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Sparky Lyle Sparky Lyle
Full name: Albert Walter Lyle
Born: July 22, 1944, Du Bois, Pennsylvania
First Game: July 4, 1967; Final Game: September 27, 1982
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 1" Weight: 182
AL Cy Young (1977)
TSN AL Fireman (1972)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1967 BOS A Daily Splits   27     8    1    2   1   0   0    0    0   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .375   0.0 1967 BOS A
1968 BOS A Daily Splits   49     8    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .125  .125   0.0 1968 BOS A
1969 BOS A Daily Splits   71    17    0    2   0   0   0    1    1   0    6   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .167  .118   0.0 1969 BOS A
1970 BOS A Daily Splits   63    13    2    0   0   0   0    1    1   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071  .000   0.0 1970 BOS A
1971 BOS A Daily Splits   50     3    1    3   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   1   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0.0 1971 BOS A
1972 NY  A Daily Splits   59    21    2    4   1   0   0    1    1   0   10   0   2   0   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .227  .238   0.0 1972 NY  A
1973 NY  A                51     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1973 NY  A
1974 NY  A Daily Splits   66     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1974 NY  A
1975 NY  A                49     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1975 NY  A
1976 NY  A                64     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1976 NY  A
1977 NY  A                72     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1977 NY  A
1978 NY  A                59     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1978 NY  A
1979 TEX A                67     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1979 TEX A
1980 TEX A                49     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1980 TEX A
1980 PHI N                10     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1980 PHI N
1980 Total                59     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1980 Total
1981 PHI N Daily Splits   48     5    2    2   0   0   0    0    1   0    1   0   1   0   0   0   0    1   0  .400  .500  .400   0.0 1981 PHI N
1982 PHI N Daily Splits   34     2    0    1   0   0   0    1    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .667  .500   0.0 1982 PHI N
1982 CHI A                11     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1982 CHI A
1982 Total                45     2    0    1   0   0   0    1    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .667  .500   0.0 1982 Total
Total NL                  92     7    2    3   0   0   0    1    2   0    2   0   1   0   0   0   0    1   0  .429  .556  .429   0.0 Total NL        
Total AL                 807    71    6   12   2   0   0    3    3   0   24   0   4   0   0   1   0    0   0  .169  .203  .197   0.0 Total AL        
Total            Splits  899    78    8   15   2   0   0    4    5   0   26   0   5   0   0   1   0    1   0  .192  .241  .218   0.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
Division Series Batting RecordDivision Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1981 PHI N                 3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1981 PHI N
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1976 NY  A                 1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1976 NY  A
1977 NY  A                 4     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1977 NY  A
1978 NY  A                 1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1978 NY  A
Total                      6     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1976 NY  A                 2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1976 NY  A
1977 NY  A Daily Splits    2     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1977 NY  A
Total            Splits    4     2    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1973 AL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1973 AL   
1977 AL                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1977 AL   
Total                      2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Pitching RecordPitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
1967 BOS A Daily Splits   27   0   0   0  11   5   43.1   33   173   3   13   11   14   1   42   0   2   5   2   2   5   1   3   1   1   2   2.28   0.5 1967 BOS A
