#28 Sparky Lyle, Closer, 29 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Saturday, 9/1/1973 |
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| Sparky Lyle
7/22/1944
29
USA,PA,DUBOIS
6"1
192
Closer
L
L
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Average
Some ability
3 / 6 (Well Known)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Good
GREAT
Normal
4.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 100,000
1973
6 Year(s), 153 Days (1185 total Days)
153 Day(s)
6 Year(s)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 10 | 9 | 10 | 93-96 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
| Versus RHB | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
| Talent | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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Holding Runners :
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2
65
4
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
2
5
1
Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 2 (Range), .923 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 8/7 | CLE | L 8-9 | | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | L | | | | |
| 8/12 | WAS | W 5-3 | | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | SV | | | | |
| 8/20 | @CAL | W 3-2 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | SV | | | | |
| 8/21 | @CAL | W 2-1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SV | | | | |
| 8/23 | @CAL | L 2-5 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 8/24 | BAL | W 5-4 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
| 8/25 | BAL | W 5-2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | SV | | | | |
| 8/28 | BAL | W 7-4 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | SV | | | | |
| 8/30 | @MIN | W 1-0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SV | | | | |
| 8/31 | @MIN | W 9-6 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | SV | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 50 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 5.23 | 43.0 | 53 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 43 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 60 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 5.23 | 51.0 | 64 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 52 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 40 | 9 | 77.5 | 50 | 40 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | .0 | 27 | 8 | 29.6 | 4.96 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 50 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .375 | .560 | .935 |
| vs. RHB | 119 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .354 | .437 | .791 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6.17 | 23.1 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 27 |
| Road | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4.12 | 19.2 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| This Week | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Last Week | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.25 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7.50 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| May | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2.79 | 9.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| June | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.08 | 8.1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| July | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12.71 | 5.2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| August | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5.40 | 13.1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| Sept./Oct. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1967 | 86 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 3.16 | 111.0 | 79 | 40 | 39 | 12 | 34 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | .230 | DET |
| 1968 | 74 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 2.12 | 89.0 | 74 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1.10 | .301 | DET,AL |
| 1969 | 60 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 3.75 | 96.0 | 85 | 42 | 40 | 4 | 31 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 | .295 | DET |
| 1970 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 2.95 | 73.1 | 64 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 20 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | .300 | DET |
| 1971 | 90 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 1.39 | 116.1 | 89 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .282 | DET |
| 1972 | 69 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 2.31 | 70.0 | 69 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 | .327 | DET,AL |
| 1973 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 5.23 | 43.0 | 53 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1.56 | .407 | DET |
| Total | 492 | 12 | 45 | 24 | 199 | 2.78 | 598.2 | 513 | 198 | 185 | 26 | 166 | 527 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | .295 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1967 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
| 1968 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 | DET,AL |
| 1969 | 60 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
| 1970 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | DET |
| 1971 | 90 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 | DET |
| 1972 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET,AL |
| 1973 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
| Total | 492 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .143 | .122 | .265 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 50 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 43.0 | 2.51 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Detroit in 1967...
Earned first career win on 6/28/1967...
Had first career hit on 6/7/1968, off Gordie Richardson (MIN)...
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game...
Won World Series Championship with Detroit in 1971...
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game...
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Saves
1967 - 25 - 10th
1968 - 24 - 9th
1969 - 28 - 5th
1970 - 29 - 8th
1971 - 26 - 8th
1972 - 36 - 2nd
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