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Jim Lyttle

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: May 20, 1946 in Hamilton, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (10th) of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL).

High School: North Dearborn HS (Logan, IN)

School: Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)

Debut: May 17, 1969 (Age 22-362d, 12,823rd in major league history)
vs. CAL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1976 (Age 30-136d)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: James Lawrence Lyttle

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

710

176

.248

RBI

OBP

.305

SLG

.352

OPS

.657

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 9	NYY		BOS	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	5 (2)	Apr 12 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
3	9 (3)	Apr 17	NYY	@	BAL	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
4	12 (2)	Apr 19 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
5	16 (3)	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSA	W,11-6	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
6	18 (1)	Apr 26	NYY		OAK	W,8-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	22 (3)	May 1	NYY		MIL	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	23	May 2	NYY		MIL	W,7-6	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	25 (1)	May 3 (2)	NYY		MIL	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
10	33 (7)	May 12	NYY	@	MIL	W,9-5	GF	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
11	37 (3)	May 18	NYY		BAL	W,10-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
12	40 (2)	May 21	NYY		WSA	W,2-0	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	51 (10)	Jun 2	NYY		KCR	W,3-2	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
14	54 (2)	Jun 5	NYY		CHW	W,10-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	59 (4)	Jun 12	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	60	Jun 13	NYY	@	KCR	W,9-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	66 (5)	Jun 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-3	GF	11	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	70 (3)	Jun 25	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
19	73 (2)	Jun 28 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,8-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	78 (4)	Jul 4	NYY		WSA	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
21	82 (3)	Jul 8	NYY	@	BAL	L,8-9	GF	10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
22	83	Jul 9	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-5	GF	5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
23	85 (1)	Jul 11	NYY	@	WSA	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
24	88 (2)	Jul 16 (2)	NYY		OAK	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	89	Jul 17	NYY		OAK	W,7-1	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
26	90	Jul 18	NYY		OAK	W,7-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
27	93 (2)	Jul 20	NYY		CAL	W,6-1	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	94	Jul 21	NYY		MIL	W,4-2	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
29	98 (3)	Jul 26	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	100 (1)	Jul 28	NYY	@	CAL	W,6-5	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	102 (1)	Jul 31 (1)	NYY	@	MIL	W,7-3	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	107 (4)	Aug 5	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
33	109 (1)	Aug 6 (2)	NYY		DET	W,7-5	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR RF
34	114 (4)	Aug 11	NYY		CHW	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	115	Aug 12	NYY		CHW	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	116	Aug 13	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
37	117	Aug 14	NYY		KCR	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	5	0	1	6	0	RF
38	118	Aug 15	NYY		KCR	W,5-4	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	121 (2)	Aug 19	NYY	@	MIN	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
40	122	Aug 20	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
41	123	Aug 21	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
42	124	Aug 22	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
43	126 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	127	Aug 24	NYY	@	KCR	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
45	128	Aug 25	NYY	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	129	Aug 26	NYY	@	KCR	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
47	131 (1)	Aug 28 (2)	NYY		MIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	132	Aug 29	NYY		MIN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
49	133	Aug 30	NYY		MIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	135 (1)	Sep 1	NYY		BAL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	136	Sep 2	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
52	137	Sep 3	NYY		BAL	L,4-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
53	138	Sep 4	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
54	139	Sep 5	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	141 (1)	Sep 7	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	142	Sep 8	NYY	@	WSA	W,7-3	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	145 (2)	Sep 11	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
58	147 (1)	Sep 13	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	148	Sep 15 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	149	Sep 15 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
61	150	Sep 16	NYY		BOS	L,1-3	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
62	151	Sep 17	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	153 (1)	Sep 19	NYY	@	DET	W,7-6	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH RF
64	155 (1)	Sep 21	NYY		WSA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	156	Sep 22	NYY		WSA	W,2-1	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
66	157	Sep 23	NYY		WSA	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
67	158	Sep 25 (1)	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	159	Sep 25 (2)	NYY		DET	W,8-3	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
69	160	Sep 26	NYY		DET	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
70	162 (1)	Sep 29	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	GF	6	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
71	163	Sep 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
							71gm		347.0	83	2	1	86	0