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

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Team Record in Appearances: 19-29

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 29, Entered with runners on base: 10

1981 Pitching Game Log

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1981 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	807	1	Apr 8	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	8-9	L(0-1)	99	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	18.00	0.60	6	3	1	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.13	-0.421	2.06	-0.17%	-0.93	8b --- 0 out tie	9b 1-- 0 out tie
2	808	3	Apr 12	PHI	@	STL	L,3-7	6-7		3	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	9.00	0.60	9	3	1	1	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	0.018	.39	0.01%	0.50	6b -2- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d3
3	809	5	Apr 15	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	9-10		2	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.40	1.00	8	2	3	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.48	0.142	1.90	0.07%	0.91	9t --- 0 out d2	10t 3 out tie
4	810	11	Apr 21	PHI	@	MON	L,3-10	6-GF(8)		5	2.2	4	3	3	2	2	0	0	7.04	1.82	15	3	4	1	1	4		1	1	4	0	0	13	1	0	1	1	0	0	.10	-0.035	.11	-0.02%	-2.66	6b 1-- 1 out d4	8b end d 7
5	811	14	Apr 25	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-5	7-GF	W(1-1)	3	3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.06	2.13	11	4	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.26	0.198	.99	0.09%	1.35	7b --- 0 out d1	9b end a 2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	812	19	May 2(1)	PHI		SFG	L,2-6	7-7		6	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	5.40	2.69	6	0	2	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.35	-0.047	.29	-0.02%	-1.58	7t 12- 0 out d3	7t 3 out d6
7	813	23	May 5	PHI		LAD	W,8-7	9-GF	W(2-1)	2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.97	2.52	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.033	.79	0.02%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
8	814	26	May 8	PHI		SDP	W,11-7	7-8	W(3-1)	2	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.40	2.39	6	3	1	0	0	1		3	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.78	0.050	1.48	0.03%	0.97	7t 123 1 out tie	8t 3 out d1
9	815	28	May 10	PHI		SDP	L,4-8	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.11	2.60	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.003	.06	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
10	816	29	May 12	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-4	7-GF(8)		1	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.78	2.60	4	3	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.006	.06	0.00%	0.82	7b 12- 2 out d4	8b end d 4
11	817	30	May 13	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-5	6-7		0	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.38	2.76	6	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.011	.08	0.01%	0.85	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
12	818	33	May 16	PHI	@	SDP	L,1-2	7-8		2	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.15	2.80	6	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.76	0.012	1.71	0.01%	0.00	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 12- 1 out tie
13	819	38	May 22	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	2.70	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.012	.17	0.01%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
14	820	39	May 23	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-4	6-6		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.95	2.60	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.036	1.54	0.03%	0.34	6b --3 2 out d1	6b 3 out d1
15	821	40	May 24	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-7	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	5	5	5	3	3	0	0	4.63	2.73	14	2	1	0	1	5		0	0	1	0	0	10	2	1	3	0	0	0	.58	-0.083	.66	-0.06%	-4.10	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 6
16	822	44	May 29	PHI		STL	L,4-11	3-5		4	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.10	2.83	10	7	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	.28	0.037	.39	0.03%	1.36	3t --- 0 out d7	5t 3 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	823	47	Jun 1	PHI		NYM	W,5-4	7-8	W(4-1)	2	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	4.13	3.38	10	5	1	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.36	-0.165	1.42	-0.10%	-0.09	7t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
18	824	48	Jun 2	PHI		NYM	W,9-7	6-7	H(1)	0	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.86	3.36	8	4	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.75	0.169	1.90	0.11%	0.91	6t --- 0 out a1	7t 3 out a1
19	825	50	Jun 5	PHI	@	ATL	L,1-4	7-8		2	1.1	4	2	2	2	2	1	0	4.26	3.80	10	2	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	-0.066	.56	-0.04%	-1.96	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 12- 1 out d3
20	826	52	Jun 7	PHI	@	ATL	W,7-5	5-7	W(5-1)	1	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	4.54	3.67	9	3	1	1	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.08	-0.017	1.15	-0.01%	-1.02	5b --- 0 out a1	7b --3 0 out a3
21	827	53	Jun 8	PHI		HOU	W,4-3	7-7	H(2)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.41	3.64	4	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	0.092	1.80	0.06%	0.45	7t --- 0 out a1	7t 3 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	828	56	Aug 10	PHI		STL	L,3-7	6-7		62	2.0	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	4.66	3.96	10	2	2	1	1	4		0	0	0	1	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.43	-0.095	.62	-0.08%	-1.09	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d4
23	829	58	Aug 12	PHI		STL	L,3-11	6-6		1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.54	4.01	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.051	1.59	0.04%	0.45	6t --- 0 out d1	6t 3 out d1
