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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3	Apr 10	BOS	@	WSA	W,4-1	GF	5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	7 (3)	Apr 15	BOS		NYY	W,6-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	9 (1)	Apr 17	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	16 (6)	Apr 27	BOS		OAK	W,4-3	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	17	Apr 28	BOS		OAK	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	18	Apr 29	BOS		OAK	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	19	Apr 30	BOS		OAK	W,8-7	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	24 (4)	May 7	BOS	@	MIL	L,1-5	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	27 (2)	May 10	BOS	@	OAK	L,4-7	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	28	May 11	BOS	@	CAL	L,1-2		11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	29	May 12	BOS	@	CAL	L,5-6		10	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	30	May 13	BOS	@	CAL	L,3-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	34 (3)	May 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-7		7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	35	May 21	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-10	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	38 (2)	May 24 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	42 (3)	May 27	BOS		WSA	L,5-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	44 (1)	May 30	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	45	May 31	BOS		CHW	L,13-22	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	50 (4)	Jun 7 (2)	BOS		KCR	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	52 (1)	Jun 10	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-6		10	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	53	Jun 12	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	54	Jun 13	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	56 (1)	Jun 15	BOS	@	KCR	L,6-7		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	60 (3)	Jun 19	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	62 (1)	Jun 21	BOS		NYY	L,10-14		11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	63	Jun 22	BOS		BAL	L,8-9		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	66 (2)	Jun 25	BOS		BAL	L,8-13		10	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	68 (1)	Jun 28 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	71 (2)	Jul 1	BOS		WSA	W,6-5	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	74 (2)	Jul 3 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	77 (2)	Jul 6	BOS	@	DET	L,3-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	78	Jul 7 (1)	BOS	@	DET	W,8-4	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	79	Jul 7 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,3-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	80	Jul 8	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	85 (4)	Jul 12 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-2	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	88 (2)	Jul 18	BOS		MIL	L,5-10		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	90 (1)	Jul 20	BOS		OAK	L,2-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	92 (1)	Jul 22 (1)	BOS		CAL	W,7-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	95 (2)	Jul 24	BOS	@	MIL	L,4-8	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	98 (2)	Jul 28	BOS	@	OAK	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	104 (5)	Aug 4	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	106 (1)	Aug 6	BOS	@	WSA	L,2-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	110 (3)	Aug 10	BOS		DET	W,11-10		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	113 (2)	Aug 13	BOS		KCR	L,3-11	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	117 (3)	Aug 16	BOS		MIN	L,6-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	118	Aug 17	BOS		CHW	W,7-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	120 (1)	Aug 19	BOS		CHW	L,5-13		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	121	Aug 21	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	123 (1)	Aug 23	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-4		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	125 (1)	Aug 26	BOS	@	MIN	L,0-7		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	128 (2)	Aug 29	BOS	@	CHW	L,9-13		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	129	Aug 30 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,21-11	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	131 (1)	Aug 31	BOS		DET	W,4-2	GF	1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	133 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	BOS		DET	L,4-6		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	136 (2)	Sep 4	BOS		BAL	L,6-8		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	138 (1)	Sep 6	BOS		BAL	W,9-8	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	139	Sep 7 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	144 (4)	Sep 11	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-3	GF	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	147 (2)	Sep 15 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	150 (2)	Sep 17	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	156 (5)	Sep 23	BOS		CLE	L,2-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	162 (5)	Sep 30	BOS		NYY	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							63gm		67.1	1	7	0	8	0