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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 8	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (1)	Apr 11	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-7		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6 (1)	Apr 13	BOS	@	WSA	W,5-3	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	8 (1)	Apr 16	BOS	@	DET	W,5-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	11 (2)	Apr 19	BOS		CLE	L,4-5		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	13 (1)	Apr 21	BOS		CLE	W,9-7		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	16 (2)	Apr 25	BOS		CHW	W,5-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	19 (2)	Apr 30	BOS		MIN	W,4-3	GF	2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	22 (2)	May 2 (2)	BOS		MIN	W,9-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	23	May 4	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	25 (1)	May 7	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-4	GF	2	0.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
12	31 (5)	May 15	BOS		BAL	L,4-7	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	32	May 17	BOS		DET	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	34 (1)	May 19	BOS		NYY	W,7-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	36 (1)	May 21	BOS	@	BAL	W,8-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	39 (2)	May 23 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-1	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	40	May 24	BOS		WSA	L,6-8		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	41	May 25	BOS		WSA	L,5-6		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	45 (3)	May 29	BOS		OAK	L,8-12	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	48 (2)	Jun 1	BOS		KCR	L,2-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	50 (1)	Jun 3	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	52 (1)	Jun 5	BOS		CAL	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	53	Jun 6	BOS		CAL	L,2-5	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	55 (1)	Jun 9	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-6	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	57 (1)	Jun 12	BOS	@	KCR	L,0-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	59 (1)	Jun 14	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	60	Jun 15	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-5	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	68 (7)	Jun 25	BOS		BAL	L,3-7		7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	73 (4)	Jun 29	BOS		WSA	W,6-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	77 (3)	Jul 3	BOS		NYY	L,1-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	78	Jul 4	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	83 (4)	Jul 8	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	85 (1)	Jul 10	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-5		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	89 (3)	Jul 17 (1)	BOS		MIL	W,13-11	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	94 (4)	Jul 22	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	95	Jul 23	BOS	@	MIN	W,8-6	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	99 (3)	Jul 27 (1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-3	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	108 (8)	Aug 4	BOS	@	BAL	L,4-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	109	Aug 5	BOS		DET	W,5-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	112 (2)	Aug 8	BOS		DET	L,2-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	113	Aug 9	BOS		DET	W,12-11	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	114	Aug 10 (1)	BOS		OAK	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	118 (3)	Aug 13	BOS		KCR	L,1-5	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
44	121 (2)	Aug 16	BOS		CAL	W,6-5	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
45	128 (6)	Aug 24	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-5	GF	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	135 (6)	Sep 1	BOS		BAL	L,2-8	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	138 (2)	Sep 4	BOS		CLE	L,9-11	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
48	147 (8)	Sep 12	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
49	150 (2)	Sep 15	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-5		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	151	Sep 16	BOS	@	CLE	W,10-7	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							50gm		52.1	2	10	0	12	1