NAME     : Sparky Lyle
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/22/1944
  AGE      : 36
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 215
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $700,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 5
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1967   2.30  1  2  5  27  0   0  43.0  11  14  42  BOS
  1968   2.77  6  1 11  49  0   0  65.0  20  14  52  BOS
  1969   2.56  8  3 17  71  0   0 102.0  29  48  93  BOS
  1970   2.32  5  5 39  67  0   0  66.0  17  36  49  BAL
  1971   2.42  6  7 30  57  0   0  67.0  18  40  52  BAL
  1972   3.89  5 10 30  71  0   0  88.0  38  50  62  BAL
  1973   5.25  5  5  2  67  0   0  70.1  41  36  46  BAL,NY
  1974   2.21  3  4 24  48  0   0  53.0  13  31  33  NY,LA
  1975   3.08 11 11 32  68  0   0  84.2  29  37  62  LA
  1976   3.21  2 11 41  72  0   0  67.1  24  22  50  LA,NL
  1977   3.26  6  5 39  64  0   0  66.1  24  27  52  LA
  1978   3.28  5  7 40  74  0   0  74.0  27  30  33  LA
  1979   4.37  4  9 20  68  0   0  70.0  34  28  41  LA
  1980   3.99  3  7 26  62  0   0  58.2  26  29  37  LA
 
  Total ERA   : 3.24
  Total Wins  : 70
  Total Losses: 87
  Total Saves : 356
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 704
  Total BB's  : 442
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 6/4/1980 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/2/1981 to a 3-year deal worth $700,000 per year...