#78 Sparky Lyle, Closer, 25 yrs, Detroit Tigers Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Sparky Lyle
7/22/1944 25 USA,PA,DUBOIS 6"1 192
Closer L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 3.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1969 (Automatic) 2 Year(s), 88 Days (432 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 88 Days (432 total Days) 2 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 9 | 8 | 6 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Versus RHB | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 4 53 3
| | Pitches: Knuckleball Fastball Curveball Screwball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 7 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/14 | BAL | W 3-0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SV | | | | |
8/22 | CAL | W 7-6 | | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | W | | | | |
8/24 | CAL | L 3-4 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
8/26 | MIN | W 4-3 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SV | | | | |
9/8 | CHA | W 4-2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SV | | | | |
9/21 | @CAL | W 2-0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SV | | | | |
9/25 | KC | L 0-3 | | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
10/1 | @WS2 | W 6-5 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | | | | |
10/4 | @CAL | L 2-3 | | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L | | | | |
10/6 | @CLE | W 3-2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 3.54 | 28.0 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 29 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 3.54 | 28.0 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35 | | | | | |
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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 |
| 20 | 3 | 85.0 | 29 | 28 | 12.9 | 8.7 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 3.71 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .316 | .438 | .753 |
vs. RHB | 76 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .326 | .316 | .641 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.73 | 12.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
Road | 15 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5.74 | 15.2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 15 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.05 | 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
May | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.38 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
June | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
July | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
August | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.60 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.18 | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1967 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5.68 | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.58 | .333 | DET |
1968 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3.13 | 31.2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.92 | .212 | DET |
1969 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 3.54 | 28.0 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | .352 | DET,AL |
Total | 67 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 3.55 | 66.0 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 23 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | .285 | |
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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 |
1967, AAA | 23 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0.86 | 31.1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | .196 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | DET |
1968 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | DET |
Total | 67 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 1.29 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Detroit in 1967... Had first career hit on 6/30/1968, off Hal Woodeshick (CHA)... Earned first career win on 8/29/1968... Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game...
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