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Sparky Lyle

Game Log for 1979
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record TEX Apr 11 W, 4-0 vs Indians Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 TEX Apr 12 W, 5-3 vs Indians Finish 1 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 TEX Apr 13 W, 5-4 vs Tigers Finish 2 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 TEX Apr 14 W, 7-5 vs Tigers Finish 1.2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 W (1-0) TEX Apr 15 L, 6-11 vs Tigers Middle 2.0 3 11 4 4 1 2 0 1 5.14 L (1-1) TEX Apr 18 L, 4-6 at Indians Finish 1.2 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.19 TEX Apr 22 L, 1-5 at Yankees Finish 2.0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.22 TEX Apr 24 L, 0-2 vs Blue Jays Finish 1.2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.65 TEX Apr 25 W, 4-3 vs Blue Jays Finish 1.2 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.21 W (2-1) TEX Apr 28 L, 2-3 at White Sox Finish 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.93 TEX Apr 30 W, 8-7 at Royals Finish 3 1.0 2 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 3.31 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record TEX May 02 W, 3-2 at Royals Finish 4 1.2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 TEX May 04 (1) L, 5-7 vs White Sox Finish 0.2 3 6 2 2 0 0 1 0 3.86 L (2-2) TEX May 05 L, 6-7 vs White Sox Finish 1.0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.66 TEX May 07 L, 6-10 vs Royals Finish 1.1 2 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 4.29 TEX May 12 W, 3-1 at Blue Jays Finish 5 1.1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.03 TEX May 13 (1) L, 1-3 at Blue Jays Finish 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91 TEX May 13 (2) W, 7-5 at Blue Jays Finish 6 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 TEX May 15 W, 9-8 at Twins Middle 3.0 5 16 2 2 2 1 1 2 4.10 W (3-2) TEX May 18 L, 5-13 at Mariners Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.95 TEX May 21 L, 6-7 vs Twins Middle 0.1 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.55 L (3-3) TEX May 25 (2) L, 3-5 vs Mariners Finish 1.0 1 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 4.71 TEX May 28 W, 5-2 vs Red Sox Finish 7 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.40 TEX May 31 L, 2-3 vs Red Sox Finish 3.0 1 11 1 1 0 1 0 0 4.28 L (3-4) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record TEX Jun 02 L, 4-5 vs Orioles Finish 1.1 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 4.37 L (3-5) TEX Jun 05 L, 3-9 at Red Sox Finish 1.0 1 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.50 TEX Jun 08 L, 0-3 at Orioles Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.46 TEX Jun 09 L, 3-4 at Orioles Finish 2.1 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.19 TEX Jun 13 L, 4-5 vs Brewers Finish 1.2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.02 TEX Jun 16 L, 2-3 vs Yankees Middle 3.0 1 11 1 1 0 1 0 2 3.95 L (3-6) TEX Jun 20 L, 4-5 at Angels Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 TEX Jun 21 W, 3-2 at Angels Finish 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.69 W (4-6) TEX Jun 23 W, 8-5 at A's Middle 1.0 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.61 TEX Jun 24 (2) W, 7-2 at A's Middle 0.1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.59 TEX Jun 29 W, 5-3 vs A's Finish 8 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.44 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record TEX Jul 01 L, 12-13 vs A's Middle 0.0 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 3.62 TEX Jul 06 L, 1-5 vs Blue Jays Finish 1.0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55 TEX Jul 08 W, 4-3 vs Blue Jays Finish 9 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.53 TEX Jul 09 L, 4-5 at White Sox Finish 2.0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.40 TEX Jul 10 L, 3-6 at White Sox Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 TEX Jul 13 W, 9-4 at Royals Finish 10 3.2 5 17 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.32 TEX Jul 19 (2) L, 4-5 vs White Sox Finish 1.0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.26 TEX Jul 22 L, 6-7 vs Royals Middle 1.1 3 9 1 1 0 0 2 0 3.34 L (4-7) TEX Jul 25 L, 3-8 at Blue Jays Finish 0.2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.30 TEX Jul 29 L, 2-3 vs Red Sox Finish 3.2 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.11 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record TEX Aug 03 W, 8-3 at Indians Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.06 TEX Aug 04 L, 8-12 at Indians Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.02 TEX Aug 07 (2) L, 2-8 at Tigers Middle 2.0 4 12 4 4 1 1 0 2 3.46 TEX Aug 10 L, 1-6 vs Indians Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.41 TEX Aug 12 L, 3-6 vs Indians Finish 2.0 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.31 TEX Aug 13 L, 2-3 at Yankees Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.30 TEX Aug 14 L, 5-6 at Yankees Middle 1.0 2 6 2 2 0 1 0 1 3.50 TEX Aug 19 L, 3-4 at Brewers Finish 0.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.62 L (4-8) TEX Aug 23 L, 5-6 at Orioles Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.61 TEX Aug 27 L, 4-7 vs Yankees Finish 4.0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.42 TEX Aug 29 L, 5-7 vs Yankees Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37 TEX Aug 31 L, 6-9 at Red Sox Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.33 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record TEX Sep 02 W, 7-6 at Red Sox Middle 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.25 TEX Sep 05 L, 0-1 at Mariners Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.24 TEX Sep 07 W, 5-4 at Twins Middle 3.2 2 15 1 1 0 2 0 3 3.20 W (5-8) TEX Sep 09 W, 6-5 at Twins Middle 1.0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.16 TEX Sep 11 W, 5-2 vs Mariners Finish 11 2.1 4 11 1 1 0 0 0 5 3.18 TEX Sep 13 L, 4-7 vs Twins Middle 2.0 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 1 3.11 TEX Sep 14 W, 5-3 vs Twins Finish 12 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.07 TEX Sep 18 W, 9-5 at A's Finish 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.05 TEX Sep 22 L, 1-3 at Angels Finish 2.0 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.99 TEX Sep 27 W, 4-3 vs A's Finish 13 1.2 2 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 3.13

