This Mississippi native was a reliable backup for the Mets and Dodgers. But after Hurricane Katrina, he needed some backup of his own. 
 
<ul>
 <li>Card 633 on <a href="https://marketplace.beckett.com/item/1379/1988-topps-633-barry-lyons_98461862" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Beckett</a></li>
 <li>SABR Bio by <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/barry-lyons/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Leslie Heaphey</a></li>
 <li>Bio by <a href="https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/blogs/2014/04/11/mark-stowers-barry-lyons/7588171/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Mark Stowers</a></li>
 <li>Video of Barry breaking <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYT0FHA41VI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">John Tudor&#39;s leg</a></li>
 <li>Induction into <a href="https://www.milb.com/news/barry-lyons-announced-as-member-of-mississippi-sports-hall-of-fame-of-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame</a></li>
 <li>Follow-up: Stathead search of <a href="https://stathead.com/baseball/event_finder.cgi?request=1&event=22&type=b&criteria268=def_pos---1&criteria289=inning---1&fbclid=IwAR0HFyaKndWUmBlHwKa9L3WNTJR7XKlXcEtOX6W9nn1-3EVIdoWIeHefOAs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">pitchers hitting first-inning triples</a></li>
</ul>

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