Steel Arm Tyler

Steel Arm Tyler
Steel Arm Tyler
	Pitcher
	Born: September 26, 1905; Evansville, Indiana
	Died: January, 1970; Elkton, Kentucky
	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1925, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
	1930, for the Detroit Stars
Teams
	Memphis Red Sox (1925); Chicago American Giants (1926); Kansas City Monarchs (1927); Memphis Red Sox (1927–1928); Detroit Stars (1929–1930);

William Tyler (September 26, 1905 – January, 1970), nicknamed "Steel Arm", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1925 and 1930.

A native of Evansville, Indiana, Tyler made his Negro leagues debut in 1925 for the Memphis Red Sox. He went on to play for the Chicago American Giants and Kansas City Monarchs, then returned to Memphis in 1927 and 1928 before finishing his career with the Detroit Stars in 1929 and 1930.[1][2] Tyler died in Elkton, Kentucky in 1970 at age 64.

References

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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