Lyn Lary
[edit] Biography
Lyn Lary (Lynford Hobart Lary) was born on January 28, 1906 in Armona, California. He made his Major League debut on May 11, 1929 for the New York Yankees. In 1929, his rookie year, he hit .309 with 5 home runs and 26 RBI. Lary played for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers over the course of his 12 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Lyn Lary's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1937, when he hit for a .290 average and knocked in 77 runs. However, others believe that it was 1936, when he stole 37 bases, hit for a .289 average and knocked in 52 runs. Another season that some believe was Lyn Lary's best was 1931, when he hit for a .280 average and knocked in 107 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1929
| NY
| A
| 80
| 236
| 48
| 73
| 5
| 26
| .309
| .380
| .428
| 9
| 2
| 24
| 15
| 3
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| NY
| A
| 117
| 464
| 93
| 134
| 3
| 52
| .289
| .357
| .386
| 20
| 8
| 45
| 40
| 4
| 19
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| NY
| A
| 155
| 610
| 100
| 171
| 10
| 107
| .280
| .376
| .416
| 35
| 9
| 88
| 54
| 6
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| NY
| A
| 91
| 280
| 56
| 65
| 3
| 39
| .232
| .358
| .343
| 14
| 4
| 52
| 28
| 3
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| NY
| A
| 52
| 127
| 25
| 28
| 0
| 13
| .220
| .361
| .291
| 3
| 3
| 28
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| NY
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 1.000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| BOS
| A
| 129
| 419
| 58
| 101
| 2
| 54
| .241
| .344
| .322
| 20
| 4
| 66
| 51
| 0
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| TOT
| A
| 130
| 419
| 58
| 101
| 2
| 54
| .241
| .346
| .322
| 20
| 4
| 67
| 51
| 0
| 15
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| WAS
| A
| 39
| 103
| 8
| 20
| 0
| 7
| .194
| .278
| .233
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| STL
| A
| 93
| 371
| 78
| 107
| 2
| 35
| .288
| .396
| .410
| 25
| 7
| 64
| 43
| 2
| 3
| 25
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| TOT
| A
| 132
| 474
| 86
| 127
| 2
| 42
| .268
| .371
| .371
| 29
| 7
| 76
| 53
| 2
| 10
| 28
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| STL
| A
| 155
| 619
| 112
| 179
| 2
| 52
| .289
| .404
| .367
| 30
| 6
| 117
| 54
| 2
| 7
| 37
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| CLE
| A
| 156
| 644
| 110
| 187
| 8
| 77
| .290
| .378
| .421
| 46
| 7
| 88
| 64
| 3
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| CLE
| A
| 141
| 568
| 94
| 152
| 3
| 51
| .268
| .366
| .361
| 36
| 4
| 88
| 65
| 0
| 5
| 23
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| STL
| N
| 34
| 75
| 11
| 14
| 0
| 9
| .187
| .330
| .227
| 3
| 0
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 5
|
| 1939
| CLE
| A
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| BRO
| N
| 29
| 31
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .161
| .409
| .258
| 1
| 1
| 12
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| Total
|
| 66
| 108
| 18
| 19
| 0
| 10
| .176
| .350
| .231
| 4
| 1
| 28
| 22
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| 1939
| TOT
| N
| 63
| 106
| 18
| 19
| 0
| 10
| .179
| .356
| .236
| 4
| 1
| 28
| 21
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| 1940
| STL
| A
| 27
| 54
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .056
| .136
| .111
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 63
| 106
| 18
| 19
| 0
| 10
| .179
| .356
| .236
| 4
| 1
| 28
| 21
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1239
| 4497
| 787
| 1220
| 38
| 516
| .271
| .370
| .375
| 243
| 55
| 677
| 449
| 24
| 84
| 160
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 1302
| 4603
| 805
| 1239
| 38
| 526
| .269
| .369
| .372
| 247
| 56
| 705
| 470
| 25
| 91
| 162
| 0
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1929
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 95
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1929
| NY
| A
| SS
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 51
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1929
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1930
| NY
| A
| SS
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 224
| 324
| 35
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1931
| NY
| A
| SS
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 321
| 484
| 46
| 85
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1932
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1932
| NY
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1932
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1932
| NY
| A
| SS
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 152
| 218
| 23
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1932
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .714
|
| 1933
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1933
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 32
| 44
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1933
| NY
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1933
| NY
| A
| SS
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 28
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1934
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1934
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 260
| 396
| 24
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1935
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 63
| 78
| 7
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1935
| STL
| A
| SS
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 258
| 306
| 22
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1935
| TOT
| A
| SS
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 321
| 384
| 29
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1936
| STL
| A
| SS
| 155
| 0
| 0
| 339
| 495
| 38
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1937
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 156
| 0
| 0
| 325
| 489
| 31
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1938
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 296
| 399
| 26
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1939
| STL
| N
| SS
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 51
| 71
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1939
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1939
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1939
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1939
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 17
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1939
| Total
|
| SS
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 88
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1939
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 88
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1939
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1940
| STL
| A
| SS
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 32
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1940
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1138
| 0
| 0
| 2373
| 3388
| 268
| 632
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 79
| 149
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by New York Yankees with $100000 to Oakland (PCL) in exchange for Jimmie Reese (September, 1927).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Freddie Muller and $20000 (May 15, 1934).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with $225000 to Washington Senators in exchange for Joe Cronin (October 26, 1934).
- Traded by Washington Senators to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Alan Strange (June 29, 1935).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Ivy Andrews and Moose Solters to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bill Knickerbocker, Joe Vosmik and Oral Hildebrand (January 17, 1937).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Brooklyn Dodgers (May 3, 1939).
- Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Cardinals from Brooklyn Dodgers (August 14, 1939).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (April 23, 1940).
- Signed by St. Louis Browns (April 26, 1940).
- Released by St. Louis Browns (August 16, 1940).
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