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: 25-25

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 15, Entered with runners on base: 25

1971 Pitching Game Log

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1971 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	211	2	Apr 8	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	8-8	H(1)	99	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.45	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.41	0.376	7.17	0.37%	1.45	8b 12- 0 out a1	8b 3 out a1
2	212	4	Apr 11	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-7	8-8		2	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	5.45	2	0	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	-0.028	.63	-0.03%	-2.00	8b 123 1 out d2	8b 123 1 out d4
3	213	6	Apr 13	BOS	@	WSA	W,5-3	9-GF	S(1)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.25	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.37	0.172	6.18	0.15%	0.81	9b 12- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
4	214	8	Apr 16	BOS	@	DET	W,5-3	9-GF	S(2)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.95	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	0.084	4.84	0.07%	0.41	9b 12- 2 out a2	9b end a 2
5	215	11	Apr 19	BOS		CLE	L,4-5	8-9		2	1.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.35	7	2	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	-0.013	2.45	-0.01%	0.28	8t --- 0 out d1	9t -2- 1 out tie
6	216	13	Apr 21	BOS		CLE	W,9-7	7-8	W(1-0)	1	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	2.83	8	3	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.86	0.187	2.84	0.17%	0.93	7t --- 0 out tie	8t 3 out tie
7	217	16	Apr 25	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	8-8	W(2-0)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.80	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.52	0.088	5.87	0.09%	0.42	8t 12- 2 out tie	8t 3 out tie
8	218	19	Apr 30	BOS		MIN	W,4-3	9-GF	S(3)	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.77	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.90	0.443	9.66	0.44%	1.37	9t -23 1 out a1	9t end a 1
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
9	219	22	May 2(2)	BOS		MIN	W,9-8	8-8		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	2.18	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.048	1.18	0.05%	0.47	8t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
10	220	23	May 4	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	7-GF	S(4)	1	3.0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	1.68	10	3	3	3	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	0.416	5.09	0.47%	1.34	7b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
11	221	25	May 7	BOS	@	MIL	W,5-4	9-GF	S(5)	2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.72	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	8.16	0.310	16.99	0.39%	0.83	9b 12- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
12	222	31	May 15	BOS		BAL	L,4-7	8-GF		7	2.0	5	2	2	1	4	1	0	1.38	2.45	12	1	1	1	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.104	1.04	-0.19%	-1.07	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
13	223	32	May 17	BOS		DET	W,3-2	9-GF	S(6)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	2.45	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.21	0.227	23.44	0.35%	0.75	9t 123 2 out a1	9t end a 1
14	224	34	May 19	BOS		NYY	W,7-2	9-GF	S(7)	1	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1.26	2.59	5	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.005	.33	0.01%	0.47	9t --- 0 out a5	9t end a 5
15	225	36	May 21	BOS	@	BAL	W,8-4	9-9		1	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.26	2.80	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.85	-0.026	16.64	-0.05%	-0.10	9b -2- 2 out a1	9b 12- 2 out a1
16	226	39	May 23(2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-1	9-GF	S(8)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	2.65	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.25	0.260	17.92	0.53%	0.62	9b -2- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
17	227	40	May 24	BOS		WSA	L,6-8	7-9		0	1.2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1.62	2.99	8	4	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	-0.004	2.07	-0.01%	-0.52	7t 12- 2 out d1	9t 12- 1 out d2
18	228	41	May 25	BOS		WSA	L,5-6	9-10		0	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.45	2.99	7	5	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.83	0.261	4.45	0.38%	0.93	9t --- 0 out tie	10t 3 out tie
19	229	45	May 29	BOS		OAK	L,8-12	9-GF		3	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.83	2.96	5	2	3	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.014	.30	-0.02%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out d3	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
20	230	48	Jun 1	BOS		KCR	L,2-4	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1.74	2.64	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.003	.08	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
21	231	50	Jun 3	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	9-9	H(2)	1	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.71	2.55	3	0	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.23	-0.136	7.55	-0.19%	-0.80	9b -2- 0 out a2	9b 12- 1 out a1
22	232	52	Jun 5	BOS		CAL	L,2-3	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.64	2.36	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.015	.45	0.02%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
23	233	53	Jun 6	BOS		CAL	L,2-5	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.57	2.36	2	1	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.31	0.006	.63	0.01%	0.81	9t 1-3 0 out d2	9t end d 3
24	234	55	Jun 9	BOS	@	OAK	L,1-6	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.88	2.41	6	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.005	.11	-0.01%	-0.58	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
25	235	57	Jun 12	BOS	@	KCR	L,0-7	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.80	2.25	4	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 7
