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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	NYY	@	MIL	L,0-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	2	Apr 10	NYY	@	MIL	W,9-7		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5 (2)	Apr 15	NYY		MIN	W,11-4	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	8 (2)	Apr 20	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	9	Apr 21	NYY		CHW	W,10-7	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	11 (1)	Apr 24	NYY		KCR	W,9-8	GF	19	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	12	Apr 27	NYY	@	TEX	W,1-0	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	15 (2)	May 2	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-2	GF	11	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	16	May 4	NYY	@	CAL	W,2-1	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	18 (1)	May 6	NYY	@	CAL	W,4-2	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	23 (4)	May 12	NYY		DET	W,7-6	GF	12	3.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
12	25 (1)	May 14	NYY		BAL	L,2-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	26	May 15	NYY		BAL	W,7-3	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	28 (1)	May 18	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-6		25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	31 (2)	May 21	NYY		BOS	W,6-5	GF	19	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	33 (1)	May 23	NYY		BOS	L,6-7		17	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	37 (3)	May 27	NYY		CLE	L,3-5	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	44 (6)	Jun 4	NYY		OAK	L,4-6	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	45	Jun 5	NYY		OAK	L,6-7	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	46	Jun 6 (1)	NYY		OAK	L,2-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	49 (2)	Jun 9	NYY		CAL	W,4-3	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	52 (2)	Jun 12	NYY		TEX	L,1-2	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	54 (1)	Jun 15	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-2	GF	8	2.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	55	Jun 16	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	56	Jun 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	57	Jun 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2		13	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	58	Jun 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	59	Jun 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	61 (1)	Jun 22	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	63 (1)	Jun 24	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	65 (1)	Jun 26	NYY		MIL	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	66	Jun 27 (1)	NYY		MIL	W,6-2	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	67	Jun 27 (2)	NYY		MIL	W,10-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	69 (1)	Jun 29	NYY	@	DET	L,5-7	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	70	Jul 1	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	72 (1)	Jul 3	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	GF	5	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	P
37	73	Jul 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	75 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	NYY		KCR	L,1-3	GF	6	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
39	76	Jul 6 (2)	NYY		KCR	W,7-4	GF	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	79 (2)	Jul 9	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	80	Jul 10	NYY		CHW	L,1-4	GF	7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	82 (1)	Jul 15 (1)	NYY	@	TEX	W,7-6		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	86 (3)	Jul 18	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-3	GF	17	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	87	Jul 19	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	96 (8)	Jul 28	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-4	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	98 (1)	Jul 31 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	100 (1)	Aug 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	105 (4)	Aug 5	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-9	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	106	Aug 7	NYY		BAL	L,4-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	107	Aug 8	NYY		BAL	L,5-8	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	108	Aug 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	109	Aug 10	NYY	@	KCR	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	110	Aug 11	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	112 (1)	Aug 13	NYY	@	MIN	W,9-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	114 (1)	Aug 15	NYY	@	MIN	L,8-9	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	117 (2)	Aug 18	NYY		TEX	W,8-6	GF	15	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	120 (2)	Aug 22	NYY		CAL	L,8-11	GF	11	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	129 (8)	Sep 1	NYY	@	OAK	L,0-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	139 (9)	Sep 11	NYY		DET	L,5-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	146 (6)	Sep 18	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	149 (2)	Sep 21	NYY		BAL	L,8-11	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	157 (7)	Sep 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	158	Oct 2 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	159	Oct 2 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							64gm		103.2	3	11	2	16	1