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Sparky Lyle
Albert Walter Lyle

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 192 lb.

Debut July 4, 1967
vs. CAL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 27, 1982
Born July 22, 1944 in DuBois, PA

Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1967 22 BOS AL   1   2  27   0   0   0  11  5   43.3   33   13   11   3   14   42   2   5   173   1   2  2.28  3.52  154 1.085
 1968 23 BOS AL   6   1  49   0   0   0  29 11   65.7   67   25   20   6   14   52   0   5   274   2   1  2.74  3.19  116 1.234
 1969 24 BOS AL   8   3  71   0   0   0  44 17  102.7   91   33   29   8   48   93   1   8   439   4   1  2.54  3.85  151 1.354
 1970 25 BOS AL   1   7  63   0   0   0  40 20   67.3   62   37   29   5   34   51   1   1   297   5   1  3.88  3.98  103 1.426
 1971 26 BOS AL   6   4  50   0   0   0  36 16   52.3   41   16   16   5   23   37   0   4   209   2   0  2.75  3.74  136 1.223
 1972 27 NYY AL   9   5  59   0   0   0  56 35  107.7   84   25   23   3   29   75   0   5   427   7   0  1.92  2.95  153 1.050 MVP-3,CYA-7
 1973 28 NYY AL   5   9  51   0   0   0  45 27   82.3   66   30   23   4   18   63   0   3   330   2   0  2.51  3.67  146 1.020 AS
 1974 29 NYY AL   9   3  66   0   0   0  59 15  114.0   93   30   21   6   43   89   1   7   469   7   0  1.66  3.55  214 1.193 MVP-25
 1975 30 NYY AL   5   7  49   0   0   0  37  6   89.3   94   34   31   1   36   65   2   5   387   5   1  3.12  3.71  119 1.455
 1976 31 NYY AL   7   8  64   0   0   0  58 23  103.7   82   33   26   5   42   61   0   3   420   7   0  2.26  3.45  153 1.196 MVP-22,AS
 1977 32 NYY AL  13   5  72   0   0   0  60 26  137.0  131   41   33   7   33   68   2  10   554   6   0  2.17  3.95  182 1.197 MVP-6,CYA-1,AS
 1978 33 NYY AL   9   3  59   0   0   0  33  9  111.7  116   46   43   6   33   33   4   1   470   8   0  3.47  3.63  105 1.334
 1979 34 TEX AL   5   8  67   0   0   0  53 13   95.0   78   37   33   9   28   48   0   2   384   6   0  3.13  4.15  133 1.116
 1980 35 TOT      3   2  59   0   0   0  37 10   94.7  108   52   45   9   34   49   0   2   412   7   2  4.28  3.87   90 1.500
         TEX AL   3   2  49   0   0   0  32  8   80.7   97   47   42   9   28   43   0   1   353   6   2  4.69  3.88   83 1.550
         PHI NL   0   0  10   0   0   0   5  2   14.0   11    5    3   0    6    6   0   1    59   1   0  1.93  3.79  196 1.214
 1981 36 PHI NL   9   6  48   0   0   0  19  2   75.0   85   40   37   4   33   29   1   3   332   9   2  4.44  3.63   82 1.573
 1982 37 TOT      3   3  45   0   0   0  17  3   48.7   61   27   25   3   19   18   0   2   217   3   0  4.62  3.77   82 1.644
         PHI NL   3   3  34   0   0   0  11  2   36.7   50   23   21   3   12   12   0   1   167   3   0  5.15  3.68   71 1.691
         CHW AL   0   0  11   0   0   0   6  1   12.0   11    4    4   0    7    6   0   1    50   0   0  3.00  4.04  135 1.500
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 16 Years            76       0       0    238        1292       445      481       14  66  5794  81  10  2.88  3.67  127 1.275
 WL%= .566       99     899       0     634    1390.3       519       84       873
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   5  68   0   0   0  47 18  105.0   97   39   33   6   36   66   1   4   438   6   0  2.88  3.67  127 1.275
 Career High     13   9  72   0   0   0  60 35  137.0  131   52   45   9   48   93   4  10   554   9   2  1.66  4.15  214 1.020
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1967 22 BOS AL  27    8    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .250  .250  .375   76    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1968 23 BOS AL  49    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .125  .125  .125  -26    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 24 BOS AL  71   17    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   6  .118  .167  .118  -21    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1970 25 BOS AL  63   13    2    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .000  .071  .000  -79    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1971 26 BOS AL  50    3    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  452    3   1   0   0   0   0
 1972 27 NYY AL  59   21    2    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   1  10  .190  .227  .238   41    5   2   0   0   0   0 MVP-3
 1974 29 NYY AL  66    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0 MVP-25
 1981 36 PHI NL  48    5    2    2   0  0   0    0   1  0   1   1  .400  .500  .400  155    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1982 37 TOT     45    2    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   1  .500  .667  .500  228    1   0   0   0   0   0
         PHI NL  34    2    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   1  .500  .667  .500  228    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons     899   78    8   15   2  0   0    4   1  0   5  26  .192  .241  .218   31   17   5   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         14    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   5  .192  .241  .218   31    3   1   0   0   0   0
