Brian Doyle (baseball)
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Doyle at an autograph signing in 2013.
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: January 26, 1954 Glasgow, Kentucky |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 30, 1978, for the New York Yankees | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 24, 1981, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .161 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 13 | ||
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Brian Reed Doyle (born January 26, 1954 in Glasgow, Kentucky) is a former Major League Baseball infielder who played for the New York Yankees and Oakland A's. He played primarily as a second baseman. Although a reserve for most of his career, Doyle starred in the 1978 World Series for the World Champion Yankees that beat the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Doyle was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1972 amateur draft. Before playing a game for the Rangers he was traded to the Yankees along with Greg Pryor in exchange for Sandy Alomar. Doyle joined the Yankees in 1978. He played parts of three seasons for the Yankees as a reserve infielder through 1980.
However, when Willie Randolph was injured for the 1978 World Series, Doyle filled in as the Yankee second baseman. In six World Series games, he batted .438 with seven hits in 16 at bats, one double, four runs scored and two runs batted ins, leading the World Series in batting average while helping the Yankees to their second straight World Series victory.
After the end of the 1980 season, Doyle was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the Rule 5 draft. He played for the Athletics in 1981, his last season in the Major Leagues. Doyle played 110 games in his career,
His brother, Denny, also played in the major leagues.
His twin brother, Blake, played only in the minor leagues before becoming a major league coach.
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