Steve Lyons

Positions: Centerfielder, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: June 3, 1960 in Tacoma, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (19th) of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR).

High School: Beaverton HS (Beaverton, OR)

School: Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)

Debut: April 15, 1985 (Age 24-316d, 15,009th in major league history)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1993 (Age 33-122d)
vs. MIL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Full Name: Stephen John Lyons

Nicknames: Psycho

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

2162

545

.252

264

RBI

196

OBP

.301

SLG

.340

OPS

.642

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 19 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 7 go ahead

2 Tms
BOS	10
CHW	9

Platoon
vs RHP	14
vs LHP	5

Home/Road
Away	11
Home	8

Outs
1	14
2	3
0	2

8 Opps
MIL	4
TEX	3
NYY	3
KCR	2
MIN	2
SEA	2
TOR	2
DET	1

18 Pitchers
José Guzmán	2
John Candelaria	1
Tom Niedenfuer	1
José Núñez	1
Frank Williams	1
Steve Cummings	1
Ken Schrom	1
Eric Plunk	1
Tommy John	1
Ron Davis	1
Chris Bosio	1
Jerry Don Gleaton	1
Don August	1
Mike Jones	1
Bill Swift	1
Chuck Crim	1
Kenny Rogers	1
Pete Ladd	1

9 Parks
Fenway Pk (BOS)	7
Yankee Stad (NYC)	3
County Stad (MIL)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1

Where Hit
9	10
8	2
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	7
1	4
4	3
3	2
2	2
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	17
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
1--	3
--3	2
-2-	2
123	1
1-3	1

31 RBI
RISP	6
0 on	10
1 on	7
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	9

Inning
1	1
2	1
3	2
4	5
6	2
7	1
8	4
9	3

1-3	4
4-6	7
7-end	8

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	2
+1	2
Tied	6
-1	2
-2	1
-4..	3

Ahead	7
Tied	6
Behind	6

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	7
0-0	4
2-1	3
1-0	2
0-2	1
2-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	7
3B	6
1B	2
2B	2
PH	1
RF	1

OrderPos
2nd	4
7th	3
1st	3
9th	3
6th	3
8th	2
3rd	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	9

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1985-05-27	BOS		MIN	Ken Schrom	tied 1-1	b 3	0	---		1	1	8	0.111	67%		Home Run
2	2	2	2	1985-05-27	BOS		MIN	Ron Davis	ahead 5-2	b 8	1	1-3		3	1	8	0.017	100%		Home Run; M. Barrett Scores/unER; G. Hoffman Scores
3	3	3	1	1985-07-11	BOS	@	SEA	Bill Swift	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	--3		2	8	8	0.128	80%		Home Run; R. Gedman Scores
4	4	4	1	1985-08-14	BOS		KCR	Mike Jones	ahead 11-2	b 4	0	1--		2	9	8	0.003	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Gutiérrez Scores
5	5	5	1	1985-10-06	BOS		MIL	Pete Ladd	behind 5-7	b 8	1	---		1	8	8	0.124	25%		Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1986-05-16	BOS		TEX	José Guzmán	behind 0-4	b 9	1	---		1	9	PH	0.011	2%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1987-08-02	CHW	@	MIL	Chuck Crim	ahead 5-3	t 7	1	--3		2	6	5	0.086	93%		Home Run (Deep CF); I. Calderón Scores
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1988-05-28	CHW	@	TOR	José Núñez	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	3,(0-2) C.FX	1	9	5	0.119	59%		Home Run (Deep RF)
9	9	2	1	1988-06-17	CHW	@	MIL	Don August	behind 0-4	t 6	1	1--	4,(2-1) B1CBX	2	2	5	0.104	18%		Home Run; D. Boston Scores
10	10	3	1	1988-06-20	CHW		KCR	Jerry Don Gleaton	tied 3-3	b 9	1	1--	1,(0-0) .11111X	2	2	5	0.367	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); G. Redus Scores
11	11	4	1	1988-07-14	CHW	@	NYY	John Candelaria	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	2	5	0.103	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
12	12	5	1	1988-07-16	CHW	@	NYY	Tommy John	tied 0-0	t 6	1	---	5,(2-2) BFFBX	1	2	5	0.176	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1989-04-11	CHW	@	SEA	Tom Niedenfuer	behind 5-6	t 9	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	4	0.698	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to RF Line); F. Manrique Scores
14	14	2	1	1989-09-09	CHW	@	DET	Frank Williams	ahead 9-3	t 8	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	7	3	0.004	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); C. Martínez Scores; D. Boston Scores; S. Sosa Scores
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1990-05-09	CHW	@	TOR	Steve Cummings	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	3	0.089	80%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	1991-05-12	BOS		TEX	Kenny Rogers	behind 3-12	b 8	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	1	4	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Quintana Scores; S. Lyons Scores
17	17	2	1	1991-05-20	BOS		MIL	Chris Bosio	tied 0-0	b 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	8	0.130	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball); S. Lyons Scores
18	18	3	1	1991-07-22	BOS	@	TEX	José Guzmán	behind 0-1	t 2	2	---	2,(1-0) B.X	1	6	9	0.108	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); S. Lyons Scores
19	19	4	1	1991-09-15	BOS	@	NYY	Eric Plunk	ahead 2-1	t 4	1	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	7	8	0.113	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); S. Lyons Scores