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Lyle Bigbee
Lyle Bigbee
	Bigbee with the Seattle Rainiers
	Pitcher / Outfielder
	Born: August 22, 1893; Waterloo, Oregon, U.S.
	Died: August 3, 1942 (aged 48); Portland, Oregon, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 15, 1920, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	September 15, 1921, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	0–3
Earned run average	6.96
Strikeouts	13
Batting average	.182
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	8
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1920); Pittsburgh Pirates (1921);

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Lyle Randolph "Al" Bigbee (August 22, 1893 – August 5, 1942) was an outfielder and pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates and end for the Milwaukee Badgers in 1922.

Bigbee's brother Carson spent eleven seasons with the Pirates as an outfielder and second baseman. They were teammates on the 1921 Pirates. Lyle, Carson and their brother Morris were all standout athletes at the University of Oregon.^[1]

In 1942, Bigbee committed suicide by gunshot wound to the head at a Portland rooming house.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Lyle Bigbee, 45, Dies From Bullet". The Bend Bulletin. August 5, 1942. Retrieved December 13, 2012.

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[Lyle-1] "Lyle Bigbee, 45, Dies From Bullet". The Bend Bulletin. August 5, 1942. Retrieved December 13, 2012.

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-'''Lyle Randolph "Al" Bigbee''' (August 22, 1893 in [[Waterloo, Oregon|Waterloo]], [[Oregon]] - August 5, 1942 in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], Oregon) was an [[outfielder]] and [[pitcher]] for the [[Oakland Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]] and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] and [[running back|halfback]] for the [[Milwaukee Badgers]]. His brother [[Carson Bigbee|Carson]] spent eleven seasons with the Pirates as an [[outfielder]] and [[second baseman]]. They were teammates on the 1921 Pirates.
+{{Short description|American baseball player (1893–1942)}}
+{{Infobox baseball biography
+|width=200
+| image       = 1919 Zeenut Lyle Bigbee.jpg
+|caption=Bigbee with the [[Seattle Rainiers]]
+| name        = Lyle Bigbee
+| position    = [[Pitcher]] / [[Outfielder]]
+|birth_date={{Birth date|1893|8|22}}
+|birth_place=[[Waterloo, Oregon]], U.S.
+|death_date={{death date and age|1942|08|03|1893|8|22}}
+|death_place=[[Portland, Oregon]], U.S.
+| bats        = Left
+| throws      = Right
+|debutleague = MLB
+| debutdate   = April 15
+| debutyear   = 1920
+| debutteam   = Philadelphia Athletics
+|finalleague = MLB
+| finaldate   = September 15
+| finalyear   = 1921
+| finalteam   = Pittsburgh Pirates
+|statleague = MLB
+| stat1label  = [[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
+| stat1value  = 0–3
+| stat2label  = [[Earned run average]]
+| stat2value  = 6.96
+| stat3label  = [[Strikeout]]s
+| stat3value  = 13
+| stat4label  = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
+| stat4value  = .182
+| stat5label  = [[Home run]]s
+| stat5value  = 1
+| stat6label  = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
+| stat6value  = 8
+| teams       =
+*[[Philadelphia Athletics]] ({{mlby|1920}})
+*[[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{mlby|1921}})
+}}
+'''Lyle Randolph "Al" Bigbee''' (August 22, 1893 – August 5, 1942) was an [[outfielder]] and [[pitcher]] for the [[Philadelphia Athletics]] and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] and [[End (gridiron football)|end]] for the [[Milwaukee Badgers]] in 1922.
-Bigbee committed [[suicide]] by shooting.
+Bigbee's brother [[Carson Bigbee|Carson]] spent eleven seasons with the Pirates as an [[outfielder]] and [[second baseman]]. They were teammates on the 1921 Pirates. Lyle, Carson and their brother Morris were all standout athletes at the [[University of Oregon]].<ref name=Lyle/>
+In 1942, Bigbee committed [[suicide]] by gunshot wound to the head at a Portland rooming house.<ref name=Lyle>{{cite news|title=Lyle Bigbee, 45, Dies From Bullet|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JucsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UiEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1428,2361120&dq=lyle+bigbee+died&hl=en|accessdate=13 December 2012|newspaper=The Bend Bulletin|date=5 August 1942}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
-*{{baseballstats|br=b/bigbely01}}
+{{Baseballstats|br=b/bigbely01|brm=bigbee001lyl}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Bigbee, Lyle
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION =
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = August 22, 1893
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    =
-| DATE OF DEATH     = August 5, 1942
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
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 [[Category:1893 births]]
+[[Category:1942 suicides]]
 [[Category:1942 deaths]]
+[[Category:People from Linn County, Oregon]]
 [[Category:Philadelphia Athletics players]]
 [[Category:Pittsburgh Pirates players]]
 [[Category:Milwaukee Badgers players]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople of multiple sports]]
+[[Category:Baseball players from Oregon]]
-[[Category:Players of American football who committed suicide]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Oregon]]
-[[Category:Baseball players who committed suicide]]
 [[Category:Suicides by firearm in Oregon]]
+[[Category:Oregon Ducks baseball players]]
+[[Category:Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players]]
+[[Category:Louisville Colonels (minor league) players]]
+[[Category:Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players]]
+[[Category:Newark Bears (International League) players]]
+[[Category:Portland Beavers players]]
+[[Category:Seattle Rainiers players]]
+[[Category:Spokane Indians players]]
+[[Category:United States Army personnel of World War I]]
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