John Lyles
American baseball player
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| Intro | American baseball player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Baseball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 16 September 1911, Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri, USA | |
| Death | 5 February 1954 (aged 42 years) | |
| Star sign | Virgo |
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John Lyles (September 16, 1911 – February 5, 1954), nicknamed "The Brute", was an American Negro league infielder between 1932 and 1943.
A native of Charleston, Missouri, Lyles made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 with the Indianapolis ABCs. He was selected to represent the Cleveland Bears in the 1939 East–West All-Star Game, and finished his career in 1943 with the Cleveland Buckeyes. Lyles died in St. Louis, Missouri in 1954 at age 42.