Leyden Goto Baseball Reference for Leyden cf Majors: No
	Davenport Position: cf First game: August 25, 1888 Last game: August 25, 1888 # of games: 1	One of three Des Moines amateurs who filled out the club for Davenport's first game, as only six of the signed players were available. Possibly Thomas Lydon, who represented a club called the Browns at the organizatinal meeting for the City League in Des Moines in May, 1888.

On August 25, 1888, Davenport played its first game in the Western Association on the road against Des Moines. The club had barely a week to sign players, and the team showed up for its first game in with only six men avaialable. Three Des Moines amateurs filled out the club - Watts, Hupp, and Layden. Leyden, playing in center field that day, had a completely forgettable day, going 0 for 3 with a walk and making no plays in the field. Watts was C.V. Watts, while Hupp was George B. Hupp. Leyden remains unidentified; there is no such person listed in the Des Moines street guide in 1888.

One possible option for Leydon is Thomas Lydon. On May 7, 1888, Lydon represented a club called the Browns at a meeting organizing the Des Moines amateur City League (Des Moines Register, May 8, 1888). In 1885, he was indentified in the Iowa State Census as Thomas Leyden, living with his mother Elizabeth and sister Mary. in 1886 he is listed as a butcher, living with his sister, and in 1887, he played on a team of Des Moines meat packer employees against a group of brakemen from Rock Hill (Des Moines Register, June 14, 1887). While he doesn't show up in the Des Moines street guide in 1888, he shows up in the 1889 guide. In 1896, he was shot in the abdomen in an altercation outside of a soloon; he survived. The article about the incident described him as "a well known character [who] was discharged from the fire department three years ago" (Des Moines Register, March 11, 1896).

Thomas Lydon was born in Indiana on August 12, 1865. His parents were Thomas and Elizabeth Lydon, immigrants from Ireland. By 1870, his family had moved to Des Moines, where he remained for his entire life. He married (wife Mae) and later divorced. He died on Januray 30, 1944.

Date	Pos	AB	R	BH	2B	3B	HR	SB	PO	A	E	BB	HPB	K
8-25-1888	cf	3	0	0				0	0	0	0	1
1 Games		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0