Dad Lytle

Edward Benson Lytle (March 10, 1862 – December 21, 1950), also known as "Dad" Lytle and "Pop" Lytle, was an American professional baseball player and manager whose playing career spanned 12 seasons, including one in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Colts and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in 1890. Over his major league career, Lytle, a second baseman and outfielder, batted .136 with three runs, eight hits and one doubles in 16 games played. He also played in the minor leagues with Colorado Springs, the Wheeling National Citys/Nailers, the Portland Gladiators, the Class-B Los Angeles Seraphs, the Class-A Kansas City Cowboys, the Los Angeles Angels, the Binghamton Bingoes, the Allentown Buffaloes, the Class-A Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons, the Class-B Hartford Bluebirds, the Class-A Rochester Brownies, the Class-A Montreal Royals, the Class-B New Castle Quakers, the Class-B Wheeling Nailers, the Class-A Milwaukee Brewers, the Class-B Fort Wayne Indians and the Class-B Wheeling Stogies. Lytle also managed in the minor leagues with the New Castle Quakers in 1899 and the Wheeling Stogies from 1899 to 1900.

Professional career Lytle began his professional baseball in 1889 with the minor league Colorado Springs baseball team of the Colorado State League. During the 1890 season, Lytle played in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Colts and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. His major league debut was on August 11, 1890. In that game, Lytle played left field and would throw the ball to second base after he caught it, no matter the situation.

During the 1897 season, Lytle played for the Class-B Hartford Bluebirds, the Class-A Rochester Brownies, the Class-A Montreal Royals, the Class-B New Castle Quakers, the Class-B Wheeling Nailers and the Class-A Milwaukee Brewers. Statistics were only kept for his stints at Hartford and Milwaukee. With the Bluebirds, Lytle batted .143 with five runs, six hits, two doubles, one home run and one stolen base in 10 games played. With the Brewers, he got one hit in four at-bats. During the 1898 season, he was the player-manager for the Class-B New Castle Quakers of the Interstate League. In 1899, he began the season with the Wheeling Stogies after being traded with George Kihm by their previous team, the New Castle Quakers, in exchange for John Farrell and William Graffius. He also played for the Class-B Fort Wayne Indians in 1899. From 1899 to 1900, Lytle played and managed the Wheeling Stogies.

Personal life Lytle was born on March 10, 1862, in Racine, Wisconsin. He died on December 21, 1950, in Long Beach, California, and was buried in Sunnyside Memorial Park in that city.