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: 6-7

Days of Rest

Postseason Pitching Game Log

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Postseason Pitching Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	1976	ALCS g3	Oct 12	NYY		KCR	W,5-3	9-GF	S(1)	9	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	5.63	4					1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.82	0.064	75.22	1.48%	0.44	9t --- 0 out a2	9t end a 2
2	1976	WS g1	Oct 16	NYY	@	CIN	L,1-5	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	1.63	8	23	18	0	9	2	3	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	.10	0.004	5.11	0.10%	0.82	7b --3 0 out d3	8b end d 4
3	1976	WS g4	Oct 21	NYY		CIN	L,2-7	9-GF		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.81	2	4	4	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.002	.68	0.02%	0.63	9t -2- 1 out d5	9t end d 5
1977 Postseason		Year	Series	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
4	1977	ALCS g1	Oct 5	NYY		KCR	L,2-7	9-GF		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.74	1	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.001	1.56	0.03%	0.44	9t 12- 2 out d5	9t end d 5
5	1977	ALCS g3	Oct 7	NYY	@	KCR	L,2-6	6-GF(8)		1	2.1	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.38	1.99	10	30	22	4	3	2	3	0	0	4		2	2	1	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.102	8.62	-2.33%	-1.35	6b -23 2 out d2	8b end d 5
6	1977	ALCS g4	Oct 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-4	4-GF	W(1-0)	0	5.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	2.24	17	54	40	9	2	3	11	5	2	2		2	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.57	0.570	60.44	14.16%	3.03	4b 12- 2 out a1	9b end a 2
7	1977	ALCS g5	Oct 9	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-3	8-GF	W(2-0)	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.96	2.10	4	11	10	1	4	1	1	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.70	0.122	141.25	6.34%	0.96	8b 12- 2 out d1	9b end a 2
8	1977	WS g1	Oct 11	NYY		LAD	W,4-3	9-GF(12)	BW(3-0)	1	3.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.69	1.97	12	29	21	4	4	4	5	1	1	1		2	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.63	0.331	137.26	9.58%	1.42	9t 12- 1 out a1	12t end tie
9	1977	WS g2	Oct 12	NYY		LAD	L,1-6	9-GF		0	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.29	2.95	4	13	8	1	0	2	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.007	1.46	-0.24%	-0.50	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
1978 Postseason		Year	Series	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
10	1978	ALCS g2	Oct 4	NYY	@	KCR	L,4-10	7-GF(8)		11	1.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	13.50	2.59	7	19	14	2	1	5	0	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.008	1.25	-0.13%	-1.42	7b --- 2 out d6	8b end d 6
1981 Postseason		Year	Series	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
11	1981	NLDS g2	Oct 8	PHI	@	MON	L,1-3	7-7		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	5.60	4					2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.010	2.59	0.09%	0.44	7b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
12	1981	NLDS g3	Oct 9	PHI		MON	W,6-2	7-7	H(1)	0	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	5.60	5					2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.48	0.042	18.12	0.28%	0.45	7t --- 0 out a3	7t 3 out a3
13	1981	NLDS g4	Oct 10	PHI		MON	W,6-5	6-6	BS(1)	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	4.31	2					0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.69	-0.109	60.71	-1.35%	-0.59	6t 12- 2 out a1	6t 3 out tie
											21.1	17	4	4	3	9	1	0	1.69		80																			0

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