Position: Manager
Date of Birth: 07/22/1944
Height: 6' 3" Weight: 225 lbs
Bats: L
Throws: L
Biography:
Lyle was the first American League reliever to capture a Cy Young Award (1977) and ranks among the all-time leaders with 238 career saves. Between 1967-1980, Lyle had more saves than anyone else in the AL (231). He had a sixteen-year career and played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago White Sox. Lyle won back-to-back World Series with the Yankees in 1977 and 1978.
Lyle has been the manager for the Somerset Patriots since the team began in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 1998.
Lyle led the Somerset Patriots to the team’s league leading fourth championship during the 2008 season, defeating the Camden Riversharks 3-1 in the Championship Series. He won his 700th career game this past season to extend his lead as the league’s winningest manager.
Under his guidance, the Somerset Patriots have won four Atlantic League Championships (2001, 2003, 2005, 2008), ten Half Championships, and seven Division Championships.
Lyle has been named the Atlantic League Manager of the Year two times (1999 and 2003) in his 11-year managing career. |
