Education
Lyttle graduated from Florida State University, and was drafted in the first round of the 1966 amateur draft by the New York Yankees.
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Career
He played as an outfielder for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played seven seasons of baseball in Japan with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Nankai Hawks. He made his major league debut with the Yankees in 1969, and recorded a.310 batting average in 87 games in 1970.
He was traded to the Chicago White Sox in 1971, and played in 42 games as a defensive backup with the White Sox before being sent off to various teams from 1973 to 1974.
He spent three years with the Montreal Expos, and ended his major league career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1976. He also played in 472 consecutive games until 1981.
He spent the 1983 season with the Nankai Hawks before retiring. Lyttle currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida, where he owns a ranch.
He also previously coached baseball at Florida Atlantic University.
