About Red Lynn
Lived 1913 – 1977 (aged 63). Red Lynn was an American baseball player.
Japhet Monroe Lynn (December 27, 1913 – October 27, 1977) was an American professional baseball player who played pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1939 to 1940 and 1944. He would play for the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, and New York Giants. Although is MLB career lasted only three seasons, his professional baseball career encompassed 23 seasons.
Several highlights of Lynn's minor league career came in 1937 while pitching for the Jacksonville Jax (Jacksonville, Texas in the East Texas League), when he posted a 32–13 win–loss record (leading all of professional baseball), 2.65 ERA with 233 strikeouts. He also had a breakout year in 1943 while pitching for the Los Angeles Angels in the Pacific Coast League finishing the year with a league-leading 21–8 record and 2.47 ERA.
Lynn work diverse jobs during the off-season including involvement in boxing and wrestling as well as a rodeo cowboy and railroad laborer.
Lynn died on October 27, 1977, in Bellville, Texas.
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Who was Red Lynn?
American baseball player (1913-1977)
When was Red Lynn born?
Red Lynn was born on 27 December 1913 in Kenney.
When did Red Lynn die?
Red Lynn died on 27 October 1977 in Bellville, Texas.
What was Red Lynn's occupation?
Red Lynn was a baseball player.
What nationality was Red Lynn?
Red Lynn was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Red Lynn. https://biography.guide/red-lynn/
MLA: "Red Lynn." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/red-lynn/.
Chicago: "Red Lynn." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/red-lynn/.
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