Sparky Lyle

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 182lb (185cm, 82kg)

Born: July 22, 1944 in Du Bois, PA us

High School: Reynoldsville-Sykesville HS (Reynoldsville, PA)

Debut: July 4, 1967 (Age 22-347d, 12,591st in major league history)
vs. CAL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1982 (Age 38-067d)
vs. SEA 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Albert Walter Lyle

Nicknames: Sparky or The Count

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.2

ERA

2.88

899

238

1390.1

873

WHIP

1.275

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 19	NYY		MIL	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (2)	Apr 25	NYY		OAK	L,3-4		12	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 30 (1)	NYY		MIN	W,5-4	GF	11	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	16 (4)	May 7	NYY	@	OAK	L,5-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	17	May 8	NYY	@	MIN	W,5-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	20 (2)	May 12	NYY	@	CAL	W,6-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23 (2)	May 16	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	26 (2)	May 21 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	27	May 21 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	29 (1)	May 24	NYY		CLE	W,4-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	32 (2)	May 27	NYY		DET	L,1-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	34 (1)	May 29 (1)	NYY		DET	W,5-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	35	May 29 (2)	NYY		DET	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	37 (1)	May 31	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-4	GF	11	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	40 (2)	Jun 3	NYY	@	CHW	W,18-10	GF	18	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	42 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	44 (1)	Jun 7	NYY	@	TEX	W,7-5	GF	12	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	48 (3)	Jun 11	NYY	@	KCR	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
19	50 (1)	Jun 14	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	GF	8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	53 (2)	Jun 17 (2)	NYY		TEX	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	54	Jun 20	NYY		KCR	W,4-2	GF	11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	61 (6)	Jun 29	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	65 (3)	Jul 2 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	68 (2)	Jul 6	NYY	@	OAK	W,6-2	GF	12	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	70 (1)	Jul 8	NYY	@	MIN	W,1-0	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	71	Jul 9	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-6	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	76 (4)	Jul 14 (2)	NYY		OAK	L,0-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	83 (6)	Jul 22 (1)	NYY		CAL	L,0-1	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	85 (1)	Jul 23	NYY		CAL	L,3-6	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	86	Jul 27	NYY		BOS	W,6-2	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	87	Jul 28 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	91 (3)	Jul 31 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	92	Jul 31 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	97 (4)	Aug 4	NYY	@	MIL	W,9-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	99 (1)	Aug 6 (1)	NYY	@	MIL	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	100	Aug 6 (2)	NYY	@	MIL	W,6-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	101	Aug 8	NYY		DET	W,4-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	103 (1)	Aug 9 (2)	NYY		DET	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	104	Aug 10	NYY		DET	W,1-0	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	106 (1)	Aug 12	NYY		MIL	W,10-6	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	107	Aug 13 (1)	NYY		MIL	W,5-3	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	114 (6)	Aug 20	NYY	@	TEX	W,2-0	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	117 (2)	Aug 25 (1)	NYY		KCR	W,4-1	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	120 (2)	Aug 27 (1)	NYY		KCR	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	121	Aug 27 (2)	NYY		KCR	W,9-8		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	122	Aug 29 (1)	NYY		TEX	W,7-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	124 (1)	Aug 30	NYY		TEX	W,3-1	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	129 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	130	Sep 4 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	131	Sep 5	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-6	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	135 (3)	Sep 9	NYY	@	DET	W,3-1	GF	6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
52	138 (2)	Sep 12	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	142 (3)	Sep 17	NYY		BAL	W,2-1	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
54	144 (1)	Sep 21	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	147 (2)	Sep 24 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	148	Sep 24 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	149	Sep 27	NYY	@	DET	L,5-6	GF	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	150	Sep 28	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	152 (1)	Oct 1 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							59gm		107.2	4	11	0	15	0