Sparky Lyle

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Sparky Lyle is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known as a dominant closer for the New York Yankees in the 1970s and a key figure in the evolution of the modern bullpen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball player
baseball pitcher
closer
human
relief pitcher
awardReceived Cy Young Award
surface form: American League Cy Young Award

World Series champion
bats left
coAuthorOf Bronx Zoo
surface form: The Bronx Zoo
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
eraOfActivity 1970s
fieldOfWork professional baseball
professional sports
genreOfWriting sports autobiography
givenName Albert
hallmark slider as primary pitch
hasRole bullpen leader
relief ace
influenced usage patterns of modern MLB bullpens
knownFor helping define the modern closer role
high save totals in the 1970s
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Phillies
Texas Rangers
nickname Sparky
notableFor dominant closer for the New York Yankees in the 1970s
key figure in the evolution of the modern bullpen
notablePeriod tenure with the New York Yankees
notableWork Bronx Zoo
surface form: The Bronx Zoo
occupation baseball player
playedFor Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Phillies
Texas Rangers
positionPlayed closer
pitcher
relief pitcher
retiredFrom Major League Baseball
roleInTeam closer for the New York Yankees
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
teamAchievement World Series champion with the New York Yankees
throws left

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