1977 Topps Baseball #598 - Sparky Lyle

• Sparky Lyle had his best year in 1977. Lyle was the most dominant reliever in the league and won the AL Cy Young Award. Sparky was an AL All Star for the third and final time of his career (he allowed 2 runs in 2 innings pitched). 
• 1977 Stats:
• Regular Season: 13-5, 26 saves, 2.17 ERA in 72 games
• AL Championship Series: 2-0, 0.96 ERA in 4 games
• World Series: 1-0, 1.93 ERA in 2 games
• 1977 Highlights:
• July 5 - Allowed no runs on one hit in 4 1/3 innings, earning the win in the Yankees' 6-5 win over the Cleveland Indians.
• Oct 8 - Pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowed only two hits, and got the win in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series.
• Oct 25 - Became the first relief pitcher to win the AL Cy Young Award.
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