Sparky Lyle

Albert Walter "Sparky" Lyle (born July 22, 1944) is an American former left-handed relief pitcher who spent sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1967 through 1982. He was a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago White Sox.

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Filmography

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Acting Credits

1999

ESPN SportsCentury (TV Show)

Himself

1977

1977 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1977

1977 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher

1976

1976 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher

1973

1973 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Sparky Lyle.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1967	BOS	1-2	2.28	27	5	43	33	13	11	14	42
1968	BOS	6-1	2.74	49	11	65	67	25	20	14	52
1969	BOS	8-3	2.54	71	17	102	91	33	29	48	93
1970	BOS	1-7	3.88	63	20	67	62	37	29	34	51
1971	BOS	6-4	2.75	50	16	52	41	16	16	23	37
1972	NYY	9-5	1.92	59	35	107	84	25	23	29	75
1973	NYY	5-9	2.51	51	27	82	66	30	23	18	63
1974	NYY	9-3	1.66	66	15	114	93	30	21	43	89
1975	NYY	5-7	3.12	49	6	89	94	34	31	36	65
1976	NYY	7-8	2.26	64	23	103	82	33	26	42	61
1977	NYY	13-5	2.17	72	26	137	131	41	33	33	68
1978	NYY	9-3	3.47	59	9	111	116	46	43	33	33
1979	TEX	5-8	3.13	67	13	95	78	37	33	28	48
1980	PHI	0-0	1.93	10	2	14	11	5	3	6	6
1980	TEX	3-2	4.69	49	8	80	97	47	42	28	43
1981	PHI	9-6	4.44	48	2	75	85	40	37	33	29
1982	CHW	0-0	3.00	11	1	12	11	4	4	7	6
1982	PHI	3-3	5.15	34	2	36	50	23	21	12	12
Career		99-76	-	899	238	-	1292	519	445	481	873

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Sparky Lyle.

Year	Team	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1967	BOS	27	43	2	5	0	0	1.000
1968	BOS	49	65	5	6	3	0	0.786
1969	BOS	71	102	3	19	3	3	0.880
1970	BOS	63	67	1	7	0	0	1.000
1971	BOS	50	52	2	10	0	1	1.000
1972	NYY	59	107	4	11	0	0	1.000
1973	NYY	51	82	2	13	2	0	0.882
1974	NYY	66	114	3	11	1	2	0.933
1975	NYY	49	89	2	16	4	1	0.818
1976	NYY	64	103	3	11	2	1	0.875
1977	NYY	72	137	2	22	2	0	0.923
1978	NYY	59	111	9	18	1	3	0.964
1979	TEX	67	95	2	11	2	0	0.867
1980	PHI	10	14	0	0	0	0	-
1980	TEX	49	80	4	10	0	0	1.000
1981	PHI	48	75	6	17	0	0	1.000
1982	CHW	11	12	1	1	0	0	1.000
1982	PHI	34	36	3	10	1	1	0.929
Career		899	-	54	198	21	12	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Sparky Lyle.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1967	BOS	27	8	1	2	1	0	0	0	4	0.250	0.250	0.375
1968	BOS	49	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.125	0.125	0.125
1969	BOS	71	17	0	2	0	1	0	1	6	0.118	0.167	0.118
1970	BOS	63	13	2	0	0	1	0	1	2	0.000	0.071	0.000
1971	BOS	50	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
1972	NYY	59	21	2	4	1	1	0	1	10	0.190	0.227	0.238
1973	NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1974	NYY	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000
1975	NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1976	NYY	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1977	NYY	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1978	NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1979	TEX	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1980	PHI	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1980	TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1981	PHI	48	5	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0.400	0.500	0.400
1982	CHW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1982	PHI	34	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0.500	0.667	0.500
Career		419	78	8	15	2	4	1	5	26	-	-	-

First Name	Albert
Middle Name	Walter
Last Name	Lyle
Full Name at Birth	Albert Walter Lyle
Age	68
Date of Birth	July 22, 1944
Birthplace	Du Bois, PA
Height	6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight	182 lbs (82.6 kg)
Star Sign	Cancer
Nationality	American
High School	Reynoldsville-Sykesville (Reynoldsville-Sykesville, PA)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Left
Throws	Left
MLB Debut	4 July 1967
Last MLB Game	27 September 1982