Russ Lyon

Russell Mayo Lyon (June 26, 1913 – December 24, 1975) was a professional baseball catcher who played seven games for the 1944 Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at and , he batted and threw right-handed.

Biography Lyon attended the Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech) where he played on the freshman college football and freshman college baseball teams.

Near the start of the 1944 season, Lyon was described as "a former semi-pro." He was one of many players who made their only major league appearances during World War II. In April and May of 1944, Lyon played in seven games for the Cleveland Indians. Offensively, he was 2-for-11 at the plate for a .182 batting average. His hits came during his first two games with Cleveland; a single on April 21 off of Stubby Overmire of the Detroit Tigers, and a single on April 23 off of Rufe Gentry, also of the Tigers. Defensively, Lyon appeared at catcher in three games for a total of 20 innings; he committed one error in 11 total chances for a .909 fielding average.

Born in 1913 in Ball Ground, Georgia, Lyon died in 1975 in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, and was interred in Abbeville, South Carolina. At the time of his death, he worked as a master mechanic; he was married and had three sons.