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| Player Report for #61 Sparky Lyle | | Monday, October 20th, 1969 | 
| Rec | 6-2, 11 SV | | ERA | 2.42 | | IP | 96.2 | | BB | 22 | | K | 51 |
| | Name: | Sparky Lyle | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $2,000,000 | | Birthday: | 07-22-1944 | Signed Through: | 1969 Season | | Age: | 25 | Years of Major League Service: | 1 Year, 177 Days | | Born in: | DuBois (Pennsylvania) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 184 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 0" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | None, None | | Weight: | 192 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 1 Year | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet eligible | | Position: | MR | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Left | | | | Throws: | Left | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1968, 12th Pick in Round 1 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Well Known (Well Known) |
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| Pitching Ratings (OSA) | | Pitching | Stuff | Movement | Control | Velocity | | | Overall | 5 | 8 | 7 | 90-92 Mph | | | Versus LHP | 5 | 9 | 8 | | | | Versus RHP | 5 | 8 | 7 | | | | Talent | 4 | 7 | 5 | | |
| Pitching Ratings | | | Pitches: | Fastball, Splitter | | Endurance: | 3 | | | | | Groundball Pct.: | 63 | | | | | Holding Runners: | 10 | | | |
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| Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | | | Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | | | Versus RHP | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | | | Talent | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 3 | | Pitcher 3 | | Stealing Ability: | 9 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 8 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 10 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 1 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | | | | | | 10-06-1969 | BRO | Win, 7-2 | | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Save | | | | | | | | | 10-05-1969 | BRO | Win, 4-3 | | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 10-03-1969 | @ BRO | Win, 10-6 | | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 09-30-1969 | @ CHI | Win, 4-3 | | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Save | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1969 | @ DAL | Loss, 6-7 | | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1969 | @ LA | Win, 5-4 | | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 09-16-1969 | @ CHI | Win, 5-2 | | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Save | | | | | | | | | 09-14-1969 | @ CHI | Loss, 1-3 | | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 09-13-1969 | ATL | Win, 7-4 | | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 09-09-1969 | @ SF | Loss, 1-2 | | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| United League 1969 Pitching Stats | | Pitching | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% | | Overall | 74 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2.42 | 96.2 | 87 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | | Pitching | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | ERC | WHIP | VORP | BABIP | | | | | | | Overall | 30 | 1 | 91.7 | 74 | 34 | 10.24 | 8.10 | 4.75 | 2.05 | 2.60 | 1.13 | 26.1 | .269 | | | | | | | Pitching | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | | | | vs. LHB | 141 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .248 | .288 | .376 | .663 | | | | | vs. RHB | 220 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .236 | .282 | .327 | .609 | | | |
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| United League 1969 Pitching Splits | | Split | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | | | April | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 16.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | May | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.14 | 14.1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | | | June | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.95 | 13.2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | | | July | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.88 | 14.1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | | | August | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.48 | 29.0 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 10 | | | September | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | Last Year | 79 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3.48 | 142.1 | 157 | 64 | 55 | 6 | 62 | 108 | | | Career | 153 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 3.05 | 239.0 | 244 | 92 | 81 | 11 | 84 | 159 | | | Home | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2.02 | 49.0 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 27 | | | Road | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2.83 | 47.2 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 24 | | | Grass | 74 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2.42 | 96.2 | 87 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 22 | 51 | | | Day | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.95 | 37.0 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | | | Night | 44 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2.72 | 59.2 | 56 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 29 | |
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| International League 1968 Pitching Stats | | Pitching | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% | | Overall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.73 | 12.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | | Pitching | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | ERC | WHIP | VORP | BABIP | | | | | | | Overall | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 4 | 3 | 7.30 | 5.84 | 4.38 | 1.46 | 1.01 | 0.81 | 5.0 | .216 | | | | | | | Pitching | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | | | | vs. LHB | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | | | | | vs. RHB | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .281 | .333 | .615 | | | |
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| International League 1968 Pitching Splits | | Split | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | | | June | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | | July | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.59 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | Last Year | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.73 | 12.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | | | Career | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.73 | 12.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | | | Grass | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.73 | 12.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | | | Day | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | Night | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.79 | 11.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
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| Career Pitching Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | VORP | | 1968 St. Louis - UL | 23 | 79 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3.48 | 142.1 | 157 | 64 | 55 | 6 | 62 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 | .345 | 26.4 | | 1969 St. Louis - UL | 24 | 74 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2.42 | 96.2 | 87 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | .269 | 26.1 | | Total UL | | 153 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 3.05 | 239.0 | 244 | 92 | 81 | 11 | 84 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 | .314 | 52.5 |
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| Career Minor League Pitching Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | VORP | | 1968 Denver - AAA | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.73 | 12.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.81 | .216 | 5.0 | | Total IL | | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.73 | 12.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.81 | .216 | 5.0 |
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| Career Postseason Pitching Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | VORP | | 1969 St. Louis - UL | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | .300 | 0.0 | | Total UL | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | .300 | 0.0 |
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| Player History | | 03-01-1968 | Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall Pick) by the St. Louis Maroons. | | 03-05-1968 | Injured (tender elbow), out for 1-2 weeks. | | 04-01-1968 | Named the #51 prospect in the UL | | 11-03-1968 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (6). | | 04-01-1969 | Named the #74 prospect in the UL | | 04-10-1969 | Injured (dead arm syndrome), out for 1-2 weeks. | | 06-27-1969 | Was selected to the 1969 United League All-Star Game. | | 10-08-1969 | Won the 1969 United League World Series with the St. Louis Maroons! |
| Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | G | Rank | | 1968 | 79 | 1 | | 1969 | 74 | 2 |
| | | | Year | RA | Rank | | 1968 | 79 | 1 | | 1969 | 74 | 2 |
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