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below his signature.
At center, the left hander, Lyle, is depicted pitching in his New York road gray uniform.
He has signed his name in blue marker and inscribed “77 CY” below his signature.
At right, Rivera is pitching in his road uniform, and has signed below his image in blue ink.
Richard "Goose" Gossage pitched for nine different teams in his 22-year baseball career (from 1972–1994), spending his best years with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. He led the American League in saves three times and was runner-up twice; by the end of the 1987 season he ranked second in major-league career saves. Albert “Sparky" Lyle spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1967 through 1982. He was a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Chicago White Sox. A three-time All-Star, he won the American League Cy Young Award in 1977. He led the American League in saves in 1972 and 1976. With the Yankees, Lyle was a member of the World Series champions in 1977 and 1978, both over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rivera played 19 seasons for the New York Yankees, from 1995 to 2013. He served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons. A 13-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, he is MLB's career leader in saves (652) and games finished (952). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019 as the first-ever unanimous selection. This item comes with a LOA from Steve Grad of Beckett Authentication.