Lyon attended the Georgia School of Technology (
Georgia Tech) where he played on the freshman
college football and freshman
college baseball teams. Near the start of the 1944 season, Lyon was described as "a former
semi-pro." He was one of many players who made their only
major league appearances during World War II. In April and May of 1944, Lyon played in seven games for the
Cleveland Indians. Offensively, he was 2-for-11 at the plate for a .182
batting average. His hits came during his first two games with Cleveland; a single on April 21 off of
Stubby Overmire of the
Detroit Tigers, and a single on April 23 off of
Rufe Gentry, also of the Tigers. Defensively, Lyon appeared at catcher in three games for a total of 20 innings; he committed one
error in 11
total chances for a .909
fielding average. Born in 1913 in
Ball Ground, Georgia, Lyon died in 1975 in
Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, and was interred in
Abbeville, South Carolina. At the time of his death, he worked as a master
mechanic; he was married and had three sons. ==References==