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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 11	TEX		CLE	W,4-0	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	4	Apr 12	TEX		CLE	W,5-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	5	Apr 13	TEX		DET	W,5-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	6	Apr 14	TEX		DET	W,7-5	GF	4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	7	Apr 15	TEX		DET	L,6-11		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	9 (1)	Apr 18	TEX	@	CLE	L,4-6	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	12 (2)	Apr 22	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	14 (1)	Apr 24	TEX		TOR	L,0-2	GF	4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	15	Apr 25	TEX		TOR	W,4-3	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	17 (1)	Apr 28	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	19 (1)	Apr 30	TEX	@	KCR	W,8-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	21 (1)	May 2	TEX	@	KCR	W,3-2	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	22	May 4 (1)	TEX		CHW	L,5-7	GF	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	24 (1)	May 5	TEX		CHW	L,6-7	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	26 (1)	May 7	TEX		KCR	L,6-10	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	30 (3)	May 12	TEX	@	TOR	W,3-1	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	31	May 13 (1)	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	32	May 13 (2)	TEX	@	TOR	W,7-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	34 (1)	May 15	TEX	@	MIN	W,9-8		16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	36 (1)	May 18	TEX	@	SEA	L,5-13	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	39 (2)	May 21	TEX		MIN	L,6-7		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	43 (3)	May 25 (2)	TEX		SEA	L,3-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	46 (2)	May 28	TEX		BOS	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	48 (1)	May 31	TEX		BOS	L,2-3	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	50 (1)	Jun 2	TEX		BAL	L,4-5	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	53 (2)	Jun 5	TEX	@	BOS	L,3-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	56 (2)	Jun 8	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	57	Jun 9	TEX	@	BAL	L,3-4	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	60 (2)	Jun 13	TEX		MIL	L,4-5	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	63 (2)	Jun 16	TEX		NYY	L,2-3		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	67 (3)	Jun 20	TEX	@	CAL	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	68	Jun 21	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	70 (1)	Jun 23	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-5		6	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
34	72 (1)	Jun 24 (2)	TEX	@	OAK	W,7-2		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	76 (3)	Jun 29	TEX		OAK	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	78 (1)	Jul 1	TEX		OAK	L,12-13		4	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	82 (3)	Jul 6	TEX		TOR	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	84 (1)	Jul 8	TEX		TOR	W,4-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	85	Jul 9	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	86	Jul 10	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	89 (2)	Jul 13	TEX	@	KCR	W,9-4	GF	17	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	93 (3)	Jul 19 (2)	TEX		CHW	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	96 (2)	Jul 22	TEX		KCR	L,6-7		9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	98 (1)	Jul 25	TEX	@	TOR	L,3-8	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	102 (3)	Jul 29	TEX		BOS	L,2-3	GF	11	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	106 (3)	Aug 3	TEX	@	CLE	W,8-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	107	Aug 4	TEX	@	CLE	L,8-12	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	111 (3)	Aug 7 (2)	TEX	@	DET	L,2-8		12	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
49	115 (3)	Aug 10	TEX		CLE	L,1-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	117 (1)	Aug 12	TEX		CLE	L,3-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	118	Aug 13	TEX	@	NYY	L,2-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	119	Aug 14	TEX	@	NYY	L,5-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	124 (4)	Aug 19	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-4	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	127 (2)	Aug 23	TEX	@	BAL	L,5-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	131 (3)	Aug 27	TEX		NYY	L,4-7	GF	13	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
56	133 (1)	Aug 29	TEX		NYY	L,5-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	135 (1)	Aug 31	TEX	@	BOS	L,6-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	137 (1)	Sep 2	TEX	@	BOS	W,7-6		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
59	140 (2)	Sep 5	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-1	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	141	Sep 7	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-4		15	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
61	143 (1)	Sep 9	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	145 (1)	Sep 11	TEX		SEA	W,5-2	GF	11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	147 (1)	Sep 13	TEX		MIN	L,4-7		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
64	148	Sep 14	TEX		MIN	W,5-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	152 (3)	Sep 18	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-5	GF	1	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
66	155 (2)	Sep 22	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	159 (3)	Sep 27	TEX		OAK	W,4-3	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							67gm		95.0	2	11	2	15	0