- Bill Doran (baseball)
Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=#95322c
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Bill Doran
position=Second Baseman
bats=Switch
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1958|5|28
debutdate=September 6
debutyear=1982
debutteam=Houston Astros
finaldate=July 8
finalyear=1993
finalteam=Milwaukee Brewers
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.266
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1366
stat3label=SB
stat3value=209
teams=
*Houston Astros (by|1982-by|1990)
*Cincinnati Reds (by|1990-by|1992)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|1993)
highlights=
*Led NL in games played in 1987 with 162William Donald Doran (born
May 28 ,1958 inCincinnati, Ohio ) is a formersecond baseman inMajor League Baseball who played from 1982 to 1993 with theHouston Astros (drafted in 6th round of 1979),Cincinnati Reds , andMilwaukee Brewers . He was the bench coach for theKansas City Royals from 2005 to 2007 and posted a 4-6 record as the Royals' interim manager to close the 2006 season. Doran rejoined theCincinnati Reds on November 2, 2007, as the Minor League infielding/baserunning coordinator.Doran attended Mt. Healthy high school, and after graduating in 1976, attended the
Miami University and played baseball for the Redskins.As a player, Doran had a career .266
batting average , but had four seasons when he placed in the top 10 in theNational League in bases on balls. Doran never made an All-Star team, but was a fan favorite at theAstrodome . He was widely considered the best Astros second baseman in team history until the emergence ofCraig Biggio . He is among the career leaders in many offensive categories for the Astros. He is top 10 in: at bats (8th), runs (8th), hits (8th), singles (8th), triples (10th), total bases (9th), and bases on balls (6th). His career year was in 1987 when he led the NL in games played (162), batted .283, hit a career high 16 hrs, had a career high .992 fielding percentage, and scored a career high 79 runs.Before being promoted to the Royals' bench coach in 2006, Doran served as
first base coach for the Cincinnati Reds in 2001 and theKansas City Royals in 2005.Doran resides in Cincinnati with his wife Lori. He has a son Ryan and two daughters, Dana and Amy.
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*baseball-reference|id=d/doranbi02
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