26	236	59	Jun 14	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	14-GF(15)	W(3-0)	1	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.67	2.30	7	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.22	0.279	3.13	0.24%	0.80	14b --- 0 out tie	15b end a 1
27	237	60	Jun 15	BOS	@	CAL	L,4-5	9-GF	BL(3-1)	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.00	2.78	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.79	-0.749	7.68	-0.72%	-1.61	9b -2- 1 out a1	9b end d 1
28	238	68	Jun 25	BOS		BAL	L,3-7	8-9	L(3-2)	9	1.1	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	2.86	2.98	7	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	2.03	-0.403	4.26	-0.51%	-1.98	8t --- 0 out d1	9t --3 1 out d2
29	239	73	Jun 29	BOS		WSA	W,6-2	8-GF	S(9)	3	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.67	2.88	8	2	3	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.052	1.71	0.06%	0.91	8t 12- 0 out a5	9t end a 4
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
30	240	77	Jul 3	BOS		NYY	L,1-2	8-GF		3	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2.51	3.13	9	3	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	.87	0.082	1.92	0.11%	0.93	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
31	241	78	Jul 4	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	9-GF	S(10)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	3.12	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.11	0.077	4.23	0.09%	0.87	9t 12- 1 out a3	9t end a 3
32	242	83	Jul 8	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	9-GF	S(11)	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.41	3.10	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.61	0.190	9.95	0.25%	0.88	9b 12- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
33	243	85	Jul 10	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-5	8-8	BL(3-3)	1	0.2	0	2	2	3	1	0	0	2.88	3.30	5	1	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.02	-0.264	10.09	-0.32%	-0.94	8b 1-- 0 out a1	8b 123 2 out tie
34	244	89	Jul 17(1)	BOS		MIL	W,13-11	9-GF	S(12)	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.83	3.28	2	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.65	0.033	1.30	0.04%	0.25	9t --- 1 out a2	9t end a 2
35	245	94	Jul 22	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	9-GF		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.75	3.09	4	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.015	.82	0.02%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
36	246	95	Jul 23	BOS	@	MIN	W,8-6	8-GF	S(13)	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.61	3.06	6	1	4	1	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.62	0.264	5.57	0.34%	0.71	8b 123 0 out a3	9b end a 2
37	247	99	Jul 27(1)	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-3	8-GF	S(14)	3	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.48	3.03	6	3	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.09	0.301	5.16	0.45%	0.85	8b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
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
38	248	108	Aug 4	BOS	@	BAL	L,4-5	9-9		7	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.70	3.03	2	0	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.39	-0.143	9.78	-0.35%	-1.12	9b --3 2 out a2	9b 1-3 2 out a1
39	249	109	Aug 5	BOS		DET	W,5-4	9-GF	S(15)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.66	3.02	2	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.99	0.274	10.95	0.30%	0.87	9t 12- 1 out a1	9t end a 1
40	250	112	Aug 8	BOS		DET	L,2-8	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.59	2.96	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
41	251	113	Aug 9	BOS		DET	W,12-11	8-GF	BW(4-3)	0	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.72	3.15	6	1	2	1	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.41	-0.112	4.28	-0.12%	-0.12	8t 12- 2 out a1	9t end tie
42	252	114	Aug 10(1)	BOS		OAK	L,5-6	9-GF	L(4-4)	0	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2.86	3.27	5	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.73	-0.311	5.39	-0.37%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out tie	9t end d 1
43	253	118	Aug 13	BOS		KCR	L,1-5	9-GF		2	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	3.00	3.54	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.014	.05	-0.01%	-0.53	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 4
44	254	121	Aug 16	BOS		CAL	W,6-5	8-GF	BW(5-4)	2	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.89	3.46	6	2	2	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.03	-0.358	.58	-0.06%	-1.00	8t 123 1 out a1	9t end d 2
45	255	128	Aug 24	BOS	@	KCR	L,4-5	13-GF(13)		7	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.89	3.52	2	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.59	-0.067	.21	0.00%	-1.48	13b 1-3 0 out tie	13b end d 1
Sept				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
46	256	135	Sep 1	BOS		BAL	L,2-8	9-GF		7	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.83	3.50	5	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
47	257	138	Sep 4	BOS		CLE	L,9-11	9-GF		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.77	3.44	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
48	258	147	Sep 12	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.72	3.48	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
49	259	150	Sep 15	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-5	8-8	W(6-4)	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.68	3.46	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.77	0.275	.00	0.00%	1.54	8b 123 1 out tie	8b 3 out tie
50	260	151	Sep 16	BOS	@	CLE	W,10-7	8-GF	S(16)	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.75	3.60	8	1	3	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.06	8b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 3
							25-25		W-L:6-4,Sv:16,BSv:4,Hld:2	2.3	52.1	41	16	16	23	37	5	0	2.75	3.60	209	1.13		10%	0%	30		49	29%	0	1	0	180	3	1	2	7	3	0	1.70	2.066	3.20	2.42%	9.15

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