Denny Doyle

Denny Doyle
Second baseman
Born: January 17, 1944 (1944-01-17) (age 67) Glasgow, Kentucky
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 7, 1970 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1977 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.250
Home runs	16
Runs batted in	237
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1970-73) California Angels (1974-75) Boston Red Sox (1975-77)

Robert Dennis Doyle (born January 17, 1944 in Glasgow, Kentucky) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1970–1973), California Angels (1974–1975) and Boston Red Sox (1975–1977). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was considered a good-fielding second baseman but a weak hitter, finishing with a career batting average of .250 and 16 home runs. Doyle enjoyed his best season in 1975, when he batted .310 after being traded from the Angels to the Red Sox in June. He was the starting second baseman for the Red Sox in the 1975 American League Championship Series and World Series.

On July 18, 1972, against the San Diego Padres, Doyle broke up Steve Arlin's bid for a no-hitter by singling with two out in the ninth. No pitcher has ever tossed a no-hitter in a Padre uniform; to date, this is the closest any has come to pitching one. He had the only hit in three one-hitters in his career, hitting a two-run home run in a game pitched by Gary Nolan, and getting the only hit in a 1970 game pitched by Nolan Ryan.

Doyle attended Morehead State University and is the older brother of former New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics infielder Brian Doyle. He is currently the president of Doyle Baseball Camps, which he founded in 1978 along with his brothers Brian and Blake.

References

Baseball Reference

Persondata
Name	Doyle, Denny
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	July 17, 1944
Place of birth	Glasgow, Kentucky
Date of death
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