Steel Arm Tyler
| Steel Arm Tyler | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 26, 1907 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. | |
| Died: January 11, 1970 (aged 62) Elkton, Kentucky, U.S. | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1925, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1930, for the Detroit Stars | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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William Tyler (September 26, 1907 – January 11, 1970), nicknamed "Steel Arm", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1925 and 1930.
A native of Evansville, Indiana, Tyler made his Negro leagues debut in 1925 for the Memphis Red Sox. He went on to play for the Chicago American Giants and Kansas City Monarchs, then returned to Memphis in 1927 and 1928 before finishing his career with the Detroit Stars in 1929 and 1930.[1][2] Tyler died in Elkton, Kentucky in 1970 at age 64.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Steel Arm Tyler". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Bill Tyler". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
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