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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 10	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-5	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 16	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (1)	Apr 18	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	13 (2)	Apr 22	NYY		MIL	W,4-3	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	16 (2)	Apr 25	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-3	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (3)	May 1	NYY		KCR	W,8-4	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	21	May 2	NYY		KCR	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	24 (2)	May 6	NYY		TEX	L,5-9		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	25	May 7	NYY		TEX	W,3-2		8	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	26	May 9	NYY		MIN	W,3-1	GF	10	3.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
11	29 (2)	May 14	NYY	@	KCR	L,9-10		14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	30	May 15	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	GF	11	3.2	0	2	0	2	1	P
13	32 (1)	May 17	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	35 (2)	May 20	NYY	@	TOR	L,8-10		8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	36	May 21 (1)	NYY	@	TOR	W,2-1		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	37	May 21 (2)	NYY	@	TOR	W,9-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	40 (2)	May 26	NYY		TOR	W,4-3	GF	8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	43 (2)	May 28 (2)	NYY		TOR	W,6-5		16	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	45 (1)	May 30	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	GF	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	50 (4)	Jun 4	NYY	@	OAK	L,4-6		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	55 (4)	Jun 10	NYY	@	CAL	L,3-4		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	59 (3)	Jun 14	NYY		SEA	W,11-9	GF	21	5.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
23	60	Jun 15	NYY		SEA	W,5-2	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	64 (3)	Jun 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-10	GF	6	0.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
25	68 (3)	Jun 23	NYY	@	DET	W,12-3		13	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	69	Jun 24	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	72 (2)	Jun 27	NYY		BOS	W,6-4	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	76 (3)	Jul 1	NYY		DET	L,4-8		9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	78 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	NYY		DET	W,5-3		13	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	79	Jul 3	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-9		6	1.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	85 (5)	Jul 13	NYY		CHW	L,1-6		6	1.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
32	87 (1)	Jul 15	NYY		KCR	L,2-8		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	88	Jul 16	NYY		KCR	L,1-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	89	Jul 17	NYY		KCR	L,7-9		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	92 (2)	Jul 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-4		9	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	93	Jul 22	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-2		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	95 (1)	Jul 24	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-5	GF	10	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	98 (2)	Jul 27 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,11-0	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	99	Jul 27 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,5-17		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	100	Jul 28	NYY		MIN	L,5-7	GF	21	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
41	103 (2)	Jul 30 (2)	NYY		MIN	L,0-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	105 (1)	Aug 1	NYY		TEX	W,8-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	106	Aug 2 susp	NYY		BOS	L,5-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	109 (2)	Aug 5	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	115 (5)	Aug 12	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-6	GF	15	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
46	119 (3)	Aug 16	NYY	@	OAK	W,5-3		6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	121 (1)	Aug 19	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-4	GF	6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
48	122	Aug 20	NYY	@	SEA	L,4-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	126 (3)	Aug 26	NYY		OAK	W,5-4	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	129 (2)	Aug 29	NYY		CAL	W,4-3		11	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
51	131 (1)	Aug 31	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-2	GF	11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	134 (2)	Sep 3	NYY		SEA	W,4-3		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	136 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	NYY		DET	L,4-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
54	137	Sep 5	NYY		DET	W,4-2		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	138	Sep 6	NYY		DET	W,8-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	143 (4)	Sep 12	NYY	@	DET	L,4-7	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	145 (1)	Sep 14	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	148 (2)	Sep 17	NYY		BOS	L,3-7		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	154 (5)	Sep 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-8		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							59gm		111.2	9	18	1	28	3