Byrd Lynn
Appearance
Byrd Lynn | |
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![]() Lynn in 1919 | |
Catcher | |
Born: Unionville, Illinois | March 13, 1889|
Died: February 5, 1940 Napa, California | (aged 50)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1916, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 1920, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .237 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 15 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Byrd "Birdie" Lynn (March 13, 1889 – February 5, 1940) was an American Major League Baseball catcher from 1916 to 1920. During that time, he played for the Chicago White Sox and was the back-up to Hall of Fame catcher Ray Schalk.
In 116 career games, Lynn had 211 at-bats, with 50 hits, for a .237 batting average. He won American League pennants with the White Sox in 1917 and 1919. Lynn had just one at-bat in each of those year's World Series and did not get a hit.
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