Sparky Lyle
Game Log for 1972
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Apr 19 W, 3-2 vs Brewers Finish 1 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NYY Apr 25 L, 3-4 vs A's Middle 3.1 1 12 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 NYY Apr 30 (1) W, 5-4 vs Twins Finish 2.1 4 11 1 1 0 1 0 1 1.50 W (1-0) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY May 07 L, 5-7 at A's Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.29 NYY May 08 W, 5-3 at Twins Finish 2 1.1 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.16 NYY May 12 W, 6-3 at Angels Finish 3 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.86 NYY May 16 W, 3-1 at Indians Finish 4 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.54 NYY May 21 (1) W, 6-3 vs Red Sox Finish 5 1.0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.42 NYY May 21 (2) W, 3-2 vs Red Sox Finish 6 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.23 NYY May 24 W, 4-2 vs Indians Finish 7 2.0 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.08 NYY May 27 L, 1-2 vs Tigers Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.96 NYY May 29 (1) W, 5-1 vs Tigers Finish 8 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.95 NYY May 29 (2) W, 4-2 vs Tigers Finish 9 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.86 NYY May 31 W, 5-4 at Brewers Finish 10 2.1 3 11 1 1 0 1 0 2 1.16 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Jun 03 W, 18-10 at White Sox Finish 5.0 3 18 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.95 W (2-0) NYY Jun 04 (2) L, 4-5 at White Sox Finish 0.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.27 L (2-1) NYY Jun 07 W, 7-5 at Rangers Finish 11 3.2 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.12 NYY Jun 11 L, 0-1 at Royals Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.09 NYY Jun 14 W, 3-0 vs White Sox Finish 12 2.2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.01 NYY Jun 17 (2) W, 3-2 vs Rangers Finish 13 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.96 NYY Jun 20 W, 4-2 vs Royals Finish 14 2.1 5 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.12 NYY Jun 29 W, 4-3 vs Orioles Finish 15 3.0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.05 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Jul 02 (2) W, 5-2 vs Indians Finish 16 3.0 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.98 NYY Jul 06 W, 6-2 at A's Finish 17 3.1 1 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.91 NYY Jul 08 W, 1-0 at Twins Finish 18 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.89 NYY Jul 09 W, 9-6 at Twins Finish 19 1.2 1 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1.04 NYY Jul 14 (2) L, 0-1 vs A's Finish 2.0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.00 NYY Jul 22 (1) L, 0-1 vs Angels Finish 2.0 3 11 1 1 0 1 1 1 1.12 L (2-2) NYY Jul 23 L, 3-6 vs Angels Finish 3.0 2 11 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.07 NYY Jul 27 W, 6-2 vs Red Sox Finish 20 2.1 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.03 NYY Jul 28 (1) L, 5-6 vs Red Sox Finish 1.0 2 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 1.30 L (2-3) NYY Jul 31 (1) W, 5-2 at Orioles Finish 21 2.0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.26 NYY Jul 31 (2) W, 2-1 at Orioles Finish 22 2.0 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.22 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Aug 04 W, 9-4 at Brewers Finish 23 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.20 NYY Aug 06 (1) W, 3-0 at Brewers Finish 24 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.19 NYY Aug 06 (2) W, 6-4 at Brewers Finish 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.15 W (3-3) NYY Aug 08 W, 4-2 vs Tigers Finish 3.0 1 11 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.10 W (4-3) NYY Aug 09 (2) W, 2-1 vs Tigers Finish 25 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.09 NYY Aug 10 W, 1-0 vs Tigers Finish 26 1.0 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 