5 , ▁due ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁to ▁having ▁an ▁impress ive ▁spring ▁training ; ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁hitting ▁well , ▁his ▁speed ▁on ▁the ▁bases , ▁and ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁positions ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁decision . ▁Ly ons ▁made ▁his ▁major ▁league ▁debut ▁with ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 5 , ▁as ▁a ▁pin ch ▁runner ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 4 . ▁He ▁collected ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁league ▁hit ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁off ▁of ▁Don nie ▁Moore ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁Ang els . ▁Starting ▁in ▁early ▁June , ▁Ly ons ▁became ▁Boston ' s ▁regular ▁center ▁fiel der ; ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁ 1 3 3 ▁games ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Red ▁So x , ▁batt ing ▁. 2 6 4 ▁with ▁five ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁R B Is . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Ly ons ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 5 9 ▁games ▁through ▁late ▁June , ▁batt ing ▁. 2 5 0 ▁with ▁one ▁home ▁run ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁R B Is . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁e ject ed ▁for ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁ML B ▁career , ▁by ▁u mp ire ▁Terry ▁Co oney ▁after ▁arg uing ▁a ▁called ▁third ▁strike . ▁ ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁Ly ons ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁for ▁pitch er ▁Tom ▁Se aver ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9