14 Facts About Ted Lyons

Ted Lyons played in 21 MLB seasons, all with the Chicago White Sox.

Ted Lyons won 20 or more games three times and became a fan favorite in Chicago.

Ted Lyons has the fourth-highest career ERA among Hall of Fame pitchers, and is the only Hall of Fame pitcher to have more walks than strikeouts.

Ted Lyons broke into the major leagues in 1923 after playing collegiate baseball at Baylor University.

Ted Lyons joined the White Sox on a road trip and never pitched a day in the minors.

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Ted Lyons recorded his first two wins as a relief pitcher in a doubleheader on October 6,1923, making him one of the first pitchers to perform the feat.

Ted Lyons was such a draw among the fans that, as his career began to wind down in 1939, manager Jimmy Dykes began using him only in Sunday afternoon games, which earned him the nickname "Sunday Teddy".

Ted Lyons made the most of his unusual scheduling, winning 52 of 82 decisions from 1939 until 1942.

Ted Lyons commented that he would not be able to return to pitching if the war lasted three or four more years.

Ted Lyons never appeared in a postseason game, as the generally mediocre-to-poor White Sox were usually far behind the American League leaders during his career.

Ted Lyons succeeded Dykes as the White Sox manager in May 1946 after an apparent contract dispute between Dykes and Grace Comiskey.

Ted Lyons coached the pitchers for the Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Dodgers.

Ted Lyons served as a scout with the White Sox until his retirement in 1967.

However, aside from the 21 players who wore it through 1986, it had not been reissued since Ted Lyons retired for good in 1946, and it had long been understood that no White Sox would ever wear it again.