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.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-4		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 11	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-1		12	3.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
3	6 (2)	Apr 14	BOS		BAL	W,5-3	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	8 (1)	Apr 16	BOS		BAL	L,8-11		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	9	Apr 17	BOS		BAL	L,5-9	GF	15	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	12 (2)	Apr 21	BOS		NYY	L,4-6		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	15 (2)	Apr 25	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	18 (2)	Apr 28	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	19	Apr 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,2-1	GF	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	20	Apr 30	BOS	@	WSA	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	22 (1)	May 2	BOS		DET	W,3-2	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	24 (1)	May 4	BOS		DET	W,4-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	27 (2)	May 9	BOS	@	CAL	W,7-2		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	28	May 10	BOS	@	CAL	W,6-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	30 (1)	May 13	BOS	@	OAK	L,4-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	32 (1)	May 16	BOS		SEP	L,9-10		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	34 (1)	May 18	BOS		SEP	L,6-9	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	35	May 21 (1)	BOS		CAL	W,5-2	GF	9	3.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
19	39 (3)	May 24	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-9	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	41 (1)	May 27	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-5		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	43 (1)	May 29	BOS	@	KCR	W,8-6		12	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	44	May 30	BOS		MIN	W,3-2		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	46 (1)	Jun 1	BOS		MIN	W,5-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	47	Jun 2	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	GF	5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
25	50 (2)	Jun 6	BOS		KCR	W,4-2	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	53 (2)	Jun 9	BOS	@	MIN	W,5-3		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	57 (3)	Jun 14	BOS		OAK	L,7-21	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	60 (2)	Jun 17	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	63 (2)	Jun 21 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,6-5		15	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	64	Jun 21 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,3-6	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	69 (4)	Jun 25 (2)	BOS		CLE	L,3-7	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	71 (1)	Jun 27	BOS	@	WSA	W,4-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	72	Jun 28	BOS	@	WSA	L,3-4		7	0.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
34	73	Jun 29 (1)	BOS	@	WSA	L,4-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	76 (2)	Jul 2	BOS	@	DET	L,0-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	77	Jul 3	BOS	@	DET	L,3-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	78	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		WSA	L,1-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	79	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		WSA	W,7-4	GF	1	0.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
39	82 (2)	Jul 6	BOS		WSA	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	85 (2)	Jul 9	BOS		DET	L,5-6	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
41	87 (1)	Jul 11 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-4	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
42	91 (3)	Jul 15 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-6		14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	95 (3)	Jul 19	BOS		BAL	W,5-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	96	Jul 20	BOS		BAL	W,6-5	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	99 (2)	Jul 26	BOS	@	SEP	L,5-8		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	100	Jul 27	BOS	@	SEP	W,5-3		13	2.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	105 (4)	Aug 2	BOS	@	OAK	L,4-5		23	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
48	107 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	BOS	@	OAK	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	108	Aug 5	BOS		SEP	L,2-9	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	109	Aug 6	BOS		SEP	L,5-6		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
51	112 (2)	Aug 9	BOS		CAL	W,9-4		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	114 (1)	Aug 11	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-2	GF	8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	118 (3)	Aug 16 (2)	BOS	@	KCR	L,7-8		9	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
54	119	Aug 17	BOS	@	KCR	W,1-0		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	120	Aug 18	BOS		MIN	W,7-6	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	121	Aug 19	BOS		MIN	L,6-8	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
57	122	Aug 20	BOS		MIN	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	128 (5)	Aug 28	BOS		KCR	W,9-8	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
59	130 (1)	Aug 30	BOS	@	MIN	W,7-5	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	131	Aug 31	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-6	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	132	Sep 1	BOS		OAK	W,6-2		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	133	Sep 3 (1)	BOS		OAK	L,4-7	GF	11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	135 (1)	Sep 5	BOS		WSA	W,9-8		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	144 (8)	Sep 13	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-2	GF	12	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
65	145	Sep 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-3	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	151 (5)	Sep 20	BOS	@	DET	W,6-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	153 (1)	Sep 22	BOS		NYY	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
68	156 (2)	Sep 25	BOS		NYY	W,4-3	GF	15	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
69	158 (1)	Sep 27	BOS		DET	L,1-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
70	160 (1)	Sep 29	BOS	@	WSA	W,8-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
71	162 (1)	Oct 1	BOS	@	WSA	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							71gm		102.2	3	19	3	25	3