Player
Sparky Lyle
Player Info
- Full Name
- Albert Walter
- Born
-
July 22, 1944
DuBois, PA, USA - Size
- 6'1" / 182 lbs
- B/T
- L / L
- Debut
- July 4, 1967
- Final Game
- September 27, 1982
- Career
- 16 years
Teams
- Boston Red Sox 1967-1971
- New York Yankees 1972-1978
- Texas Rangers 1979-1980
- Philadelphia Phillies 1980-1982
- Chicago White Sox 1982-1982
Honors
3 x All-Star
1977 - Cy Young Award
(AL)
1976 - Player of the Week
(AL)
1972 - Sporting News Fireman of the Year
(AL)
Career Batting
899
G
.192
AVG
15
H
0
HR
4
RBI
.459
OPS
Career Pitching
99-76
W-L
2.88
ERA
899
G
873
SO
238
SV
1.28
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1982 | Chicago White Sox | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies | 48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| 1980 | Texas Rangers | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1979 | Texas Rangers | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1978 | New York Yankees | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | New York Yankees | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | New York Yankees | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1975 | New York Yankees | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | New York Yankees | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | New York Yankees | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | New York Yankees | 59 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 |
| 1971 | Boston Red Sox | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | Boston Red Sox | 63 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| 1969 | Boston Red Sox | 71 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 |
| 1968 | Boston Red Sox | 49 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1967 | Boston Red Sox | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 3 | 5.15 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 36.1 | 12 | 12 |
| 1982 | Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 | 6 | 7 |
| 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | 6 | 4.44 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 75.0 | 29 | 33 |
| 1980 | Texas Rangers | 3 | 2 | 4.69 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 80.2 | 43 | 28 |
| 1980 | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14.0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1979 | Texas Rangers | 5 | 8 | 3.13 | 67 | 0 | 13 | 95.0 | 48 | 28 |
| 1978 | New York Yankees | 9 | 3 | 3.47 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 111.2 | 33 | 33 |
| 1977 | New York Yankees | 13 | 5 | 2.17 | 72 | 0 | 26 | 137.0 | 68 | 33 |
| 1976 | New York Yankees | 7 | 8 | 2.26 | 64 | 0 | 23 | 103.2 | 61 | 42 |
| 1975 | New York Yankees | 5 | 7 | 3.12 | 49 | 0 | 6 | 89.0 | 65 | 36 |
| 1974 | New York Yankees | 9 | 3 | 1.66 | 66 | 0 | 15 | 114.0 | 89 | 43 |
| 1973 | New York Yankees | 5 | 9 | 2.51 | 51 | 0 | 27 | 82.0 | 63 | 18 |
| 1972 | New York Yankees | 9 | 5 | 1.92 | 59 | 0 | 35 | 107.2 | 75 | 29 |
| 1971 | Boston Red Sox | 6 | 4 | 2.75 | 50 | 0 | 16 | 52.1 | 37 | 23 |
| 1970 | Boston Red Sox | 1 | 7 | 3.88 | 63 | 0 | 20 | 67.0 | 51 | 34 |
| 1969 | Boston Red Sox | 8 | 3 | 2.54 | 71 | 0 | 17 | 102.2 | 93 | 48 |
| 1968 | Boston Red Sox | 6 | 1 | 2.74 | 49 | 0 | 11 | 65.2 | 52 | 14 |
| 1967 | Boston Red Sox | 1 | 2 | 2.28 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 43.1 | 42 | 14 |