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

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Team Record in Appearances: 22-37

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 37, Entered with runners on base: 42

1980 Pitching Game Log

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1980 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	748	1	Apr 10	TEX		NYY	W,1-0	10-GF(12)	W(1-0)	99	2.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	0.50	9	2	3	1	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.98	0.482	3.62	0.35%	1.86	10t 12- 1 out tie	12t end tie
2	749	4	Apr 13(2)	TEX		NYY	L,2-8	9-GF		2	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	4.91	4.66	6	1	2	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.011	.05	-0.01%	-1.52	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 6
3	750	5	Apr 14	TEX		CLE	W,7-4	7-GF	S(1)	0	2.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.00	3.42	8	3	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.41	0.167	1.50	0.11%	1.39	7t 12- 2 out a2	9t end a 3
4	751	11	Apr 21	TEX		DET	W,3-2	9-GF	S(2)	6	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.70	3.80	3	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.98	0.159	8.44	0.14%	-0.11	9t 12- 1 out a2	9t end a 1
5	752	14	Apr 25	TEX	@	CLE	W,4-1	7-8		3	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.45	4.12	4	2	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.44	-0.068	3.20	-0.05%	-0.25	7b 12- 2 out tie	8b 1-3 1 out tie
6	753	15	Apr 26	TEX	@	CLE	L,7-8	7-GF(8)		0	2.0	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.89	3.93	10	3	1	1	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	.97	-0.071	1.27	-0.06%	-0.06	7b --3 0 out tie	8b end d 1
7	754	18	Apr 30	TEX	@	DET	L,4-5	8-10	L(1-1)	3	2.2	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.00	3.75	12	4	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.181	2.21	0.14%	1.09	8b --- 0 out d2	10b 12- 2 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	755	19	May 2	TEX		BAL	L,5-7	8-GF		1	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.57	3.47	8	2	2	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.35	0.001	.45	0.00%	0.58	8t -2- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
9	756	21	May 4	TEX		BAL	L,5-9	9-GF		1	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.00	3.49	6	0	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.08	-0.007	.10	-0.01%	-0.52	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
10	757	24	May 7	TEX		BOS	L,4-7	9-10		2	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.87	3.65	4	1	1	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.15	-0.006	4.38	-0.01%	-0.32	9t -2- 1 out tie	10t 12- 0 out tie
11	758	25	May 9	TEX		CHW	W,2-1	2-2		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	3.65	0							0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						11t 1-- 1 out tie	11t --3 1 out tie
12	759	26	May 10	TEX		CHW	L,6-10	8-GF		0	1.2	2	3	3	1	0	1	0	4.15	4.48	8	2	3	1	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	.72	-0.096	1.30	-0.11%	-1.63	8t 12- 1 out d2	9t end d 4
13	760	27	May 11	TEX		CHW	W,5-1	8-GF		0	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.79	4.12	5	0	3	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.045	.52	0.05%	1.41	8t --3 1 out a4	9t end a 4
14	761	30	May 14	TEX	@	BAL	W,6-3	8-GF	S(3)	2	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.54	4.18	5	4	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	2.15	0.141	3.08	0.12%	1.27	8b 123 2 out a3	9b end a 3
15	762	33	May 18	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-4	5-GF(10)	W(2-1)	3	5.1	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.81	4.04	20	7	8	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	18	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.63	0.557	2.36	0.49%	2.78	5b -2- 2 out d3	10b end a 1
16	763	36	May 21	TEX		CAL	L,8-9	7-GF	BS(1)	2	2.1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.89	4.32	9	2	3	1	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	-0.417	1.35	-0.34%	-1.61	7t 12- 2 out a1	9t end d 1
17	764	39	May 24	TEX	@	OAK	L,7-15	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.79	4.27	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.46	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 8
18	765	41	May 26	TEX	@	CAL	W,6-5	8-GF	S(4)	1	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.67	4.20	4	2	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.13	0.316	4.74	0.29%	0.92	8b 12- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
19	766	43	May 28	TEX	@	CAL	L,6-7	8-GF(8)		1	0.2	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	3.19	4.27	5	0	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.22	-0.335	3.49	-0.32%	-3.33	8b -2- 1 out tie	8b end d 4
