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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Sparky Lyle Relief Pitcher
Retired (1991, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.34 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/L
W-L 36-38 Status Deceased (2039) Option Years 0  
SV 147 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 06-17-1954
K 410 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1978)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(63 games)
IP 714.0
WHIP 1.35
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L D  Endurance D-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R F  Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val A+
Speed B- Bunt C  Control A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1978 NYA
1
 2
51
0
0
0
4
 2
57.0
 87 49 46 0 23
22
1.93
7.26
1979 NYA
1
 0
54
0
0
0
0
 1
76.0
 82 37 37 1 27
51
1.43
4.38
1980 NYA
0
 2
56
0
0
0
2
 3
65.2
 76 41 39 0 24
30
1.52
5.35
1981 NYA
1
 1
39
0
0
0
0
 0
46.1
 43 32 25 2 12
26
1.19
4.86
1982 NYA
2
 3
54
0
0
0
1
 2
59.0
 58 37 31 0 18
43
1.29
4.73
1983 NYA
3
 5
48
0
0
0
13
 5
44.0
 46 26 23 0 16
27
1.41
4.70
1984 NYA-PIT
3
 1
45
0
0
0
30
 3
44.2
 43 16 14 0 9
26
1.16
2.82
1985 PIT
2
 4
46
0
0
0
32
 5
50.0
 45 14 14 1 11
29
1.12
2.52
1986 PIT
5
 2
38
0
0
0
31
 3
36.1
 28 15 15 0 9
20
1.02
3.72
1987 PIT
4
 4
34
0
0
0
10
 4
32.2
 40 17 16 0 11
16
1.56
4.41
1988 PIT
1
 5
51
0
0
0
11
 2
65.0
 67 22 22 0 14
39
1.25
3.05
1989 PIT
5
 4
34
0
0
0
2
 1
42.1
 33 18 14 0 12
25
1.06
2.98
1990 PIT
7
 3
47
0
0
0
2
 0
58.0
 47 24 24 1 17
38
1.10
3.72
1991 STL
1
 2
34
0
0
0
9
 1
37.0
 47 25 24 1 16
18
1.70
5.84
2044
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
36
 38
631
0
0
0
147
 32
714.0
 742 373 344 6 219
410
1.35
4.34
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1991-11-01Sparky Lyle has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1991-08-10The St. Louis YardBirds have waived Sparky Lyle.
1991-08-05The St. Louis YardBirds have promoted Jim Brown to the major league team. The St. Louis YardBirds have promoted Bill Nash to the major league team. The St. Louis YardBirds have designated Eric Figueroa for assignment. The St. Louis YardBirds have designated Sparky Lyle for assignment.
1991-04-05The St. Louis YardBirds have acquired Sparky Lyle from the waiver wire.
1991-04-01The San Francisco Deadheads have promoted Brent Mydland to the major league team. The San Francisco Deadheads have designated Sparky Lyle for assignment.
1984-05-08A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Lynx and the New York Evil Empire. The New York Evil Empire receive Rick Honeycutt, Freddy Shipley, Paul Gore from the Pittsburgh Lynx in exchange for Sparky Lyle.
1981-08-31Sparky Lyle of the New York Evil Empire is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1981-06-25The New York Evil Empire have promoted Sparky Lyle to the major league team. The New York Evil Empire have sent Rudy May to the minors.
1981-06-15The New York Evil Empire have promoted Rudy May to the major league team. The New York Evil Empire have sent Sparky Lyle to the minors.
1981-05-17Sparky Lyle of the New York Evil Empire is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1979-04-02The New York Evil Empire have promoted Sparky Lyle to the major league team.
1978-10-12The New York Evil Empire have sent Sparky Lyle to the minors.
1978-04-01The New York Evil Empire have promoted Sparky Lyle to the major league team. The New York Evil Empire have sent Joba Chamberlain to the minors.
1978-04-01The New York Evil Empire have renamed Colonel Burns to Sparky Lyle.