Ted Lyons Quotes

United States, Baseball Player
December 28, 1900 – July, 25, 1986.

Theodore Amar Lyons (December 28, 1900 – July 25, 1986) was an American professional baseball starting pitcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in 21 MLB seasons, all with the Chicago White Sox. He is the franchise leader in wins. Lyons won 20 or more games three times (in 1925, 1927, and 1930) and became a fan favorite in Chicago.

One day there were two out in the ninth, and I hit a pop fly so high that the fans got tired of waiting for it to come down. So they all went home and listened to it drop by turning on the radio.

Ted Lyons
- Home
- High
- Day
When I walked out on the mound, I felt enclosed. You see, I'd been used to playing on pastures, where when somebody hit a ball you had to stop it from rolling. Well, this field had fences around it.

Ted Lyons
- You
- Stop
- Where

I studied one term of law and then came to realize I had a little better fastball and curve than I did a vocabulary.

Ted Lyons
- Law
- Better
- Realize
I lost the good stuff on my fastball. I had to come up with something to keep me in the league. The knuckler rescued me then.

Ted Lyons
- Good
- Lost
- Keep