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'''Lyle Randolph "Al" Bigbee''' (August 22, 1893 in [[Waterloo, Oregon]] – August 5, 1942 in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], Oregon) was an [[outfielder]] and [[pitcher]] for the [[Philadelphia Athletics]] and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] and [[running back|halfback]] for the [[Milwaukee Badgers]].
{{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'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/>
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=http://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>
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==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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{{Baseballstats|br=b/bigbely01|brm=bigbee001lyl}}


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[[Category:Newark Bears (International League) players]]
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[[Category:Spokane Indians players]]
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Revision as of 15:59, 22 June 2024

Lyle Bigbee
Bigbee with the Seattle Rainiers
Pitcher / Outfielder
Born: (1893-08-22)August 22, 1893
Waterloo, Oregon, U.S.
Died: August 3, 1942(1942-08-03) (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 record0–3
Earned run average6.96
Strikeouts13
Batting average.182
Home runs1
Runs batted in8
Teams

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

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