 Career High     72   21    2    4   1  0   0    1   1  0   1  10                           5   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1967 22 BOS AL    8    6    1   4.5    91| .250  .253| .250  .323| .375  .379| .625  .702|  76  .585  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1968 23 BOS AL    9    8    0   0.0    86| .125  .246| .125  .317| .125  .364| .250  .681| -26  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1969 24 BOS AL   18   15    0   0.0   100| .118  .262| .167  .340| .118  .395| .285  .735| -21  .000  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1970 25 BOS AL   14   13    0   0.0   104| .000  .267| .071  .342| .000  .407| .071  .750| -79  .000  -3.4  -0.3   0%
 1971 26 BOS AL    4    1    3  80.5    99|1.000  .264|1.000  .337|1.000  .392|2.000  .729| 452  .996   1.4   0.1   0%
 1972 27 NYY AL   24   19    1   1.4    81| .190  .243| .227  .311| .238  .351| .465  .662|  41  .151  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1974 29 NYY AL    1    1    0   0.0    89| .000  .257| .000  .322| .000  .370| .000  .692|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1981 36 PHI NL    7    4    1   6.8    95| .400  .267| .500  .333| .400  .383| .900  .716| 155  .713   0.4   0.0 100%
 1982 37 TOT       3    1    1  27.1    97| .500  .269| .667  .333| .500  .391|1.167  .724| 228  .968   0.5   0.1   0%
         PHI NL    3    1    1  27.1    97| .500  .269| .667  .333| .500  .391|1.167  .724| 228  .968   0.5   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 16 Seasons       88   68    7   2.8    93| .192  .256| .241  .328| .218  .379| .459  .707|  31  .344  -7.2  -0.7 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1967 22 BOS AL   P   27      2    5    0    0 1.000  .959  0.26  0.74  1.45  1.95    0   43.3
 1968 23 BOS AL   P   49      5    6    3    0  .786  .957  0.22  0.73  1.51  1.89    0   65.7
 1969 24 BOS AL   P   71      3   19    3    3  .880  .952  0.31  0.69  1.93  1.88    0  102.7
 1970 25 BOS AL   P   63      1    7    0    0 1.000  .952  0.13  0.67  1.07  1.86    0   67.3
 1971 26 BOS AL   P   50      2   10    0    1 1.000  .960  0.24  0.77  2.07  1.98    0   52.3
 1972 27 NYY AL   P   59      4   11    0    0 1.000  .949  0.25  0.75  1.25  1.86    0  107.7
 1973 28 NYY AL   P   51      2   13    2    0  .882  .949  0.29  0.86  1.64  1.86    0   82.3 AS
 1974 29 NYY AL   P   66      3   11    1    2  .933  .946  0.21  0.83  1.11  1.81    0  114.0
 1975 30 NYY AL   P   49      2   16    4    1  .818  .942  0.37  0.85  1.81  1.87    0   89.3
 1976 31 NYY AL   P   64      3   11    2    1  .875  .952  0.22  0.85  1.22  1.87    0  103.7 AS
 1977 32 NYY AL   P   72      2   22    2    0  .923  .949  0.33  0.84  1.58  1.95    0  137.0 AS
 1978 33 NYY AL   P   59      9   18    1    3  .964  .954  0.46  0.85  2.18  1.90    0  111.7
 1979 34 TEX AL   P   67      2   11    2    0  .867  .949  0.19  0.81  1.23  1.92    0   95.0
 1980 35 TOT      P   59      4   10    0    0 1.000  .959  0.24  0.76  1.33  1.86    0   94.7
         TEX AL   P   49      4   10    0    0 1.000  .959  0.29  0.77  1.56  1.85    0   80.7
         PHI NL   P   10      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.69  0.00  1.93    0   14.0
 1981 36 PHI NL   P   48      6   17    0    0 1.000  .958  0.48  0.68  2.76  1.97    0   75.0
 1982 37 TOT      P   45      4   11    1    1  .938  .949  0.33  0.71  2.77  1.92    0   48.7
         PHI NL   P   34      3   10    1    1  .929  .949  0.38  0.70  3.19  1.96    0   36.7
         CHW AL   P   11      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.18  0.73  1.50  1.80    0   12.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1967 22 BOS AL   P   27      2    5    0    0 1.000  .959  0.26  0.74  1.45  1.95    0   43.3
 1968 23 BOS AL   P   49      5    6    3    0  .786  .957  0.22  0.73  1.51  1.89    0   65.7
 1969 24 BOS AL   P   71      3   19    3    3  .880  .952  0.31  0.69  1.93  1.88    0  102.7
 1970 25 BOS AL   P   63      1    7    0    0 1.000  .952  0.13  0.67  1.07  1.86    0   67.3
 1971 26 BOS AL   P   50      2   10    0    1 1.000  .960  0.24  0.77  2.07  1.98    0   52.3
 1972 27 NYY AL   P   59      4   11    0    0 1.000  .949  0.25  0.75  1.25  1.86    0  107.7
 1973 28 NYY AL   P   51      2   13    2    0  .882  .949  0.29  0.86  1.64  1.86    0   82.3
 1974 29 NYY AL   P   66      3   11    1    2  .933  .946  0.21  0.83  1.11  1.81    0  114.0
 1975 30 NYY AL   P   49      2   16    4    1  .818  .942  0.37  0.85  1.81  1.87    0   89.3
 1976 31 NYY AL   P   64      3   11    2    1  .875  .952  0.22  0.85  1.22  1.87    0  103.7
 1977 32 NYY AL   P   72      2   22    2    0  .923  .949  0.33  0.84  1.58  1.95    0  137.0
 1978 33 NYY AL   P   59      9   18    1    3  .964  .954  0.46  0.85  2.18  1.90    0  111.7
 1979 34 TEX AL   P   67      2   11    2    0  .867  .949  0.19  0.81  1.23  1.92    0   95.0
 1980 35 TOT      P   59      4   10    0    0 1.000  .959  0.24  0.76  1.33  1.86    0   94.7
         TEX AL   P   49      4   10    0    0 1.000  .959  0.29  0.77  1.56  1.85    0   80.7
         PHI NL   P   10      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.69  0.00  1.93    0   14.0
 1981 36 PHI NL   P   48      6   17    0    0 1.000  .958  0.48  0.68  2.76  1.97    0   75.0
 1982 37 TOT      P   45      4   11    1    1  .938  .949  0.33  0.71  2.77  1.92    0   48.7
         PHI NL   P   34      3   10    1    1  .929  .949  0.38  0.70  3.19  1.96    0   36.7
         CHW AL   P   11      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.18  0.73  1.50  1.80    0   12.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 899     54  198   21   12  .923  .952  0.28  0.78  1.63  1.89    0 1390.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       899     54  198   21   12  .923  .952  0.28  0.78  1.63  1.89    0   1390

