Denny Doyle

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Denny Doyle (born Robert Dennis Doyle on January 17, 1943 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 an even better hitter, finishing with a career batting average of .250 and only 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.

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 Academy, which he founded in 1978 along with his brothers Brian and Blake.

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  • 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.


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