Sparky Lyle
Bats L · Throws L · b. 1944, DuBois, USA · MLB debut 1967-07-04, final game 1982-09-27
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | BOS | AL | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .375 |
| 1968 | BOS | AL | 49 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| 1969 | BOS | AL | 71 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .118 | .167 | .118 |
| 1970 | BOS | AL | 63 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .071 | .000 |
| 1971 | BOS | AL | 50 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1972 | NYA | AL | 59 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .190 | .227 | .238 |
| 1973 | NYA | AL | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NYA | AL | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1975 | NYA | AL | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NYA | AL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | NYA | AL | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | NYA | AL | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | TEX | AL | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | 2TM | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | PHI | NL | 48 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .500 | .400 |
| 1982 | 2TM | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .667 | .500 | |
| 1967–1982 | 899 | 78 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 26 | .192 | .241 | .218 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | BOS | AL | 1 | 2 | 2.28 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43.1 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| 1968 | BOS | AL | 6 | 1 | 2.74 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 65.2 | 67 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 52 |
| 1969 | BOS | AL | 8 | 3 | 2.54 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 102.2 | 91 | 29 | 8 | 48 | 93 |
| 1970 | BOS | AL | 1 | 7 | 3.88 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 67.1 | 62 | 29 | 5 | 34 | 51 |
| 1971 | BOS | AL | 6 | 4 | 2.75 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 52.1 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 37 |
| 1972 | NYA | AL | 9 | 5 | 1.92 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 107.2 | 84 | 23 | 3 | 29 | 75 |
| 1973 | NYA | AL | 5 | 9 | 2.51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 82.1 | 66 | 23 | 4 | 18 | 63 |
| 1974 | NYA | AL | 9 | 3 | 1.66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 114.0 | 93 | 21 | 6 | 43 | 89 |
| 1975 | NYA | AL | 5 | 7 | 3.12 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 89.1 | 94 | 31 | 1 | 36 | 65 |
| 1976 | NYA | AL | 7 | 8 | 2.26 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 103.2 | 82 | 26 | 5 | 42 | 61 |
| 1977 | NYA | AL | 13 | 5 | 2.17 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 137.0 | 131 | 33 | 7 | 33 | 68 |
| 1978 | NYA | AL | 9 | 3 | 3.47 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 111.2 | 116 | 43 | 6 | 33 | 33 |
| 1979 | TEX | AL | 5 | 8 | 3.13 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 95.0 | 78 | 33 | 9 | 28 | 48 |
| 1980 | 2TM | 3 | 2 | 4.28 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 94.2 | 108 | 45 | 9 | 34 | 49 | |
| 1981 | PHI | NL | 9 | 6 | 4.44 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75.0 | 85 | 37 | 4 | 33 | 29 |
| 1982 | 2TM | 3 | 3 | 4.62 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48.2 | 61 | 25 | 3 | 19 | 18 | |
| 1967–1982 | 99 | 76 | 2.88 | 899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 1390.1 | 1292 | 445 | 84 | 481 | 873 |
Awards
- 1972 TSN Fireman of the Year (AL)
- 1976 Player of the Week (AL)
- 1977 Cy Young Award (AL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | BBWAA | 56 | 427 | 321 | |
| 1989 | BBWAA | 25 | 447 | 336 | |
| 1990 | BBWAA | 25 | 444 | 333 | |
| 1991 | BBWAA | 15 | 443 | 333 | |
| 2005 | Veterans - Players | 7 | 80 | 60 | |
| 2007 | Veterans - Players | 6 | 84 | 62 |