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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	9 (5)	Apr 17	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-4	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	13 (3)	Apr 22	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-4		15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	16 (2)	Apr 25	NYY		CHW	L,0-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	20 (3)	May 1	NYY		KCR	W,6-1	GF	8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	23 (2)	May 5	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-4	GF	8	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	26 (2)	May 9	NYY	@	MIN	W,2-0	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	29 (2)	May 13 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,4-0	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	32 (2)	May 16	NYY		MIL	W,11-4	GF	18	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	34 (1)	May 18	NYY		MIL	L,5-6	GF	16	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	36 (1)	May 20 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	37	May 20 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	40 (2)	May 23	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	GF	10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	42 (1)	May 25	NYY		TEX	W,9-7	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	46 (3)	May 30	NYY		OAK	W,4-3	GF	7	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	49 (2)	Jun 2	NYY		CAL	W,2-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	50	Jun 3	NYY		CAL	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	51	Jun 5	NYY	@	TEX	W,8-6	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	52	Jun 6	NYY	@	TEX	W,5-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	54 (1)	Jun 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-1	GF	10	2.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	55	Jun 9	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	58 (2)	Jun 13	NYY	@	OAK	W,8-3	GF	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	60 (1)	Jun 15	NYY	@	CAL	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	63 (2)	Jun 17 (2)	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-1	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	64	Jun 19	NYY		BAL	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	65	Jun 20	NYY		BAL	W,2-1	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	67 (1)	Jun 22	NYY		DET	W,5-4		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	69 (1)	Jun 24 (1)	NYY		DET	W,3-2	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	77 (7)	Jul 1 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	GF	10	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	80 (2)	Jul 3	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	GF	10	3.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
31	81	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	84 (2)	Jul 6	NYY	@	MIN	W,5-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	88 (3)	Jul 9	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	GF	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	90 (1)	Jul 11	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	GF	2	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	94 (3)	Jul 15	NYY		KCR	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	95	Jul 17 (1)	NYY		MIN	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	96	Jul 17 (2)	NYY		MIN	W,4-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	101 (4)	Jul 22 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	102	Jul 26	NYY		MIL	W,1-0	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	107 (4)	Jul 30	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	109 (1)	Aug 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	114 (4)	Aug 6	NYY	@	DET	L,4-5	GF	5	0.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
43	118 (3)	Aug 10	NYY		OAK	W,10-9		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	120 (1)	Aug 12	NYY		OAK	L,12-13		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	127 (6)	Aug 20	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	129 (1)	Aug 22	NYY	@	KCR	L,7-8	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	136 (6)	Sep 1	NYY		BAL	L,6-10		13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	143 (6)	Sep 9	NYY		MIL	L,3-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	145 (1)	Sep 11	NYY		CLE	L,3-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	147 (1)	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
51	150 (2)	Sep 16 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-5	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							51gm		82.1	2	13	2	17	0