Lyle Bigbee Explained

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Lyle Bigbee
Position:Pitcher / Outfielder
Birth Date:22 August 1893
Birth Place:Waterloo, Oregon, U.S.
Death Place:Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 15
Debutyear:1920
Debutteam:Philadelphia Athletics
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 15
Finalyear:1921
Finalteam:Pittsburgh Pirates
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–3
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:6.96
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:13
Stat4label:Batting average
Stat4value:.182
Stat5label:Home runs
Stat5value:1
Stat6label:Runs batted in
Stat6value:8
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Lyle Randolph "Al" Bigbee (August 22, 1893 – August 5, 1942) was an outfielder and pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates and end for the Milwaukee Badgers in 1922.

Bigbee's brother Carson spent eleven seasons with the Pirates as an outfielder and second baseman. They were teammates on the 1921 Pirates. Lyle, Carson and their brother Morris were all standout athletes at the University of Oregon.

In 1942, Bigbee committed suicide by gunshot wound to the head at a Portland rooming house.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lyle Bigbee, 45, Dies From Bullet. 13 December 2012. The Bend Bulletin. 5 August 1942.