Career
He played from 1901 to 1911 with various teams. He played mostly with the Chicago Union Giants. In 1907, Lytle signed with the new Saint Paul Colored Gophers team
Later that year, a 1907 Saint Paul newspaper paper noted that Lytle and fellow Saint Paul Colored Gophers pitcher Johnny Davis both had Number-hitter games to their cartulary-register
Lytle died in Chicago, Illinois on March 4, 1937 at the age of 57.