Granville Lyons Explained

Granville Lyons
Position:	First baseman
Birth Date:	July 16, 1908
Birth Place:	Nashville, Tennessee
Death Place:	Nashville, Tennessee
Throws:	Left^[1]
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1931
Debutteam:	Nashville Elite Giants
Finalyear:	1942
Finalteam:	Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams:	Nashville Elite Giants (1931–1932) Louisville Black Caps (1932) Indianapolis ABCs (1933) Nashville Elite Giants (1934) Philadelphia Stars (1935) Memphis Red Sox (1937) Baltimore Elite Giants (1938, 1942)

Granville Henry Lyons (July 16, 1908  - April 14, 1953) was an American Negro league first baseman between 1931 and 1942.

Early life and career

A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Lyons made his Negro leagues debut in 1931 with the Nashville Elite Giants. He went on to play for the Indianapolis ABCs, Philadelphia Stars, and Memphis Red Sox, and finished his career with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1942.^{[2] [3]} Lyons died in Nashville in 1953 at age 44.

Further reading

• Tennessean staff (July 29, 1945). "Black Crackers in Dell Friday". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 42

External links

and Seamheads

Notes and References

1. Courier-Journal staff (April 8, 1940). "Black Colonels Sign Up New Players". The Louisville Courier-Journal. p. 11. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
2. Web site: Granville Lyons . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
3. Web site: Granville Lyons . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.