20	767	44	May 30	TEX		OAK	L,3-6	7-GF		1	2.1	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.24	4.04	10	1	2	0	0	5		1	1	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	-0.067	.40	-0.07%	-0.72	7t -2- 2 out d2	9t end d 4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	768	46	Jun 1	TEX		OAK	W,7-3	9-GF		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.21	4.03	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.004	.23	0.00%	0.32	9t -2- 2 out a4	9t end a 4
22	769	49	Jun 4(1)	TEX	@	CHW	W,4-3	8-GF	S(5)	2	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.09	3.92	5	1	2	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.80	0.231	5.29	0.19%	0.60	8b --- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
23	770	51	Jun 5	TEX		KCR	L,0-8	6-7		0	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.92	3.70	7	2	0	0	0	2		2	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.10	0.015	.15	0.01%	1.95	6t 12- 0 out d6	7t 3 out d6
24	771	54	Jun 8	TEX		KCR	L,4-5	8-8	BS(2)	2	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.92	3.70	2	0	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.12	-0.364	4.39	-0.23%	-2.00	8t 12- 1 out a2	8t 12- 1 out tie
25	772	56	Jun 11	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-7	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.08	3.96	4	1	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.014	.02	-0.01%	-1.53	8b 12- 0 out d3	8b end d 6
26	773	58	Jun 13	TEX	@	TOR	W,6-3	9-GF	S(6)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	3.95	1	0	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	0.047	.82	0.01%	0.52	9b 1-3 2 out a3	9b end a 3
27	774	59	Jun 14	TEX	@	TOR	L,6-7	7-9	H(1)	0	1.2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.38	4.05	9	2	3	0	2	2		2	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.55	0.027	2.18	0.01%	0.08	7b 12- 1 out a2	9b 1-- 0 out a1
28	775	61	Jun 16	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-3	9-GF	S(7)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.29	3.97	4	0	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.041	.41	0.02%	0.50	9b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
29	776	64	Jun 19	TEX		MIL	L,4-10	9-GF		2	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.43	3.89	4	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.003	.01	0.00%	-0.52	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 6
30	777	67	Jun 22	TEX		TOR	L,5-6	8-8		2	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	1	0	4.04	4.19	4	1	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.105	.72	-0.05%	-2.03	8t --- 0 out a4	8t 1-- 1 out a2
31	778	68	Jun 24	TEX		SEA	W,5-4	8-GF	BW(3-1)	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.86	4.08	7	2	3	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.39	0.134	1.84	0.06%	0.58	8t -2- 0 out a1	9t end tie
32	779	73	Jun 29	TEX		MIN	L,3-5	8-GF		4	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.72	3.99	6	3	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.044	.28	0.02%	0.99	8t 1-- 1 out d2	9t end d 2
33	780	74	Jun 30	TEX	@	SEA	W,11-5	7-7		0	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.08	3.98	4	0	1	0	0	3		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.57	-0.043	.40	-0.02%	-2.03	7b 1-- 0 out a7	7b 12- 1 out a5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
34	781	75	Jul 1	TEX	@	SEA	L,5-6	9-GF	BS(4)	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.08	3.98	1	0	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.86	-0.462	7.58	-0.24%	-1.34	9b 123 1 out a1	9b end d 1
35	782	77	Jul 3	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-10	5-5		1	0.2	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	4.02	4.09	6	2	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.14	-0.027	.13	-0.02%	-2.78	5b 1-3 1 out d5	5b 3 out d9
36	783	81	Jul 10	TEX		NYY	L,5-13	1-3		6	2.2	5	4	4	0	0	2	0	4.53	4.54	14	5	4	1	0	5		2	2	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	.07	-0.047	.05	-0.02%	-3.65	1t -23 1 out d6	3t 3 out d11
37	784	83	Jul 12	TEX		CLE	L,8-9	6-7		1	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.41	4.46	5	3	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.004	.02	0.00%	1.07	6t -23 2 out d7	7t 3 out d7
38	785	87	Jul 16	TEX		CHW	W,11-3	7-GF	S(8)	3	3.0	5	2	1	1	1	0	0	4.33	4.38	15	3	5	2	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.55	7t --- 0 out a10	9t end a 8
39	786	89	Jul 18	TEX	@	BAL	L,7-8	7-GF(8)		1	1.2	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	4.37	4.33	10	3	2	0	1	5		3	3	0	0	0	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	.68	-0.216	.35	-0.07%	-2.93	7b 123 1 out tie	8b end d 5
40	787	94	Jul 23	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-12	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.29	4.30	4	1	2	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.16	8b -2- 0 out d7	8b end d 8