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1976   ALCS  NYY KCR     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  1  0   1     0   0   1   0 
        WS    NYY CIN     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2.2   1   0   0   3 
 1977   ALCS  NYY KCR     W   4   0   0.96  2  0  0  0   9.1   7   1   0   3 
        WS    NYY LAD     W   2   0   1.93  1  0  0  0   4.2   2   1   0   2 
 1978   ALCS  NYY KCR     W   1   0  13.50  0  0  0  0   1.1   3   2   0   0 
 1981   NLDS  PHI MON     L   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2.1   4   0   2   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     3-0   6   0   2.31  2  0  1  0  11.2  10   3   1   3 
  2 World Series        1-1   4   0   1.23  1  0  0  0   7.1   3   1   0   5 
  6 Postseason Ser      4-2  13   0   1.69  3  0  1  0  21.1  17   4   3   9 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1976   ALCS  NYY KCR     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY CIN     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1977   ALCS  NYY KCR     W   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYY LAD     W   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1978   ALCS  NYY KCR     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1981   NLDS  PHI MON     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     3-0   6   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  2 World Series        1-1   4   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  6 Postseason Series   4-2  13   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1973   NYY AL      0  0  0   1     1   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1976   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1977   NYY AL      0  0  0   2     3   2   2   0   1  0   1  1   0  0  1  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 2/3      0  0  0  0   3     4   2   2   0   2  0   1  1   0  0  1  0  0   6.00 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1973   NYY AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1976   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1977   NYY AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1973 *
1976
1977 *