24	830	62	Aug 16	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.31	3.94	7	3	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.009	.08	0.01%	0.85	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 3
25	831	64	Aug 19	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-6	7-8	L(5-2)	2	1.1	4	3	3	2	0	0	0	4.83	4.04	9	2	1	1	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.31	-0.303	.74	-0.10%	-3.24	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 1-3 1 out d3
26	832	65	Aug 21	PHI		HOU	W,5-4	7-7	W(6-2)	1	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.93	4.08	5	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.77	-0.158	.91	-0.05%	-0.55	7t --- 0 out tie	7t 3 out d1
27	833	66	Aug 22	PHI		HOU	W,8-4	7-GF		0	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.67	3.95	8	4	2	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.042	.16	0.02%	1.12	7t 1-- 2 out a4	9t end a 4
28	834	68	Aug 24	PHI		ATL	W,7-5	9-9	BS(1)	1	0.1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	4.84	4.01	4	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.81	-0.539	3.35	-0.29%	-1.68	9t --- 0 out a1	9t 1-3 1 out tie
29	835	69	Aug 25	PHI		ATL	L,2-12	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.73	3.98	4	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d12	9t end d12
30	836	71	Aug 28	PHI	@	HOU	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	L(6-3)	2	0.1	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	4.70	4.10	5	0	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	3.18	-0.382	1.74	-0.13%	-2.05	10b --- 0 out tie	10b end d 1
31	837	72	Aug 29(1)	PHI	@	HOU	L,1-6	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50	4.00	6	4	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.02	0.003	.01	0.00%	0.82	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
32	838	74	Aug 30	PHI	@	HOU	L,4-5	8-GF(10)	L(6-4)	0	2.1	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	4.47	4.01	11	5	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.59	-0.240	.32	-0.03%	-0.21	8b --- 0 out d1	10b end d 1
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	839	77	Sep 2	PHI	@	ATL	L,2-3	7-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.41	3.99	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.21	0.142	1.30	0.04%	0.85	7b 12- 1 out tie	7b 3 out tie
34	840	78	Sep 3	PHI		CIN	L,3-9	9-GF		0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.33	3.97	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 6
35	841	79	Sep 4	PHI		CIN	W,7-6	7-7	W(7-4)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.25	3.94	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.68	0.050	.14	0.01%	0.45	7t --- 0 out d1	7t 3 out d1
36	842	81	Sep 6	PHI		CIN	L,4-5	8-GF	L(7-5)	1	2.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	4.42	3.95	8	3	2	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.38	-0.318	.75	-0.06%	-1.09	8t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 2
37	843	82	Sep 7	PHI		MON	L,4-5	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.34	3.92	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.033	.16	0.01%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
38	844	84	Sep 9	PHI		MON	W,11-8	9-GF	S(1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.26	3.86	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.029	.15	0.01%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
39	845	86	Sep 12	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-6	5-6		2	2.0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.42	3.87	10	4	2	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	-0.060	.20	-0.02%	-1.10	5b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d5
40	846	90	Sep 17	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-2	8-9	H(3)	4	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.33	3.81	5	1	2	1	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.75	0.157	.83	0.03%	-0.34	8b -23 1 out a3	9b --- 2 out a1
41	847	93	Sep 20	PHI		PIT	W,5-4	7-GF	W(8-5)	2	3.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.26	3.75	10	4	4	0	1	2		0	0	0	1	1	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.03	0.164	.46	0.04%	0.36	7t --- 0 out d2	9t end a 1
42	848	94	Sep 21	PHI	@	MON	L,0-1	13-14		0	1.2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.15	3.82	7	2	3	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.33	0.322	2.90	0.17%	1.28	13b 12- 1 out tie	14b 3 out tie
43	849	96	Sep 23	PHI	@	STL	W,9-4	7-GF	S(2)	1	3.0	5	2	1	1	2	0	0	4.10	3.75	16	6	2	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	.59	0.043	.11	0.01%	-0.67	7b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 5
44	850	100	Sep 27(2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-14	7-7		3	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.17	3.92	5	2	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.55	7b --- 0 out d13	7b 3 out d14
45	851	102	Sep 29	PHI		NYM	L,0-7	7-7		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.11	3.87	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.45	7t --- 0 out d7	7t 3 out d7
46	852	103	Sep 30	PHI		STL	W,8-5	6-7	BW(9-5)	0	2.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.13	3.92	10	4	2	0	1	2		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.77	-0.018	.29	0.00%	-0.09	6t --- 0 out a1	7t 3 out tie
47	853	106	Oct 3	PHI		CHC	L,4-8	6-7	L(9-6)	2	2.0	5	4	4	1	1	0	0	4.50	3.90	12	1	8	5	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.26	-0.357	.00	0.00%	-3.09	6t --- 0 out tie	7t 3 out d4
48	854	107	Oct 4	PHI		CHC	W,2-1	7-7	H(4)	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.44	3.88	5	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.50	0.092	.00	0.00%	0.45	7t --- 0 out a1	7t 3 out a1
							19-29		W-L:9-6,Sv:2,BSv:2,Hld:4	1.5	75.0	85	40	37	33	29	4	1	4.44	3.88	332	1.69		9%	3%	75		17	35%	8	3	4	282	17	2	9	6	4	1	1.08	-1.347	.70	-0.35%	-9.42

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