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.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	TEX		NYY	W,1-0	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 13 (2)	TEX		NYY	L,2-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5	Apr 14	TEX		CLE	W,7-4	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	11 (5)	Apr 21	TEX		DET	W,3-2	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	14 (2)	Apr 25	TEX	@	CLE	W,4-1		4	0.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
6	15	Apr 26	TEX	@	CLE	L,7-8	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	18 (2)	Apr 30	TEX	@	DET	L,4-5		12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	19	May 2	TEX		BAL	L,5-7	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	21 (1)	May 4	TEX		BAL	L,5-9	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	24 (2)	May 7	TEX		BOS	L,4-7		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	25	May 9	TEX		CHW	W,2-1		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	26	May 10	TEX		CHW	L,6-10	GF	8	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	27	May 11	TEX		CHW	W,5-1	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	30 (2)	May 14	TEX	@	BAL	W,6-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	33 (2)	May 18	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-4	GF	20	5.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
16	36 (2)	May 21	TEX		CAL	L,8-9	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	39 (2)	May 24	TEX	@	OAK	L,7-15	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	41 (1)	May 26	TEX	@	CAL	W,6-5	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	43 (1)	May 28	TEX	@	CAL	L,6-7	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	44	May 30	TEX		OAK	L,3-6	GF	10	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	46 (1)	Jun 1	TEX		OAK	W,7-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	49 (2)	Jun 4 (1)	TEX	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	51 (1)	Jun 5	TEX		KCR	L,0-8		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	54 (2)	Jun 8	TEX		KCR	L,4-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	56 (1)	Jun 11	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-7	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	58 (1)	Jun 13	TEX	@	TOR	W,6-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	59	Jun 14	TEX	@	TOR	L,6-7		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	61 (1)	Jun 16	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	64 (2)	Jun 19	TEX		MIL	L,4-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	67 (2)	Jun 22	TEX		TOR	L,5-6		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	68	Jun 24	TEX		SEA	W,5-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	73 (4)	Jun 29	TEX		MIN	L,3-5	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	74	Jun 30	TEX	@	SEA	W,11-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	75	Jul 1	TEX	@	SEA	L,5-6	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	77 (1)	Jul 3	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-10		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	81 (3)	Jul 10	TEX		NYY	L,5-13		14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	83 (1)	Jul 12	TEX		CLE	L,8-9		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	87 (3)	Jul 16	TEX		CHW	W,11-3	GF	15	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
39	89 (1)	Jul 18	TEX	@	BAL	L,7-8	GF	10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	94 (4)	Jul 23	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-12	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	106 (11)	Aug 4	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-10		11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	113 (6)	Aug 13	TEX	@	CLE	L,3-14	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	114	Aug 14	TEX	@	CLE	L,2-7		9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	123 (8)	Aug 22 (2)	TEX		MIL	L,3-8	GF	12	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
45	128 (4)	Aug 27	TEX	@	TOR	L,4-6		15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	130 (1)	Aug 29	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-7	GF	10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	132 (1)	Aug 31	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4		16	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	137 (4)	Sep 6	TEX	@	MIL	L,2-6		12	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
49	140 (2)	Sep 9	TEX	@	OAK	L,3-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from Texas Rangers to Philadelphia Phillies
50	143	Sep 14	PHI		STL	W,8-4	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	144	Sep 16	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	145	Sep 17	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	146	Sep 19	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	150 (3)	Sep 23	PHI	@	STL	L,3-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	152 (1)	Sep 25	PHI		NYM	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	154 (1)	Sep 27	PHI		MON	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	156 (1)	Sep 29	PHI		CHC	W,6-5		10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	160 (3)	Oct 3	PHI	@	MON	W,2-1		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	161	Oct 4	PHI	@	MON	W,6-4		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							59gm		94.2	4	10	0	14	0