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.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 11	BOS	@	DET	L,3-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	5 (2)	Apr 16	BOS		DET	L,2-9	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	10 (4)	Apr 21	BOS		CLE	L,0-7	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	15 (4)	Apr 29	BOS		MIN	L,2-11	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	17 (1)	May 1	BOS		CAL	L,3-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	20 (2)	May 4	BOS		OAK	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	21	May 5	BOS		OAK	L,2-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	29 (7)	May 14	BOS		WSA	W,5-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	30	May 15	BOS		WSA	W,6-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	32 (1)	May 17	BOS		NYY	W,6-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	35 (2)	May 20	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-5		11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	40 (4)	May 26	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	44 (3)	May 30	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	48 (3)	Jun 3	BOS		DET	W,4-3	GF	1	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
15	49	Jun 4 (1)	BOS		DET	W,2-0	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	50	Jun 4 (2)	BOS		DET	L,0-2		6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	55 (4)	Jun 13 (1)	BOS		CAL	L,2-4		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	62 (6)	Jun 20	BOS	@	DET	L,1-5	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	67 (4)	Jun 23 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	68	Jun 25	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	70 (1)	Jun 27	BOS		CLE	W,9-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	71	Jun 29 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,1-8		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	73 (1)	Jun 30	BOS		CLE	L,5-7		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	75 (1)	Jul 2	BOS		OAK	W,4-3	GF	10	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	76	Jul 3	BOS		OAK	W,4-3	GF	9	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	83 (6)	Jul 12	BOS	@	CAL	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
27	84	Jul 13	BOS	@	CAL	W,7-6		2	0.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
28	88 (3)	Jul 17	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-5		7	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	92 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	BOS		WSA	W,4-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	94 (1)	Jul 22	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-6	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	97 (2)	Jul 27	BOS	@	WSA	L,4-5	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	102 (4)	Jul 31	BOS		NYY	L,3-7	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	104 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	BOS		CAL	L,2-3		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	105	Aug 2 (2)	BOS		CAL	W,6-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	107 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	BOS		CAL	W,5-3		5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	110 (2)	Aug 6	BOS	@	CHW	W,8-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	114 (3)	Aug 10	BOS	@	DET	L,3-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	115	Aug 11 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5		21	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	116	Aug 11 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,5-6	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	120 (3)	Aug 14 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	122 (1)	Aug 16	BOS		DET	L,0-4		6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	123	Aug 17	BOS		DET	L,9-10		6	1.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
43	131 (7)	Aug 25	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-3		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	136 (4)	Aug 30	BOS		WSA	L,1-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	149 (12)	Sep 14	BOS		MIN	L,3-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	151 (1)	Sep 16	BOS		BAL	L,1-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	157 (5)	Sep 23	BOS	@	WSA	L,5-6		5	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
48	160 (2)	Sep 27	BOS		NYY	W,12-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	162 (1)	Sep 29	BOS		NYY	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							49gm		65.2	5	6	3	14	0