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
41	788	106	Aug 4	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-10	5-7		11	2.2	2	1	1	1	4	0	0	4.25	4.15	11	1	3	1	0	2		3	1	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.001	.01	0.00%	0.55	5b 123 1 out d7	7b 3 out d7
42	789	113	Aug 13	TEX	@	CLE	L,3-14	7-GF(8)		8	2.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.40	4.11	8	2	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	1	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.98	7b --- 0 out d10	8b end d12
43	790	114	Aug 14	TEX	@	CLE	L,2-7	5-7		0	2.1	1	2	2	3	1	0	0	4.52	4.17	9	3	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	.53	-0.021	.01	0.00%	-0.01	5b 1-- 0 out d3	7b 12- 1 out d3
44	791	123	Aug 22(2)	TEX		MIL	L,3-8	6-GF		7	3.1	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	4.43	4.04	12	7	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.67	6t 1-- 2 out d6	9t end d 5
45	792	128	Aug 27	TEX	@	TOR	L,4-6	4-7		4	4.0	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	4.18	3.99	15	6	1	0	0	4		2	1	0	1	0	13	1	1	1	2	0	0	.64	0.113	.00	0.00%	2.46	4b 1-3 0 out d3	7b 3 out d2
46	793	130	Aug 29	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-7	7-GF(8)		1	1.1	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	4.35	3.94	10	3	2	0	1	4		1	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.11	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-2.14	7b --3 2 out d3	8b end d 6
47	794	132	Aug 31	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	5-9	L(3-2)	1	3.2	2	1	1	3	1	0	0	4.26	3.98	16	3	7	1	1	2		3	0	0	1	0	12	1	0	2	0	0	1	1.42	0.095	.00	0.00%	1.87	5b 123 2 out d3	9b 12- 1 out tie
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
48	795	137	Sep 6	TEX	@	MIL	L,2-6	3-5		5	2.2	4	4	4	1	2	1	0	4.58	4.09	12	2	3	0	0	4		2	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-1.86	3b 1-3 1 out d1	5b 3 out d5
49	796	140	Sep 9	TEX	@	OAK	L,3-6	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	1	2	2	1	3	1	0	4.69	4.18	8	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-1.08	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 3
				Player went from Texas Rangers to Philadelphia Phillies
50	797	143	Sep 14	PHI		STL	W,8-4	8-GF		4	2.0	3	4	2	1	1	0	0	4.79	4.16	11	3	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	1	1	.34	-0.009	1.59	-0.02%	-3.06	8t --- 0 out a7	9t end a 4
51	798	144	Sep 16	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.73	4.14	4	1	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.012	.84	0.04%	0.46	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
52	799	145	Sep 17	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-4	11-GF(11)	S(9)	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.68	4.16	4	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.45	0.187	14.96	0.49%	0.46	11b --- 0 out a1	11b end a 1
53	800	146	Sep 19	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4	7-7	H(2)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.64	4.15	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	0.112	12.52	0.32%	0.51	7b 1-- 1 out a1	7b 3 out a1
54	801	150	Sep 23	PHI	@	STL	L,3-6	6-7		3	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.53	4.13	7	3	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.019	.75	0.06%	0.93	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d3
55	802	152	Sep 25	PHI		NYM	W,2-1	8-GF	S(10)	1	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.43	4.07	8	2	3	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.75	0.272	15.36	0.91%	0.94	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
56	803	154	Sep 27	PHI		MON	L,3-4	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.38	4.04	3	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.016	3.17	0.11%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
57	804	156	Sep 29	PHI		CHC	W,6-5	10-12		1	2.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.27	4.01	10	5	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.18	0.324	21.94	1.34%	1.16	10t 1-- 2 out tie	12t 3 out tie
58	805	160	Oct 3	PHI	@	MON	W,2-1	6-7	H(3)	3	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.21	4.03	6	1	3	0	2	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.82	0.179	58.31	2.22%	0.85	6b 12- 2 out a1	7b 3 out a1
59	806	161	Oct 4	PHI	@	MON	W,6-4	7-7	BS(5)	0	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.28	4.03	4	1	1	0	0	0		1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.97	-0.307	67.27	-4.18%	-1.10	7b --3 1 out a1	7b 3 out d1
							22-37		W-L:3-2,Sv:10,BSv:5,Hld:3	1.9	94.2	108	52	45	34	49	9	0	4.28	4.03	412	1.06		7%	5%	106		69	39%	5	4	0	367	19	3	7	10	5	6	1.12	1.081	3.59	1.71%	-9.78

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