Sparky Lyle
Game Log for 1978
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 10 L, 2-5 at Rangers Finish 2.1 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NYY Apr 16 W, 3-0 vs White Sox Finish 1 2.1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 NYY Apr 18 W, 4-3 vs Orioles Finish 2.1 2 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 W (1-0) NYY Apr 22 W, 4-3 vs Brewers Finish 3.0 2 11 1 1 1 0 0 1 0.90 W (2-0) NYY Apr 25 W, 4-3 at Orioles Finish 2 2.2 3 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 2.13 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY May 01 W, 8-4 vs Royals Finish 3 1.2 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.88 NYY May 02 W, 4-2 vs Royals Finish 4 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.65 NYY May 06 L, 5-9 vs Rangers Middle 0.2 2 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 2.12 NYY May 07 W, 3-2 vs Rangers Middle 2.2 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.83 NYY May 09 W, 3-1 vs Twins Finish 5 3.0 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.99 NYY May 14 L, 9-10 at Royals Middle 2.1 5 14 4 4 0 1 1 0 3.24 NYY May 15 W, 4-1 at White Sox Finish 6 3.2 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.83 NYY May 17 L, 4-5 at Indians Finish 1.2 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 2.97 L (2-1) NYY May 20 L, 8-10 at Blue Jays Middle 0.2 4 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 3.77 NYY May 21 (1) W, 2-1 at Blue Jays Middle 0.1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.73 NYY May 21 (2) W, 9-1 at Blue Jays Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.62 NYY May 26 W, 4-3 vs Blue Jays Finish 2.2 1 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.60 W (3-1) NYY May 28 (2) W, 6-5 vs Blue Jays Middle 3.1 5 16 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.52 NYY May 30 L, 1-5 at Indians Finish 2.1 6 12 3 3 0 0 0 1 3.98 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Jun 04 L, 4-6 at A's Middle 1.1 2 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 4.07 NYY Jun 10 L, 3-4 at Angels Middle 2.0 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.09 NYY Jun 14 W, 11-9 vs Mariners Finish 5.0 6 21 2 2 1 0 1 2 4.04 W (4-1) NYY Jun 15 W, 5-2 vs Mariners Finish 7 1.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.96 NYY Jun 19 L, 4-10 at Red Sox Finish 0.2 2 6 1 1 0 1 1 0 4.09 NYY Jun 23 W, 12-3 at Tigers Middle 3.1 2 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.83 W (5-1) NYY Jun 24 L, 3-4 at Tigers Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.70 NYY Jun 27 W, 6-4 vs Red Sox Finish 3.0 1 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.51 W (6-1) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Jul 01 L, 4-8 vs Tigers Middle 2.1 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.38 NYY Jul 02 (2) W, 5-3 vs Tigers Middle 3.1 4 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.34 NYY Jul 03 L, 5-9 at Red Sox Middle 1.1 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 3.55 NYY Jul 13 L, 1-6 vs White Sox Middle 1.2 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.59 NYY Jul 15 L, 2-8 vs Royals Middle 1.2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.50 NYY Jul 16 L, 1-3 vs Royals Finish 2.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.41 NYY Jul 17 L, 7-9 vs Royals Middle 1.2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.33 NYY Jul 21 W, 7-4 at White Sox Middle 2.2 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.21 W (7-1) NYY Jul 22 W, 7-2 at White Sox Middle 1.1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.16 NYY Jul 24 L, 2-5 at Royals Finish 1.1 3 10 2 2 0 1 2 0 3.33 NYY Jul 27 (1) W, 11-0 vs Indians Finish 2.0 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.25 NYY Jul 27 (2) L, 5-17 vs Indians Middle 1.0 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 3.43 NYY Jul 28 L, 5-7 vs Twins