1968 BOS A Daily Splits   49   0   0   0  29  11   65.2   67   274   6   25   20   14   2   52   2   1   5   0   1  10   3   7   6   6   1   2.74   0.2 1968 BOS A
1969 BOS A Daily Splits   71   0   0   0  44  17  102.2   91   439   8   33   29   48   4   93   6   5   8   1   1  14   3  12  10   8   3   2.54   2.0 1969 BOS A
1970 BOS A Daily Splits   63   0   0   0  40  20   67.1   62   297   5   37   29   34   5   51   7   1   1   1   1  11   1   6   7   1   7   3.88  -0.3 1970 BOS A
1971 BOS A Daily Splits   50   0   0   0  36  16   52.1   41   209   5   16   16   23   2   37   3   3   4   0   0   3   1   7   0   6   4   2.75   1.4 1971 BOS A
1972 NY  A Daily Splits   59   0   0   0  56  35  107.2   84   427   3   25   23   29   7   75   5   5   5   0   0  11   3  12   5   9   5   1.92   3.0 1972 NY  A
1973 NY  A Daily Splits   51   0   0   0  45  27   82.1   66   330   4   30   23   18   2   63   4   2   3   0   0   6   0   6  10   5   9   2.51   2.0 1973 NY  A
1974 NY  A Daily Splits   66   0   0   0  59  15  114     93   469   6   30   21   43   7   89   8   5   7   1   0  11   0   9  11   9   3   1.66   2.9 1974 NY  A
1975 NY  A Daily Splits   49   0   0   0  37   6   89.1   94   387   1   34   31   36   5   65   4   3   5   2   1  14   1   5   3   5   7   3.12   0.9 1975 NY  A
1976 NY  A Daily Splits   64   0   0   0  58  23  103.2   82   420   5   33   26   42   7   61   9   4   3   0   0   8   2  13   6   7   8   2.26   2.3 1976 NY  A
1977 NY  A Daily Splits   72   0   0   0  60  26  137    131   554   7   41   33   33   6   68   5   5  10   2   0  12   5  18  10  13   5   2.17   4.3 1977 NY  A
1978 NY  A Daily Splits   59   0   0   0  33   9  111.2  116   470   6   46   43   33   8   33   9   7   1   4   0  20   3  16   9   9   3   3.47   0.4 1978 NY  A
1979 TEX A Daily Splits   67   0   0   0  53  13   95     78   384   9   37   33   28   6   48  10   1   2   0   0  13   0   6   7   5   8   3.13   1.7 1979 TEX A
1980 TEX A Daily Splits   49   0   0   0  32   8   80.2   97   353   9   47   42   28   6   43   5   3   1   0   2  15   3  10   5   3   2   4.69  -0.5 1980 TEX A
1980 PHI N Daily Splits   10   0   0   0   5   2   14     11    59   0    5    3    6   1    6   1   2   1   0   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   1.93   0.1 1980 PHI N
1980 Total                59   0   0   0  37  10   94.2  108   412   9   52   45   34   7   49   6   5   2   0   2  19   3  10   6   3   2   4.28  -0.4 1980 Total
1981 PHI N Daily Splits   48   0   0   0  19   2   75     85   332   4   40   37   33   9   29  12   4   3   1   2  17   2   6   2   9   6   4.44  -1.1 1981 PHI N
1982 PHI N Daily Splits   34   0   0   0  11   2   36.2   50   167   3   23   21   12   3   12   1   1   1   0   0   7   0   3   2   3   3   5.15  -0.8 1982 PHI N
1982 CHI A Daily Splits   11   0   0   0   6   1   12     11    50   0    4    4    7   0    6   0   1   1   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   3.00   0.1 1982 CHI A
1982 Total                45   0   0   0  17   3   48.2   61   217   3   27   25   19   3   18   1   2   2   0   0   8   1   5   2   3   3   4.62  -0.7 1982 Total
Total NL                  92   0   0   0  35   6  125.2  146   558   7   68   61   51  13   47  14   7   5   1   2  28   2   9   5  12   9   4.37  -1.8 Total NL        
Total AL                 807   0   0   0 599 232 1264.2 1146  5236  77  451  384  430  68  826  77  48  61  13   8 154  27 132  90  87  67   2.73  20.9 Total AL        
Total            Splits  899   0   0   0 634 238 1390.1 1292  5794  84  519  445  481  81  873  91  55  66  14  10 182  29 141  95  99  76   2.88  19.1 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    PW Year Team
Division Series Pitching RecordDivision Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1981 PHI N Daily Splits    3   0   0   0   0   0    2.1    4    11   0    0    0    2   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0.00 1981 PHI N
League Championship Series Pitching RecordLeague Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1976 NY  A Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   1    1      0     4   0    0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1976 NY  A
1977 NY  A Daily Splits    4   0   0   0   4   0    9.1    7    32   0    1    1    0   0    3   1   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   0   2   0   0.96 1977 NY  A
1978 NY  A Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1.1    3     7   0    2    2    0   0    0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13.50 1978 NY  A
