John Lyles - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

John Lyles



John Lyles
(The Brute)

Born: September 16, 1911 in Charleston, MO
Died: February 5, 1954 in St. Louis, MO
          (42 years old)

Bats: B
Throws: R
Ht: 5'9"
Wt: 194
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Notes:


• Buried: Oakdale Cemetery (Lemay, MO)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
3
1938
1942
CAG/CBE
4.5
0.3
0.0
4.2
0.0
2
SP
3
1935
1943
MULT
4.5
0.7
0.1
3.8
0.0
3
SS
4
1938
1941
SNH
3.3
2.2
0.9
0.0
0.3
4
CF
3
1938
1943
CBE/SNH
2.9
3.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
5
3B
4
1939
1943
MULT
2.6
2.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
6
1B
3
1941
1943
CAG/CBE
2.6
1.1
1.8
0.0
-0.4
7
LF
3
1935
1941
MULT
2.5
1.5
1.1
0.0
-0.1
8
SP
1
1932
1932
AB2
2.5
-0.1
0.0
2.6
0.0
9
CF
2
1939
1940
SAS/SNH
2.4
2.3
0.2
0.0
-0.1
10
SP
4
1938
1941
SAS/SNH
2.4
-0.4
0.0
2.8
0.0
11
SP
2
1939
1942
MULT
2.4
0.0
0.1
2.3
0.0
12
SP
3
1940
1943
CBE/SAS
2.3
0.3
-0.1
2.2
0.0
13
SP
3
1939
1943
CBE/JRC
2.2
-0.3
-0.1
2.6
0.0
14
2B
6
1938
1943
MULT
1.9
1.8
-0.3
0.0
0.5
15
SP
2
1942
1943
CBE
1.7
-0.1
0.0
1.8
0.0
16
1B
2
1938
1941
CAG
1.6
1.1
0.6
0.0
-0.1
17
3B
3
1938
1941
CAG/WES
1.6
0.7
0.8
0.0
0.1
18
C
1
1932
1932
AB2
1.4
0.3
1.0
0.0
0.1
19
CF
1
1932
1932
AB2
1.4
1.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
20
SP
1
1938
1938
CAG
1.4
-0.3
0.0
1.6
0.0
21
1B
1
1932
1932
AB2
1.4
1.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
22
1B
2
1938
1939
SNH/WES
1.3
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
23
SP
1
1934
1934
HG
1.2
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
24
RF
3
1932
1939
MULT
1.2
1.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
25
C
2
1939
1943
CBE/JRC
1.1
1.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
26
2B
1
1939
1939
JRC
1.1
0.2
0.7
0.0
0.1
27
RP
2
1939
1941
CAG/JRC
1.1
-0.2
0.0
1.3
0.0
28
SP
3
1938
1940
SNH
1.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
0.0
29
CF
2
1938
1939
CAG/WES
1.1
0.9
0.3
0.0
0.0
30
C
1
1938
1938
CAG
1.1
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.1
31
LF
2
1938
1939
SNH
1.1
1.6
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
32
SP
3
1939
1941
SAS/SNH
1.0
-0.2
0.0
1.3
0.0
33
RP
1
1932
1932
AB2
1.0
-0.3
-0.2
1.5
0.0
34
1B
3
1939
1941
SAS/SNH
0.9
2.2
-1.0
0.0
-0.4
35
2B
1
1932
1932
AB2
0.8
0.9
-0.1
0.0
0.1
36
CF
1
1934
1934
HG
0.7
1.0
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
37
SP
1
1939
1939
JRC
0.7
-0.2
0.0
0.9
0.0
38
2B
4
1935
1941
SAS/SNH
0.7
1.4
-0.9
0.0
0.1
39
SP
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.7
-0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
40
RF
2
1932
1934
AB2/HG
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.0
-0.1
41
RP
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
42
2B
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.1
43
SP
4
1938
1941
SNH
0.6
0.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
44
RP
2
1940
1941
SNH
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
45
LF
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.5
1.3
-0.6
0.0
-0.2
46
SP
1
1934
1934
HG
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
47
CF
2
1934
1939
HG/WES
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.1
48
LF
1
1939
1939
JRC
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0
49
LF
1
1932
1932
AB2
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.0
0.0
50
CF
1
1939
1939
JRC
0.5
-0.2
0.6
0.0
0.0
51
SS
2
1932
1934
AB2/HG
0.5
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
52
2B
6
1938
1943
MULT
0.4
0.5
-0.7
0.0
0.6
53
SS
1
1939
1939
JRC
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
54
C
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.4
0.6
-0.2
0.0
0.0
55
RP
1
1934
1934
HG
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
56
RF
1
1943
1943
CBE
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.1
57
LF
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.4
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.0
58
SS
1
1934
1934
HG
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
59
3B
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
60
2B
1
1934
1934
HG
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
61
CF
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
62
2B
1
1932
1932
AB2
0.3
0.5
-0.3
0.0
0.1
63
RP
1
1939
1939
WES
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
64
RF
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.0
-0.1
65
1B
4
1938
1941
SAS/SNH
0.3
0.1
-0.1
0.3
0.0
66
3B
2
1932
1934
AB2/HG
0.3
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.1
67
RF
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
68
1B
1
1934
1934
HG
0.3
0.8
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
69
RP
1
1934
1934
HG
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
70
RF
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
71
-
1
1935
1935
SAS
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
72
RP
1
1938
1938
SNH
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
73
SS
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
74
LF
1
1943
1943
CBE
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
75
LF
3
1939
1943
CBE/JRC
0.2
0.7
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
76
SP
1
1934
1934