Awards
1977-AL-CYA

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1972-AL-3-0.47
1974-AL-25-0.02
1976-AL-22-0.02
1977-AL-6-0.20
Car-319-0.71 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1972-AL-7-0.02
1977-AL-1-0.40
1 Cy Young
Car-103-0.42 shares

Won-Loss %
1972 AL-.643-7
1977 AL-.722-5

Games
1969 AL-71-3
1970 AL-63-8
1972 AL-59-9
1973 AL-51-5
1974 AL-66-4
1976 AL-64-4
1977 AL-72-1
1978 AL-59-5
1979 AL-67-4
1981 NL-48-6
Car-899-20

Saves
1968 AL-11-7
1969 AL-17-3
1970 AL-20-7
1971 AL-16-6
1972 AL-35-1
1973 AL-27-2
1974 AL-15-6
1976 AL-23-1
1977 AL-26-2
1979 AL-13-10
Car-238-29

Wild Pitches
1977 AL-10-9

Games Finished
1969 AL-44-3
1970 AL-40-7
1971 AL-36-5
1972 AL-56-1
1973 AL-45-3
1974 AL-59-3
1975 AL-37-6
1976 AL-58-3
1977 AL-60-1
1979 AL-53-3
Car-634-13

Adjusted ERA+
Car-127-45

Black Ink: Pitching - 7 (322) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 46 (544) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 18.0 (346) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 78.0 (143) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
June 17, 1964: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.
November 30, 1964: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1964 first-year draft.
March 22, 1972: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later and Danny Cater. The New York Yankees sent Mario Guerrero (June 30, 1972) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.
November 10, 1978: Traded by the New York Yankees with Mike Heath, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich, Domingo Ramos, and cash to the Texas Rangers for Dave Righetti, Juan Beniquez, Mike Griffin, Paul Mirabella, and Greg Jemison (minors).
September 13, 1980: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named later. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Kevin Saucier (November 19, 1980) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
August 21, 1982: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.
October 12, 1982: Released by the Chicago White Sox.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1973 * 1976 1977 *	Awards 1977-AL-CYA	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1972-AL-3-0.47 1974-AL-25-0.02 1976-AL-22-0.02 1977-AL-6-0.20 Car-319-0.71 shares	CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1972-AL-7-0.02 1977-AL-1-0.40 1 Cy Young Car-103-0.42 shares	Won-Loss % 1972 AL-.643-7 1977 AL-.722-5	Games 1969 AL-71-3 1970 AL-63-8 1972 AL-59-9 1973 AL-51-5 1974 AL-66-4 1976 AL-64-4 1977 AL-72-1 1978 AL-59-5 1979 AL-67-4 1981 NL-48-6 Car-899-20
Saves 1968 AL-11-7 1969 AL-17-3 1970 AL-20-7 1971 AL-16-6 1972 AL-35-1 1973 AL-27-2 1974 AL-15-6 1976 AL-23-1 1977 AL-26-2 1979 AL-13-10 Car-238-29	Wild Pitches 1977 AL-10-9	Games Finished 1969 AL-44-3 1970 AL-40-7 1971 AL-36-5 1972 AL-56-1 1973 AL-45-3 1974 AL-59-3 1975 AL-37-6 1976 AL-58-3 1977 AL-60-1 1979 AL-53-3 Car-634-13	Adjusted ERA+ Car-127-45