Denny Doyle
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Robert Dennis Doyle (January 17, 1944 – December 20, 2022) was an American
Career
Doyle attended
Doyle debuted in MLB in 1970, when he played in 112 games for the Phillies.
Doyle was sent from the Phillies to the Angels for Aurelio Monteagudo and Chris Coletta at the Winter Meetings on December 6, 1973, completing a transaction from four months earlier on August 14 when Philadelphia purchased Billy Grabarkewitz's contract from California.[9] He played 147 games for the Angels in 1974 and eight games in 1975, batting .255 with one home run and 34 RBIs.[5]
In June 1975, Doyle was traded to the Boston Red Sox.[2] That season, Doyle batted a career-high .310 in 89 games with the Red Sox.[5] He also had a league-best 22-game hitting streak.[10] He was Boston's starting second baseman in the 1975 American League Championship Series and 1975 World Series,[11] the only postseason appearances of his MLB career.[2]
Doyle is perhaps best remembered for his role in Game Six of the World Series versus the
Doyle returned to Boston for 1976 and 1977, appearing in a total of 343 Red Sox games across three seasons while batting .261 with six home runs and 111 RBIs.[5]
Overall, Doyle played in 944 MLB games between 1970 and 1977, finishing with a career .250 average along with 16 home runs and 237 RBIs.[5] Defensively, he played 912 games as a second baseman, recording a .977 fielding percentage.[2] He also made seven appearances as a third baseman, and four appearances as a shortstop.[5]
Personal life
Doyle had two younger brothers, twins Brian Doyle and Blake Doyle, both of whom also played professional baseball. Doyle served as the president of Doyle Baseball Camps, which he founded in 1978 along with his brothers.[15] Doyle died on December 20, 2022, at the age of 78.[11]
Notes
- ^ Boston: Carlton Fisk and Carl Yastrzemski; Jim Rice was injured and did not play. Cincinnati: Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, and Tony Pérez; manager Sparky Anderson is also a Hall of Fame inductee.
References
- ^ Conlin, Bill (February 28, 1973). "Doyle Experiments As a Switch Hitter". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 72. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "Denny Doyle". Retrosheet. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. C9. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Denny Doyle Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Denny Doyle Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0". Retrosheet. April 18, 1970. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "San Diego Padres 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1". Retrosheet. July 18, 1972. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- SABR. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ Rappoport, Ken. "National League Tentatively Agrees to Move Padres to Washington, D.C." The Associated Press (AP), Friday, December 7, 1973. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "(untitled)". Morning Sentinel. Waterville, Maine. December 31, 1975. p. 8. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Abraham, Peter (December 21, 2022). "Denny Doyle, midseason addition to 1975 Red Sox, dies at 78". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox 7, Cincinnati Reds 6". Retrosheet. October 21, 1975. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- SABR.
- ^ Bailey, Rick (October 23, 1975). "The 'Best' And The 'Worst'". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. p. B-2. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blake Doyle emerges as strong candidate for hitting coach job". Archived from the original on 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Baseball Almanac