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Ted Lyons Stats & Facts

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Ted Lyons Position: Pitcher Bats: Both  •  Throws: Right 5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg) Born: December 28, 1900 in Lake Charles, LA Died: July 25, 1986  in Sulphur, LA Buried: Big Woods Cemetery, Edgerly, LA High School: Vinton HS (Vinton, LA) School: Baylor University (Waco, TX) Debut: July 2, 1923 (5,298th in MLB history) vs. SLB 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER Last Game: May 19, 1946 vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 9 H, 3…

1900 – Suffering from a drop in attendance in 1900, National League owners vote to cut costs with a 16-player limit after May 1st. The Players Association claims the move is aimed at pressuring players into signing by shrinking the number of jobs.

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1900 – Suffering from a drop in attendance in 1900, National League owners vote to cut costs with a 16-player limit after May 1st. The Players Association claims the move is aimed at pressuring players into signing by shrinking the number of jobs.

The National League considers I going back to 12 teams to counter American League moves into some cities.

The National League considers I going back to 12 teams to counter American League moves into some cities.

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1900 – The National League considers going back to 12 teams to counter American League moves into some cities. Club owners invite Ban Johnson to come to the NL meeting, but change their mind about compromise and leave the AL head outside the meeting room. The NL awards the AL’s Minnesota and Kansas City territories to the new Western League, even before the AL officially abandons them. The NL agrees to hear the players in a public meeting, but rejects all their demands.

National League owners to “have something closely resembling a fit when Players Protective Association meet with Ban Johnson

National League owners to “have something closely resembling a fit when Players Protective Association meet with Ban Johnson

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1900 – A rumor that the Players Protective Association leaders have gone to Philadelphia to meet with Ban Johnson causes National League owners to “have something closely resembling a fit,” says the New York Times. Players later admit the meeting took place.

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At the National League meetings at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York, rumors fly Ban Johnson says the American League has signed a lease on a park in Detroit

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1900 – At the National League meetings at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York, rumors fly. Ban Johnson says the American League has signed a lease on a park in Detroit. The Players Protective Association says its members will not sign with the NL.