In baseball, Kyle turned professional with the Class A Toronto Maple Leafs in 1910. He didn't get much playing time and was sent to the Elgin Kittens of the Northern Association in May and then, when that league folded, to the Lawrence Colts of the New England League in July. Kyle rejoined the Leafs in September. In 1911, he played for Troy in the New York State League but was released in May. Kyle then joined the London Tecumsehs in the Canadian League. The following season, he played for the Columbus Senators of the American Association and for the Akron Rubbermen of the Central League.
Kyle was purchased by the Cincinnati Reds, playing in his first major league game on September 7, 1912, and his last on October 6, 1912. He appeared in nine games and hit .333 (7-for-21) with four runs batted in and three runs scored. He drew four walks which pushed his on-base percentage up to .440. In seven outfield appearances he handled 16 chances without an error. The 22-year-old stood 5'8" and weighed 160 lbs.[1]
After his brief major league stint, Kyle played for the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association in 1913, where his batting average fell to .194. He continued to play on and off in the minors until 1921, spending his last three seasons with the Kitchener Beavers of the Michigan-Ontario League.[2]
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Kyle, first from right in the middle row, with the Moncton Victorias in 1912–13.
As an ice hockey player, Kyle played junior with the Eurekas in Toronto in the 1908–09 season. He was team captain and led the Eurekas to the Ontario Hockey Association finals, where they lost to Stratford. In September 1909, he announced that he was giving up hockey to become a full-time silver prospector in Northern Ontario, but returned after seven weeks. He was captain of the Parkdale Canoe Club senior team for the 1909–10 season until leaving to join the Maple Leafs' baseball training camp.
Kyle played with the professional team in Port Hope, Ontario, for the 1910–11 season and worked as a referee following an injury. He continued as a referee in 1912. He attended the inaugural training camp of the Toronto Blueshirts in 1912, but left the team before the season began to play for Moncton Victorias of the MaPHL. He played there for two seasons. He was captain of the team in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, early in the 1914–15 season. Kyle rejoined the Blueshirts in the National Hockey Association for the 1916–17 season.
andy, kyle, 1910s, outfielder, confused, with, andy, kyle, negro, leagues, andrew, ewing, kyle, october, 1889, september, 1971, canadian, major, league, baseball, outfielder, national, hockey, association, defenseman, first, person, play, both, baseball, hocke. Not to be confused with Andy Kyle Negro leagues Andrew Ewing Kyle October 29 1889 September 6 1971 was a Canadian Major League Baseball outfielder and National Hockey Association defenseman He was the first person to play both baseball and ice hockey professionally Andy KyleOutfielderBorn 1889 10 29 October 29 1889Toronto Ontario CanadaDied September 6 1971 1971 09 06 aged 81 Toronto Ontario CanadaBatted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutSeptember 7 1912 for the Cincinnati RedsLast MLB appearanceOctober 6 1912 for the Cincinnati RedsMLB statisticsBatting average 333Home runs0Runs batted in4TeamsCincinnati Reds 1912 Contents 1 Baseball 2 Hockey 3 Later Years 4 References 5 External linksBaseball editIn baseball Kyle turned professional with the Class A Toronto Maple Leafs in 1910 He didn t get much playing time and was sent to the Elgin Kittens of the Northern Association in May and then when that league folded to the Lawrence Colts of the New England League in July Kyle rejoined the Leafs in September In 1911 he played for Troy in the New York State League but was released in May Kyle then joined the London Tecumsehs in the Canadian League The following season he played for the Columbus Senators of the American Association and for the Akron Rubbermen of the Central League Kyle was purchased by the Cincinnati Reds playing in his first major league game on September 7 1912 and his last on October 6 1912 He appeared in nine games and hit 333 7 for 21 with four runs batted in and three runs scored He drew four walks which pushed his on base percentage up to 440 In seven outfield appearances he handled 16 chances without an error The 22 year old stood 5 8 and weighed 160 lbs 1 After his brief major league stint Kyle played for the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association in 1913 where his batting average fell to 194 He continued to play on and off in the minors until 1921 spending his last three seasons with the Kitchener Beavers of the Michigan Ontario League 2 Hockey edit nbsp Kyle first from right in the middle row with the Moncton Victorias in 1912 13 As an ice hockey player Kyle played junior with the Eurekas in Toronto in the 1908 09 season He was team captain and led the Eurekas to the Ontario Hockey Association finals where they lost to Stratford In September 1909 he announced that he was giving up hockey to become a full time silver prospector in Northern Ontario but returned after seven weeks He was captain of the Parkdale Canoe Club senior team for the 1909 10 season until leaving to join the Maple Leafs baseball training camp Kyle played with the professional team in Port Hope Ontario for the 1910 11 season and worked as a referee following an injury He continued as a referee in 1912 He attended the inaugural training camp of the Toronto Blueshirts in 1912 but left the team before the season began to play for Moncton Victorias of the MaPHL He played there for two seasons He was captain of the team in Glace Bay Nova Scotia early in the 1914 15 season Kyle rejoined the Blueshirts in the National Hockey Association for the 1916 17 season Kyle died in his hometown of Toronto at the age of 81 and he is buried at Park Lawn Cemetery 1 Later Years editKyle played golf in the 1930s but ended his sporting career by the 1940s and became an executive with the Givens School Old Boys Association References edit a b Andy Kyle Statistics and History baseball reference com Retrieved March 4 2014 Andy Kyle Minor League Statistics amp History Archived May 1 2013 at the Wayback Machine baseball reference com Retrieved March 4 2014 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Andy Kyle at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andy Kyle 1910s outfielder amp oldid 1113470736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
