

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Professional career

Before playing at the major league level, Lyons played for Springfield of the

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, 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

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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

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in , the Petersburg Farmers of the Virginia State League in .

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