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   4   7.15   14   0   0   0   0   0   22.2   31   118   22   18   4   12   4   14    6-8 
As closer        3   4   1.87   53   0   0  53  13   0   72.1   47   266   15   15   5   10   2   34   19-34

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              105   14   23   32   3   0   2   14   1   0    7   0   0   16   2  .219  .305  .268  .573
vs RHB              240   34   55   86  10   0   7   32   0   3   15   6   0   32   4  .229  .358  .290  .648

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             2   7   3.40   32   0   0  26   8   0   50.1   41   201   20   19   3   12   4   24   11-21
Road             3   1   2.82   35   0   0  27   5   0   44.2   37   183   17   14   6   10   2   24   14-21

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              0   3   4.50   14   0   0   9   2   0   16.0   18    71   11    8   3    3   2    8    6-8 
Night            5   5   2.85   53   0   0  44  11   0   79.0   60   313   26   25   6   19   4   40   19-34

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            2   1   3.31   11   0   0  10   3   0   16.1    8    57    6    6   2    4   0    4    6-5 
May              1   3   5.19   13   0   0  11   4   0   17.1   18    77   10   10   3    5   2    7    5-8 
June             1   2   1.69   11   0   0   8   1   0   16.0   12    62    4    3   1    4   1    7    4-7 
July             0   1   1.93   10   0   0   8   2   0   14.0   17    62    3    3   0    3   3    1    2-8 
August           0   1   4.30   12   0   0  10   0   0   14.2   10    58    7    7   2    3   0   15    1-11
September        1   0   2.16   10   0   0   6   3   0   16.2   13    68    7    4   1    3   0   14    7-3 

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Angels           1   0   0.00    3   0   0   3   0   0    5.0    2    18    0    0   0    0   0    2    1-2 
A's              0   0   5.06    6   0   0   3   2   0    5.1    9    28    4    3   1    3   1    2    5-1 
Blue Jays        1   0   0.00    8   0   0   8   3   0    7.2    3    25    0    0   0    1   0    3    4-4 
Brewers          0   1   5.40    2   0   0   2   0   0    1.2    3     6    1    1   1    0   0    0    0-2 
Indians          0   0   0.96    7   0   0   7   1   0    9.1    4    32    1    1   1    1   0    5    3-4 
Mariners         0   0   3.86    4   0   0   4   1   0    4.2    5    21    2    2   0    2   0    6    1-3 
Orioles          0   1   2.08    4   0   0   4   0   0    4.1    3    17    1    1   0    1   0    2    0-4 
Red Sox          0   1   1.42    6   0   0   5   1   0   12.2    6    44    2    2   1    2   0    6    2-4 
Royals           0   1   5.00    5   0   0   4   3   0    9.0   12    43    5    5   1    2   2    2    3-2 
Tigers           1   1  11.37    4   0   0   2   1   0    6.1    7    29    8    8   2    3   0    3    2-2 
Twins            2   1   3.97    6   0   0   1   1   0   11.1   12    53    8    5   2    4   1    7    4-2 
White Sox        0   1   2.84    6   0   0   6   0   0    6.1    7    28    2    2   0    1   2    1    0-6 
Yankees          0   1   2.38    6   0   0   4   0   0   11.1    5    40    3    3   0    2   0    9    0-6 

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