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Sparky Lyle
Albert Walter Lyle

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

MLB Debut July 4, 1967
Final Game September 27, 1982
Born July 22, 1944 in DuBois, PA (age 79)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1967 22 BOA AL   3   1  .750  26   0   0   8   2   0   37.1   32   151   10    9   1   12   2   0   35   1  0  2.17  
 1968 23 BOA AL   5   4  .556  49   0   0  31  14   0   55.1   50   226   22   21  11   11   0   1   45   2  1  3.42  
 1969 24 BOA AL   1   2  .333  25   0   0  18  10   0   27.2   32   133   22   20   4   20   1   2   25   1  0  6.51  
         NYA AL   1   1  .500  18   0   0  12   0   0   27.0   21   113    6    6   1   14   2   0   22   0  0  2.00  
         TOT      2   3  .400  43   0   0  30  10   0   54.2   53   246   28   26   5   34   3   2   47   1  0  4.28 
 1970 25 NYA AL   4   3  .571  32   0   0  18   9   0   31.0   28   135   14   14   2   14   1   1   20   2  0  4.06  
 1971 26 NYA AL   4   1  .800  27   0   0  18   2   0   30.1   35   148   27   21   6   20   0   2   20   4  0  6.23  
 1972 27 NYA AL   9   6  .600  67   0   0  59  34   0   93.2   72   373   26   25   2   21   1   2   56   7  0  2.40  CY-7
 1973 28 NYA AL   3   4  .429  34   0   0  27  12   0   81.2   78   348   36   33   5   23   2   6   59   4  0  3.64  
 1974 29 NYA AL   7   5  .583  64   0   0  47  31   0   77.1   58   320   29   22   6   35   3   2   62   4  0  2.56  CY-10
 1975 30 NYA AL   5   1  .833  57   0   0  32  10   0   91.2   74   388   36   26   2   39   3   5   69   2  0  2.55  
 1976 31 NYA AL   7   6  .538  60   0   0  56  37   0   79.1   71   337   33   31   7   30   0   3   51   5  0  3.52  CY-10
 1977 32 NYA AL   4   4  .500  69   0   0  65  48   0  100.2   87   401   34   29   7   16   1   1   52   6  0  2.59  CY-7
 1978 33 NYA AL   5   4  .556  49   0   0  29   6   0   82.1   94   367   53   44   2   28   7   1   29   0  0  4.81  
 1979 34 NYN NL   6   3  .667  57   0   0  29  16   0   76.2   63   315   33   28   6   22   1   0   49   1  0  3.29  
 1980 35 NYN NL   2   2  .500  36   0   0  20   3   0   42.1   66   196   35   32   6    9   1   3   22   1  2  6.80  
 1981 36 ATN NL   0   1  .000  22   0   0   7   0   0   35.0   50   164   28   26   3   15   0   2    8   4  0  6.69  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 15 Seasons      66  48  .579 692   0   0 476 234   0  969.1  911  4115  444  387  71  329  25  31  624  44  3  3.59
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With NYA      49  35  .583 477   0   0 363 189   0  695.0  618  2930  294  251  40  240  20  23  440  34  0  3.25
   With BOA       9   7  .562 100   0   0  57  26   0  120.1  114   510   54   50  16   43   3   3  105   4  1  3.74
   With NYN       8   5  .615  93   0   0  49  19   0  119.0  129   511   68   60  12   31   2   3   71   2  2  4.54
   With ATN       0   1  .000  22   0   0   7   0   0   35.0   50   164   28   26   3   15   0   2    8   4  0  6.69
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals      99  76  .566 899   0   0 634 238   0 1391.1 1292  5794  519  445  84  481  81  14  873  66 10  2.88
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1967 22 BOA AL  31   11   2.8   4          1   0   0  .000   0    2    1  .500    0    2  .000  -29   
 1968 23 BOA AL  32   24   3.8  17          3   0   0  .000   3    3    0  .000    2    3  .400    9   
 1969 24 BOA AL  31   22   7.1  14          1   0   0  .000   1    2    1  .500    1    0 1.000  152   
         NYA AL  34    8   3.0   0          1   0   0  .000   1    1    0  .000    1    0 1.000 -122   
         TOT          30   5.0  14          2   0   0  .000   2    3    1  .333    2    0 1.000
 1970 25 NYA AL  35   14   4.2  12          2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    1    0 1.000  -55   
 1971 26 NYA AL  31   23   6.7   3          1   1   0 1.000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  191   
 1972 27 NYA AL  26   24   2.4  44         11   1   0  .091   0    5    4  .800    0    0  .000  -40   
 1973 28 NYA AL  29   34   3.8  16          0   0   0  .000   2    3    1  .333    2    1  .667   78   
 1974 29 NYA AL  32   25   2.9  41          0   0   0  .000   0    4    3  .750    1    2  .333  -25   
 1975 30 NYA AL  38   30   2.9  10          0   0   0  .000   4    4    0  .000    3    1  .750 -107   
 1976 31 NYA AL  29   33   3.8  49          0   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    1    2  .333   48   
 1977 32 NYA AL  35   31   2.8  56          0   0   0  .000   1    5    4  .800    1    1  .500  -61   
 1978 33 NYA AL  41   41   4.5  12          0   0   0  .000   2    4    2  .500    3    1  .750  -18   
 1979 34 NYN NL  29   26   3.0  20          7   1   0  .143   3    5    2  .400    0    0  .000  -29   
 1980 35 NYN NL  27   36   8.1   6          5   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    3    1  .750   48   
 1981 36 ATN NL  32   29   7.7   1          4   1   0  .250   0    3    2  .667    2    2  .500   75   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 15 Seasons          418   3.9 305         36   4   0  .111  17   44   23  .523   21   16  .568   -6   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 17.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 42.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Postseason Stats   Postseason Register

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1967 WS    BOA CIN   W    1  0.00   0-0   0  0   2.0   1   0   0   3
 1970 ALCS  NYA MNA   L    1  0.00   0-1   0  0    .0   1   2   1   0
 1972 ALCS  NYA KCA   W    3  0.00   0-0   2  0   4.1   1   0   1   5
      WS    NYA SFN   W    2  0.00   1-0   1  0   2.0   1   0   1   1
 1979 NLCS  NYN CIN   L    2 67.50   0-2   0  0    .2   5   5   1   1
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1967  BOA  104-58   Tom Austad
 1968  BOA   93-69   Mike Tomeo
 1969  BOA   85-77   Mike Tomeo
 1969  NYA   93-69   Dave Jackson, Chris Kohlwes
 1970  NYA   98-64   Chris Kohlwes
 1971  NYA   90-72   Chris Kohlwes
 1972  NYA   95-67   Chris Kohlwes
 1973  NYA   80-82   Chris Kohlwes
 1974  NYA   66-96   Chris Kohlwes
 1975  NYA   89-73   Chris Kohlwes
 1976  NYA   91-71   Robert Rescigno
 1977  NYA  103-59   Robert Rescigno
 1978  NYA   87-75   Robert Rescigno
 1979  NYN  107-55   Jon Fellows
 1980  NYN   76-86   Jon Fellows
 1981  ATN   84-78   Rick Field

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