HG
0.2
-0.1
-0.3
0.7
0.0
77
C
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.2
-0.3
0.5
0.0
0.1
78
SS
2
1932
1939
AB2/JRC
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
79
SS
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
80
3B
1
1941
1941
SNH
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
81
3B
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
82
CF
2
1942
1943
CBE
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
83
RP
1
1932
1932
AB2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
84
-
1
1935
1935
SAS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
85
C
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
86
RP
1
1934
1934
HG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
87
SP
1
1932
1932
AB2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
88
RP
1
1939
1939
WES
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
89
C
2
1938
1940
CAG/SAS
0.1
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
90
2B
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
91
SS
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.1
0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.1
92
CF
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
93
SP
1
1934
1934
HG
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
94
-
1
1935
1935
SAS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
95
RP
1
1939
1939
SNH
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
96
-
1
1935
1935
SAS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
97
LF
1
1939
1939
JRC
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
98
RP
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
99
-
1
1935
1935
SAS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
100
SS
1
1939
1939
SNH
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
101
2B
1
1934
1934
HG
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
102
C
1
1934
1934
HG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
RF
1
1939
1939
JRC
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
104
CF
1
1940
1940
SNH
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
105
-
1
1935
1935
SAS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
106
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
107
RF
1
1941
1941
SNH
0.0
0.4
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
108
SS
1
1939
1939
JRC
0.0
-0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
109
-
1
1939
1939
WES
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
110
CF
1
1939
1939
JRC
0.0
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
111
2B
1
1932
1932
AB2
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
112
1B
1
1938
1938
SNH
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
113
RP
1
1940
1940
SNH
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
114
CF
1
1941
1941
SNH
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
115
RP
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
116
C
2
1942
1943
CBE
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
117
3B
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
-
1
1938
1938
SNH
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
119
RF
1
1934
1934
HG
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
120
SS
2
1938
1940
SNH
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
121
-
1
1935
1935
SAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
122
RP
1
1943
1943
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
123
1B
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
124
SS
1
1932
1932
AB2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
125
-
1
1935
1935
SAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
126
-
1
1939
1939
SNH
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
127
LF
1
1941
1941
SNH
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
128
-
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
129
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
130
2B
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
131
-
1
1935
1935
SAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
132
-
1
1935
1935
SAS
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
133
C
1
1941
1941
SNH
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
134
-
1
1932
1932
AB2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
135
-
1
1939
1939
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
136
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
137
C
1
1940
1940
SNH
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
138
RP
1
1941
1941
CAG
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
139
1B
2
1938
1941
SNH
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
140
-
1
1939
1939
WES
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
141
LF
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
142
C
4
1939
1942
MULT
0.0
-0.4
0.3
0.0
0.0
143
RP
1
1939
1939
JRC
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
144
RF
1
1934
1934
HG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
145
1B
1
1939
1939
JRC
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
146
SS
1
1932
1932
AB2
-0.1
0.4
0.0
-0.5
0.0
147
C
1
1941
1941
SNH
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
148
LF
1
1939
1939
JRC
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
149
CF
2
1939
1942
CBE/WES