1.08 NYY Aug 12 W, 10-6 vs Brewers Finish 27 3.0 7 16 3 3 0 0 1 1 1.38 NYY Aug 13 (1) W, 5-3 vs Brewers Finish 28 1.1 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.36 NYY Aug 20 W, 2-0 at Rangers Finish 3.0 3 12 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.31 W (5-3) NYY Aug 25 (1) W, 4-1 vs Royals Finish 1.2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.28 W (6-3) NYY Aug 27 (1) W, 7-6 vs Royals Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.27 W (7-3) NYY Aug 27 (2) W, 9-8 vs Royals Middle 0.2 5 7 4 3 1 0 0 0 1.57 NYY Aug 29 (1) W, 7-6 vs Rangers Finish 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.55 W (8-3) NYY Aug 30 W, 3-1 vs Rangers Finish 29 1.2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.52 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Sep 04 (1) L, 3-4 at Orioles Finish 2.0 2 9 1 1 0 0 1 1 1.59 L (8-4) NYY Sep 04 (2) W, 5-2 at Orioles Finish 30 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.58 NYY Sep 05 W, 7-6 at Orioles Finish 31 1.0 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.75 NYY Sep 09 W, 3-1 at Tigers Finish 32 1.1 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.73 NYY Sep 12 W, 3-2 vs Red Sox Finish 33 3.0 1 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.68 NYY Sep 17 W, 2-1 vs Orioles Finish 34 3.0 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.63 NYY Sep 21 L, 4-6 at Brewers Finish 1.0 3 7 2 2 0 0 1 0 1.79 NYY Sep 24 (1) W, 5-4 at Indians Middle 2.0 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.84 NYY Sep 24 (2) W, 8-3 at Indians Finish 35 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.82 NYY Sep 27 L, 5-6 at Tigers Finish 1.0 5 9 2 2 0 1 0 1 1.98 L (8-5) NYY Sep 28 W, 3-2 at Tigers Finish 2.0 1 10 0 0 0 2 1 2 1.94 W (9-5) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Oct 01 (2) L, 3-4 vs Indians Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.92
| Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average |
Team
Role W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Middle relief 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 8 26 5 4 1 1 0 4 2-1
As closer 9 5 1.68 56 0 0 56 35 0 101.2 76 401 20 19 2 21 7 71 44-12
L/R G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS
vs LHB 76 6 18 24 6 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 10 0 .237 .316 .266 .582
vs RHB 312 32 66 86 5 3 3 30 0 0 19 7 0 65 12 .212 .276 .268 .544
Team
Site W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Home 5 2 1.62 32 0 0 30 19 0 61.0 48 240 13 11 2 11 4 39 25-7
Road 4 3 2.31 27 0 0 26 16 0 46.2 36 187 12 12 1 11 3 36 21-6
Team
Time of Day W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Day 5 2 1.88 30 0 0 28 16 0 52.2 40 202 12 11 2 10 3 36 23-7
Night 4 3 1.96 29 0 0 28 19 0 55.0 44 225 13 12 1 12 4 39 23-6
Team
Month W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
April 1 0 1.50 3 0 0 2 1 0 6.0 5 24 1 1 0 2 0 3 2-1
May 0 0 1.04 11 0 0 11 9 0 17.1 8 62 3 2 0 4 0 9 9-2
June 1 1 0.92 8 0 0 8 5 0 19.2 12 71 2 2 1 1 1 13 6-2
July 0 2 1.54 11 0 0 11 7 0 23.1 14 89 4 4 1 7 1 17 7-4
August 6 0 2.42 14 0 0 13 7 0 22.1 24 96 7 6 1 4 2 19 14-0
September 1 2 4.00 11 0 0 10 6 0 18.0 21 82 8 8 0 4 3 14 8-3
October 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1
Team
Opponent W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Angels 0 1 1.42 3 0 0 3 1 0 6.1 5 26 1 1 0 2 1 6 1-2
A's 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 3 1 0 9.2 4 34 0 0 0 2 0 4 1-3
Brewers 1 0 4.50 8 0 0 8 6 0 12.0 17 57 6 6 0 3 2 8 7-1
Indians 0 0 0.82 6 0 0 5 4 0 11.0 5 39 2 1 0 1 0 6 5-1
Orioles 0 1 1.98 7 0 0 7 6 0 13.2 9 54 3 3 0 2 1 10 6-1
Rangers 2 0 0.00 5 0 0 5 3 0 11.1 5 41 0 0 0 1 1 13 5-0
Red Sox 0 1 1.93 5 0 0 5 4 0 9.1 6 35 2 2 1 3 0 5 4-1
Royals 2 0 5.40 5 0 0 4 1 0 6.2 12 31 5 4 1 0 0 2 4-1
Tigers 2 1 1.32 9 0 0 9 5 0 13.2 11 58 2 2 0 5 2 13 7-2
Twins 1 0 4.26 4 0 0 4 3 0 6.1 6 25 3 3 0 2 0 6 4-0
White Sox 1 1 1.17 3 0 0 3 1 0 7.2 4 27 1 1 1 1 0 2 2-1
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