Lena Styles | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 27 November 1899 |
Birth Place: | Gurley, Alabama |
Death Place: | Huntsville, Alabama |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 10 |
Debutyear: | 1919 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Athletics |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 27 |
Finalyear: | 1931 |
Finalteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .250 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 16 |
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William Graves "Lena" Styles (November 27, 1899 – March 14, 1956) was an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball over parts of five seasons (1919–21, 1930–31) with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a .250 batting average in 176 at-bats and drove in 16 runs.[1]
An alumnus of the University of Alabama, he was born in Gurley, Alabama, and died in Huntsville, Alabama from cancer, at the age of 56.