DATE: 1938 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 2 Original - Printed from the original negative, but in a later period TEAM: Chicago White Sox SUBJECT: Ted Lyons PHOTOGRAPHER: George Burke APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3-1/2"x5-1/2" MARKS / STAMPING: Handwritten identification of photo's subject. Has standard postcard back but remains postally unused. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is an approximately 3-1/2"x5-1/2" real photo postcard of Ted Lyons, pictured in his Chicago White Sox uniform circa 1938. The original photo was taken by George Burke in 1938, but this card was produced some time later (no earlier than the 1950's judging by the standard Kodak back). Comes from a large collection of such postcards that we will be listing over the coming months, all having standard postcard backs but being postally unused. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual item being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Theodore Amar Lyons (Sunday Teddy) was born in Lake Charles, LA and died in 986 in Sulphur, LA. He went to college at Baylor University. He played major league baseball from 923 to 946 as pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, was selected in 939 as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 955. Lyons pitched a no-hitter on August 2, 926, which took just 67 minutes to complete. Lyons was such a draw among the fans that, as his career began to wind down in 939, manager Jimmy Dykes began using him only in Sunday afternoon games, which earned him the nickname "Sunday Teddy". Lyons made the most of his unusual scheduling, winning 52 of 82 decisions from 939 until his retirement as a player in 942, including a stellar 942 season in which he led the league with a 2.0 ERA and completed every one of his 20 starts. Lyons succeeded Dykes as the White Sox' manager in May 946 but in 2¾ years had less success as a manager than he had as a player, guiding them to a meager 85-245 record. He stopped pitching for good after 946, having compiled a 260-230 record, 356 complete games, 073 strikeouts and a 3.67 ERA. After severing his association with the White Sox in 948, he coached the pitchers for the Detroit Tigers (949-52) and Brooklyn Dodgers (954). Prior to a 93 arm injury, his pitches included a "sailer" (now known as a cut fastball), knuckleball, curveball, and changeup. After the 93 injury, his pitches included a fastball, slow curve, knuckleball and an even slower curveball used as a change-up.[ He never appeared in a postseason game, as the White Sox were usually far behind the American League leaders during his career. However, New York Yankees manager Joe McCarthy said, "If he'd pitched for the Yankees, he would have won over 400 games." In 98, Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book The 00 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time. SKU: GB11160
Item: GB11160
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