:Hersh Lyons

{{Short description|American baseball player (1915–2008)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Hersh Lyons

| image = Hersh Lyons.jpg

| image_size =

| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|07|23}}

| birth_place = Fresno, California

| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|04|08|1915|07|23}}

| death_place = Inglewood, California

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = April 17

| debutyear = 1941

| debutteam = St. Louis Cardinals

| finaldate = April 17

| finalyear = 1941

| finalteam = St. Louis Cardinals

| statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 0–0

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 0.00

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 1

| teams =

• St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1941}})

}}

Herschel Englebert Lyons (July 23, 1915 – April 8, 2008) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played one game for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1941.

Lyons was born in Fresno, California, and attended Occidental College. Listed at {{convert|5|ft|11|in|abbr=on}}, {{convert|195|lb|abbr=on}}, he batted and threw right-handed.

Lyons played his only major league game with the Cardinals on April 17, 1941, as a reliever in a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field. He allowed one hit, gave three walks while striking out one over 1{{fraction|1|3}} innings, and never appeared in a Major League game again. He did not have a decision and posted a perfect 0.00 earned run average.

Lyons was one of only three National League pitchers to steal a base in the 1941 season.{{cite web |title=Batting Game Finder |url=https://stathead.com/baseball/game_finder.cgi?request=1&match=basic&order_by_asc=0&order_by=SB&series=any&series_game=any&min_year_game=1941&max_year_game=1941&as=result_batter&class=player&offset=0&type=b&number_matched=1&ccomp=gt&team_lg=NL&team_id=ANY&opp_id=ANY&bats=any&throws=any&pos_1=1&GS=anyGS&GF=anyGF&is_birthday=either&location=pob&locationMatch=is&game_length=any&HV=any&temperature_min=0&temperature_max=120&wind_speed_min=0&wind_speed_max=90#ajax_result_table::none |website=Stathead.com |publisher=Sports Reference |accessdate=12 June 2020 |language=en}}

Lyons served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, with service in Italy and Africa.{{cite news |title=Baseball in Wartime – Those Who Served A to Z |url=http://baseballinwartime.com/those_who_served/those_who_served_atoz.htm |website=BaseballinWartime.com |accessdate=August 19, 2019}} He later served as an elementary school principal in the Los Angeles Unified School District for over 25 years.

Lyons died in Inglewood, California, at the age of 92.{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.com/LATimes/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=107339351 |title=Herschel E. Lyons |website=legacy.com |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=April 10, 2008 |accessdate=August 19, 2019}}