Complex sentence: Herschel Englebert Lyons (July 23,1915--April 8,2008) in California, was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1941 season.
Split into simpler sentences: Herschel Englebert Lyons (July 23,1915--April 8,2008) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Lyons was a major league player who played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1941 season.