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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 9	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (1)	Apr 12	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-9	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	8 (1)	Apr 14 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-5	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	11 (2)	Apr 17	NYY		BOS	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	15 (3)	Apr 21 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6		13	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	17 (1)	Apr 24	NYY		KCR	W,4-3	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	22 (4)	Apr 28 (2)	NYY		TEX	L,5-8	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	23	Apr 30	NYY		OAK	W,4-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	24	May 1	NYY		OAK	W,4-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	25	May 3	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	28 (2)	May 6	NYY	@	TEX	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	29	May 7	NYY	@	TEX	W,4-3	GF	14	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	35 (5)	May 12 (2)	NYY		MIL	L,1-5	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	36	May 14	NYY		DET	L,2-5	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	37	May 15	NYY		DET	L,5-6	GF	6	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	38	May 17	NYY	@	MIL	W,3-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	40 (1)	May 19 (1)	NYY	@	MIL	W,6-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	41	May 19 (2)	NYY	@	MIL	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	43 (1)	May 22	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	44	May 24	NYY		BAL	L,3-6	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	46 (1)	May 26 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	47	May 26 (2)	NYY		BAL	W,7-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	49 (1)	May 28	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	51 (1)	Jun 1	NYY	@	MIN	W,6-5		21	4.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	54 (2)	Jun 5	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-7		19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	57 (2)	Jun 8	NYY		MIN	W,3-1	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	58	Jun 9	NYY		MIN	W,4-3	GF	8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	59	Jun 10	NYY		CAL	W,7-5		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	65 (5)	Jun 17	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	68 (2)	Jun 21	NYY		DET	L,2-3	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	69	Jun 22	NYY		DET	L,1-4	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	73 (3)	Jun 29	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-2	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	76 (2)	Jul 2	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	77	Jul 3	NYY	@	DET	L,6-8	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	78	Jul 4	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	84 (5)	Jul 10	NYY	@	KCR	W,9-4	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	87 (2)	Jul 13	NYY		OAK	W,12-6	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	88	Jul 14 (1)	NYY		OAK	L,3-7		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	89	Jul 14 (2)	NYY		OAK	L,1-6	GF	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	92 (2)	Jul 18	NYY		KCR	W,10-6	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
41	93	Jul 19	NYY		KCR	L,4-5	GF	5	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	95 (1)	Jul 21	NYY		KCR	W,5-4	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	97 (1)	Jul 26	NYY		MIL	W,5-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	98	Jul 27	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	GF	8	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
45	100 (1)	Jul 29	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-2	GF	13	3.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
46	103 (2)	Jul 31	NYY	@	MIL	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	105 (1)	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-8	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	110 (4)	Aug 7	NYY		BAL	W,4-3		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	115 (4)	Aug 13	NYY	@	OAK	L,1-6	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
50	117 (1)	Aug 16 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,9-8	GF	12	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
51	120 (2)	Aug 18	NYY		CHW	W,9-4	GF	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	130 (9)	Aug 30	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	131	Aug 31	NYY	@	CHW	W,18-6	GF	12	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	134 (2)	Sep 2 (2)	NYY		MIL	L,2-3	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	140 (5)	Sep 9	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	141	Sep 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	142	Sep 11 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-3		25	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
58	146 (3)	Sep 14	NYY	@	DET	W,10-7	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	147	Sep 15	NYY	@	DET	W,10-2	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	148	Sep 17	NYY		BAL	L,0-4	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	151 (2)	Sep 20 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	GF	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	154 (2)	Sep 22	NYY		CLE	W,2-1	GF	1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
63	156 (1)	Sep 24 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	GF	11	2.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
64	158 (1)	Sep 28 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-3	GF	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	159	Sep 28 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-7	GF	8	2.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
66	162 (2)	Oct 2	NYY	@	MIL	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							66gm		114.0	3	11	1	15	2