-0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
150
-
1
1941
1941
SNH
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
151
RP
1
1941
1941
SNH
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
152
LF
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
153
RF
1
1939
1939
JRC
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
154
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
155
C
2
1939
1941
CAG/WES
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
156
RP
1
1939
1939
WES
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
157
-
1
1932
1932
AB2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
158
LF
2
1940
1941
SAS/SNH
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.2
159
LF
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
160
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
161
-
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
162
SS
2
1932
1939
AB2/WES
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
163
LF
1
1932
1932
AB2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
164
-
1
1939
1939
SNH
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
165
-
1
1939
1939
JRC
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
166
RP
1
1932
1932
AB2
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
0.3
0.0
167
RF
1
1943
1943
CBE
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
168
RP
1
1932
1932
AB2
-0.2
0.1
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
169
LF
1
1932
1932
AB2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
170
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
171
RP
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.2
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
172
RP
1
1940
1940
SNH
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
173
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.2
0.5
0.0
-0.6
0.0
174
-
1
1940
1940
SAS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
175
-
1
1934
1934
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
176
-
1
1941
1941
SNH
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
177
-
1
1935
1935
SAS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
178
-
1
1934
1934
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
179
RF
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
180
-
1
1934
1934
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
181
C
1
1932
1932
AB2
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
182
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
183
-
1
1939
1939
JRC
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
184
C
1
1934
1934
HG
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
185
RP
3
1938
1940
SNH
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
186
SS
1
1932
1932
AB2
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
187
SS
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
188
-
1
1939
1939
JRC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
189
LF
1
1932
1932
AB2
-0.3
0.4
0.2
-0.9
0.0
190
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
191
-
1
1932
1932
AB2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
192
-
1
1938
1938
SNH
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
193
-
1
1940
1940
SNH
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
194
-
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
195
RP
2
1938
1941
CAG/SNH
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
196
CF
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.4
0.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
197
RP
2
1940
1941
SNH
-0.4
0.2
0.0
-0.6
0.0
198
RP
1
1939
1939
JRC
-0.4
0.0
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
199
-
1
1932
1932
AB2
-0.4
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
200
RF
1
1943
1943
CBE
-0.4
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
201
C
1
1934
1934
HG
-0.5
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
202
3B
3
1938
1940
SAS/SNH
-0.5
0.1
-0.6
0.0
0.1
203
C
4
1935
1941
SAS/SNH
-0.6
-0.7
0.0
0.0
0.1
204
RF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.6
-0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.0
205
CF
1
1943
1943
CBE
-0.6
0.0
-0.6
0.0
0.0
206
RP
2
1938
1939
SNH
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
0.0
207
-
1
1938
1938
CAG
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
208
RF
1
1932
1932
AB2
-0.7
0.1
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
209
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.7
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.0
210
LF
2
1942
1943
CBE
-0.7
0.3
-0.9
0.0
-0.1
211
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
212
LF
1
1941
1941
CAG
-0.9
-0.1
-0.1
-0.7
0.0
213
RF
3
1938
1941
CAG/SNH
-0.9
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
214
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.9
0.0
215
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-1.0
0.0
0.0
-0.9
0.0
216
RF
3
1939
1941
MULT
-1.0
-0.5
0.0
-0.5
-0.1
217
RP
3
1940
1942
MULT
-1.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.9
0.0
218
-
1
1932
1932
AB2
-1.1
-0.1
0.0
-1.0
0.0
219
SS
2
1941
1942
CAG/CBE
-1.1
-0.3
-1.1
0.0
0.3
220
-
2
1939
1943
CBE/JRC
-1.5
-0.1
0.0
-1.5
0.0
221
C
6
1938
1943
CBE/SNH
-2.2
-1.9
-0.6
0.0
0.3

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