Total            Splits    6   0   0   0   6   1   11.2   10    43   0    3    3    1   0    3   2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   0   2   0   2.31 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
World Series Pitching RecordWorld Series Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1976 NY  A Daily Splits    2   0   0   0   2   0    2.2    1    10   0    0    0    0   0    3   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00 1976 NY  A
1977 NY  A Daily Splits    2   0   0   0   2   0    4.2    2    16   1    1    1    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1.93 1977 NY  A
Total            Splits    4   0   0   0   4   0    7.1    3    26   1    1    1    0   0    5   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   1.23 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching RecordAll-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team
1973 AL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      1     4   0    0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00 1973 AL   
1977 AL    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    2      3     9   0    2    2    0   0    1   0   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   9.00 1977 AL   
Total            Splits    2   0   0   0   1   0    3      4    13   0    2    2    0   0    2   0   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   6.00 Total
Year Team                  G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HPB  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1967 BOS A Daily   P   27    0    0    43.1     2    5    0    0   0    0    0    1    1 1.000
1968 BOS A Daily   P   49    0    0    65.2     5    6    3    0   0    2    0    0    1  .786
1969 BOS A Daily   P   71    0    0   102.2     3   19    3    3   0    2    4    2    1  .880
1970 BOS A Daily   P   63    0    0    67.1     1    7    0    0   0    0    0    2    0 1.000
1971 BOS A Daily   P   50    0    0    52.1     2   10    0    1   0    1    1    0    0 1.000
1972 NY  A Daily   P   59    0    0   107.2     4   11    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1973 NY  A Daily   P   51    0    0    82.1     2   13    2    0   0    0    2    3    1  .882
1974 NY  A Daily   P   66    0    0   114       3   11    1    2   0    1    1    1    0  .933
1975 NY  A Daily   P   49    0    0    89.1     2   16    4    1   0    4    4    3    1  .818
1976 NY  A Daily   P   64    0    0   103.2     3   11    2    1   0    2    2    6    0  .875
1977 NY  A Daily   P   72    0    0   137       2   22    2    0   0    2    7    7    1  .923
1978 NY  A Daily   P   59    0    0   111.2     9   18    1    3   0    1    6    4    0  .964
1979 TEX A Daily   P   67    0    0    95       2   11    2    0   0    0    3    1    1  .867
1980 TEX A Daily   P   49    0    0    80.2     4   10    0    0   0    0    3    4    0 1.000
1980 PHI N Daily   P   10    0    0    14       0    0    0    0   0    1    1    1    0     -
1980 Total         P   59    0    0    94.2     4   10    0    0   0    1    4    5    0 1.000
1981 PHI N Daily   P   48    0    0    75       6   17    0    0   0    1    3    8    4 1.000
1982 PHI N Daily   P   34    0    0    36.2     3   10    1    1   0    0    1    1    1  .929
1982 CHI A Daily   P   11    0    0    12       1    1    0    0   0    0    1    1    0 1.000
1982 Total         P   45    0    0    48.2     4   11    1    1   0    0    2    2    1  .938
Total              P  899    0    0  1390.1    54  198   21   12   0   17   39   45   12  .923
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
Division Series Fielding RecordDivision Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1981 PHI N Daily   P    3    0    0     2.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    1    0    0     -
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1976 NY  A Daily   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1977 NY  A Daily   P    4    0    0     9.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    1    0     -
1978 NY  A Daily   P    1    0    0     1.1     1    1    0    0   0    0    0    1    0 1.000
Total              P    6    0    0    11.2     1    1    0    0   0    0    0    2    0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1976 NY  A Daily   P    2    0    0     2.2     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1977 NY  A Daily   P    2    0    0     4.2     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total              P    4    0    0     7.1     0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   CS   SB  PkO   AVG
1973 AL