Sparky Lyle
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Albert Walter "Sparky" Lyle is an American former professional baseball pitcher who spent sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball from 1967 through 1982. He was a relief pitcher for the Boston Red So
Lyle at TD Bank Ballpark in 2019
Lyle (left) shaking hands with President Gerald Ford in 1976
The Bronx Zoo (book)
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The Bronx Zoo: The Astonishing Inside Story of the 1978 World Champion New York Yankees is a nonfiction book written by former Major League Baseball pitcher Sparky Lyle and Peter Golenbock. A memoir o
Sparky Lyle
…Lyle holds the distinction of having the most career wins of any pitcher to never pitch a game as a starter. Lyle co-authored, with Peter Golenbock, The Bronx Zoo, a 1979 tell-all book that chronicled the dissension within the Yankees in its World Series Championship seasons of 1977 and 1978. From 1998 to 2012…
First edition