Finish 5.1 3 21 2 2 1 2 0 0 3.43 L (7-2) NYY Jul 30 (2) L, 0-2 vs Twins Finish 1.0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.39 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Aug 01 W, 8-1 vs Rangers Finish 1.0 1 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.45 NYY Aug 02 L, 5-7 vs Red Sox Middle 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.38 NYY Aug 05 W, 3-2 vs Orioles Finish 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.35 W (8-2) NYY Aug 12 L, 4-6 at Orioles Finish 3.0 4 15 1 1 0 0 1 0 3.34 NYY Aug 16 W, 5-3 at A's Middle 1.1 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 3.29 NYY Aug 19 L, 1-4 at Mariners Finish 1.1 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.34 NYY Aug 20 L, 4-5 at Mariners Middle 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.34 NYY Aug 26 W, 5-4 vs A's Finish 3.0 3 13 1 1 0 1 0 1 3.33 W (9-2) NYY Aug 29 W, 4-3 vs Angels Middle 3.0 1 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.32 NYY Aug 31 W, 6-2 at Orioles Finish 8 2.1 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.25 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Sep 03 W, 4-3 vs Mariners Middle 0.0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.33 NYY Sep 04 (2) L, 4-5 vs Tigers Finish 2.0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.27 L (9-3) NYY Sep 05 W, 4-2 vs Tigers Middle 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.27 NYY Sep 06 W, 8-2 vs Tigers Finish 1.0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.24 NYY Sep 12 L, 4-7 at Tigers Finish 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.22 NYY Sep 14 W, 4-2 at Tigers Finish 9 1.2 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.17 NYY Sep 17 L, 3-7 vs Red Sox Middle 0.0 2 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 3.42 NYY Sep 22 L, 7-8 at Indians Middle 1.0 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 3.47
| 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 2 0 5.05 26 0 0 0 0 0 41.0 50 185 25 23 1 13 1 14 11-15
As closer 7 3 2.55 33 0 0 33 9 0 70.2 66 285 21 20 5 12 7 19 20-13
L/R G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS
vs LHB 139 14 37 44 4 0 1 14 1 2 12 0 2 9 3 .266 .317 .329 .646
vs RHB 277 45 79 116 16 3 5 40 3 4 13 8 2 24 13 .285 .419 .334 .753
Team
Site W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Home 7 2 2.67 33 0 0 19 5 0 67.1 59 270 21 20 6 15 2 19 21-12
Road 2 1 4.67 26 0 0 14 4 0 44.1 57 200 25 23 0 10 6 14 10-16
Team
Time of Day W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Day 2 1 4.84 21 0 0 8 1 0 35.1 46 160 22 19 1 9 2 11 10-11
Night 7 2 2.83 38 0 0 25 8 0 76.1 70 310 24 24 5 16 6 22 21-17
Team
Month W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
April 2 0 2.13 5 0 0 5 2 0 12.2 10 48 3 3 1 1 0 4 4-1
May 1 1 4.82 14 0 0 8 4 0 28.0 34 121 17 15 1 9 2 5 9-5
June 3 0 2.45 8 0 0 5 1 0 18.1 17 74 5 5 1 4 2 6 4-4
July 1 1 3.14 14 0 0 5 0 0 28.2 24 116 10 10 1 4 3 9 4-10
August 2 0 2.55 10 0 0 6 1 0 17.2 18 78 5 5 2 4 1 7 6-4
September 0 1 7.11 8 0 0 4 1 0 6.1 13 33 6 5 0 3 0 2 4-4
Team
Opponent W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Angels 0 0 3.60 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 21 2 2 1 0 0 0 1-1
A's 1 0 3.18 3 0 0 1 0 0 5.2 5 25 2 2 0 4 0 4 2-1
Blue Jays 1 0 5.62 5 0 0 2 0 0 8.0 11 38 7 5 1 2 0 1 4-1
Brewers 1 0 3.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 2 11 1 1 1 0 0 1 1-0
Indians 0 1 7.88 5 0 0 3 0 0 8.0 16 39 7 7 0 0 1 4 1-4
Mariners 1 0 4.91 5 0 0 3 1 0 7.1 12 33 4 4 1 0 1 2 3-2
Orioles 2 0 2.45 5 0 0 5 2 0 11.0 14 50 3 3 0 1 1 4 4-1
Rangers 0 0 2.70 4 0 0 2 0 0 6.2 6 27 2 2 1 4 0 1 2-2
Red Sox 1 0 7.71 5 0 0 2 0 0 7.0 8 32 6 6 0 3 1 3 1-4
Royals 0 0 4.26 7 0 0 4 2 0 12.2 12 57 6 6 0 4 3 3 2-5
Tigers 1 1 0.55 9 0 0 5 1 0 16.1 13 63 2 1 0 3 0 4 5-4
Twins 0 1 2.89 3 0 0 3 1 0 9.1 6 36 3 3 1 3 1 1 1-2
White Sox 1 0 0.77 5 0 0 2 2 0 11.2 6 38 1 1 0 1 0 5 4-1