Lyle blossomed in New York, setting a then American League record 35 Saves and finishing third for the MVP, and raising the bar for closers. Lyle was an All-Star three times in the 70s, was a crucial part of New York's back-to-back World Series titles (1977 & 1978), and won the Cy Young in 1977.
Following the '78 World Series win, Lyle was traded to the Texas Rangers, but his skills were no longer there. He bounced around to Philadelphia and the Chicago White Sox, where he retired in 1982. Lyle left the game with 238 Saves, and he finished 634 of the 899 Games he appeared in.
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