Byrd Lynn | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 13 March 1889 |
Birth Place: | Unionville, Illinois |
Death Place: | Napa, California |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 16 |
Debutyear: | 1916 |
Debutteam: | Chicago White Sox |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 1 |
Finalyear: | 1920 |
Finalteam: | Chicago White Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .237 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 15 |
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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.