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Amos Otis League
5-14-2139
Sparky Lyle Relief Pitcher
Retired (1964, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.85 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 60-48 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
SV 7 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 01-24-1930
K 545 Drafted Round 34, Pick 537
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(20 games)
IP 959.0
WHIP 1.64
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val A+
Speed D- Bunt C  Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1950 DET-CHN
0
 0
4
0
0
0
0
 0
5.0
 8 8 8 0 5
1
2.60
14.40
1951 CHN
0
 1
10
0
0
0
1
 0
15.1
 21 6 6 1 5
8
1.70
3.52
1952 CHN
1
 0
8
0
0
0
0
 0
5.2
 12 9 9 0 3
3
2.65
14.29
1953 CHN
4
 2
88
0
0
0
0
 0
102.1
 145 84 81 3 45
57
1.86
7.12
1954 CHN
3
 5
38
0
0
0
0
 0
40.2
 59 42 39 3 31
19
2.21
8.63
1955 CHN
5
 3
58
0
0
0
1
 0
60.1
 73 36 34 1 23
33
1.59
5.07
1956 CHN
5
 3
63
0
0
0
1
 0
73.1
 94 55 54 2 32
43
1.72
6.63
1957 CHN
6
 3
94
0
0
0
2
 0
125.0
 138 64 61 0 49
76
1.50
4.39
1958 CHN
8
 9
87
0
0
0
2
 0
89.0
 96 47 42 3 40
51
1.53
4.25
1959 CHN
5
 2
48
0
0
0
0
 0
61.0
 65 41 39 3 24
32
1.46
5.75
1960 CHN
3
 1
57
0
0
0
0
 0
77.1
 100 69 64 2 38
48
1.78
7.45
1961 CHN
9
 3
75
0
0
0
0
 0
76.0
 77 31 30 2 28
35
1.38
3.55
1962 CHN-NYN
5
 3
79
0
0
0
0
 0
86.0
 91 58 57 3 36
52
1.48
5.97
1963 NYN-KC
1
 0
3
0
0
0
0
 0
3.0
 3 3 0 0 0
1
1.00
0.00
1964 KC
5
 13
30
30
0
0
0
 0
139.0
 178 107 99 1 49
86
1.63
6.41
2139
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
60
 48
742
30
0
0
7
 0
959.0
 1160 660 623 24 408
545
1.64
5.85
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Sparky Lyle has retired from the Kansas City Royals
1964-03-01The Kansas City Royals have promoted Sparky Lyle to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Roy Johnson to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Dennis Leonard to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have sent Bobby Ashby to the minors.
1963-04-15The Kansas City Royals have promoted Ricky Kenworthy to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Sparky Lyle for assignment.
1963-04-15The Kansas City Royals have acquired Sparky Lyle from the waiver wire.
1963-04-10The New York Hurricanes have designated Sparky Lyle for assignment.
1962-04-16The New York Hurricanes have renamed Al Gillis to Sparky Lyle.
1962-04-16The New York Hurricanes have acquired Al Gillis from the waiver wire.
1962-04-12The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Jeff Clemens to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Al Gillis for assignment.
1961-03-03The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Hank Pettit to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Danny Major to the major league team.
1960-08-16The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Maury Leach to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Al Gillis for assignment.
1960-04-16The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Brian Kingman for assignment.
1960-04-01The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Brian Kingman to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Jeff Clemens to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Hank Pettit to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Larry Stone to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Gary Roth to the minors. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Eric Freeman to the minors. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Al Gillis for assignment. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Walt Black for assignment.
1957-04-04The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team.
1956-09-09The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Charlie Turner to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Al Gillis to the minors.
1956-04-11The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Clay Evans for assignment.
1956-03-01The Chicago Red Stars have sent Al Gillis to the minors.
1955-05-30The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Rich Ogrodowski for assignment.
1954-10-03The Chicago Red Stars have sent Al Gillis to the minors.
1954-08-31The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team.
1954-05-27The Chicago Red Stars have demoted Al Gillis to the minor leagues.
1954-05-16The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Eric Sanders for assignment.
1954-05-02The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Alan Penzias to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Bill Heath to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Al Gillis to the minors. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Tom Clarkson to the minors.
1954-05-02The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Alan Penzias to the minors.
1954-05-02The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Alan Penzias to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Jennings Babcock to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Ken Gulley to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Al Gillis to the minors. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Fred Bayless to the minors. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Eric Martinez to the minors.
1953-06-04The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Glenn Simonsen to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Bill Horner for assignment. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Eric Martinez to the minors.
1953-06-03The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Eric Martinez to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Al Gillis to the minors.
1953-06-03The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Hi Luque to the minors.
1953-05-02The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Jay Palmeiro to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Al Gillis to the minors.
1953-04-01The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Nelson Walker to the minors.
1952-07-12The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Bob Turley to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Borgmann to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Al Gillis to the minors. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Luke Sewell for assignment. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Jay Palmeiro to the minors.
1952-07-05The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Jay Palmeiro to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Leo Maisel for assignment. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Nelson Walker to the minors.
1952-04-15The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Art Castro to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Al Gillis to the minors.
1952-03-01The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Jim McDonald to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Jay Palmeiro to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Dave Acker for assignment. The Chicago Red Stars have designated Gilberto Phelps for assignment.
1951-08-16The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Jeff Bamberger to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Dave Acker to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Joe Gonzales to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Kelly Mathews to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Al Gillis to the minors. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Mark Richmond to the minors. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Les Scheer to the minors. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Jay Palmeiro to the minors.
1951-07-06The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have promoted Joe Dye to the major league team. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Jonathan Pfund to the minors. The Chicago Red Stars have sent Oad Pertica to the minors.
1950-06-17The Chicago Hitmen have promoted Russ Hatton to the major league team. The Chicago Hitmen have promoted Nelson Walker to the major league team. The Chicago Hitmen have sent Al Gillis to the minors. The Chicago Hitmen have sent Ken Marshall to the minors.
1950-06-11The Chicago Hitmen have promoted Sean Sanders to the major league team. The Chicago Hitmen have promoted Rebel Magoon to the major league team. The Chicago Hitmen have promoted Marty Lane to the major league team. The Chicago Hitmen have promoted Al Gillis to the major league team. The Chicago Hitmen have sent Jon Majeski to the minors. The Chicago Hitmen have sent Ernie Arrigo to the minors. The Chicago Hitmen have sent Henry Tyrone to the minors. The Chicago Hitmen have sent Russ Irelan to the minors.
1950-04-04The Chicago Hitmen have acquired Al Gillis from the waiver wire. The Chicago Hitmen have waived Vince Koob.
1950-04-01The Detroit Tigers have waived Al Gillis.