Granville Lyons

Granville Lyons
Granville Lyons
	First baseman
	Born: July 16, 1908; Nashville, Tennessee
	Died: April 14, 1953 (aged 44); Nashville, Tennessee
	Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1931, for the Nashville Elite Giants
Last appearance
	1942, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams
	Nashville Elite Giants (1931–1932); Louisville Black Caps (1932); Indianapolis ABCs (1933); Nashville Elite Giants (1934); Philadelphia Stars (1935); Memphis Red Sox (1937); Baltimore Elite Giants (1938, 1942);

Granville Henry Lyons (July 16, 1908 – April 14, 1953) was an American Negro league first baseman between 1931 and 1942.

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A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Lyons made his Negro leagues debut in 1931 with the Nashville Elite Giants. He went on to play for the Indianapolis ABCs, Philadelphia Stars, and Memphis Red Sox, and finished his career with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1942.^[2]^[3] Lyons died in Nashville in 1953 at age 44.

[1]
Courier-Journal staff (April 8, 1940). "Black Colonels Sign Up New Players". The Louisville Courier-Journal. p. 11. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
[2]
"Granville Lyons". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
[3]
"Granville Lyons". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

Tennessean staff (July 29, 1945). "Black Crackers in Dell Friday". The Nashville Tennessean. p. 42

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Early life and career

Granville Lyons

First baseman
Born: (1908-07-16)July 16, 1908 Nashville, Tennessee
Died: April 14, 1953(1953-04-14) (aged 44) Nashville, Tennessee
Threw: Left^[1]
Negro league baseball debut
1931, for the Nashville Elite Giants
Last appearance
1942, for the Baltimore Elite Giants

Teams
Nashville Elite Giants (1931–1932) Louisville Black Caps (1932) Indianapolis ABCs (1933) Nashville Elite Giants (1934) Philadelphia Stars (1935) Memphis Red Sox (1937) Baltimore Elite Giants (1938, 1942)