Brian Doyle

Brian Reed Doyle (born January 26, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball infielder. Although a reserve for most of his career, Doyle starred in the World Series for the World Champion New York Yankees who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers. Texas Rangers Doyle was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the fourth round of the 1972 Major League Baseball draft out of Caverna High School in Horse Cave, Kentucky. He batted .259 with ten home runs and 132 runs batted in over five seasons in the Rangers' farm system when he was traded to the Yankees along with Greg Pryor in exchange for Sandy Alomar Sr. New York Yankees After spending the season in triple A with the Syracuse Chiefs, Doyle split the season between the Yankees and Tacoma Yankees. Doyle wasn't originally expected to be part of the Yankees' post season roster, however, All-Star second baseman Willie Randolph had been dealing with cartilage problems in his left knee all season. A hamstring injury on September 29 sidelined him for the post season. Doyle was added in his place. Doyle went 2-for-5 with his first career RBI in game one of the 1978 American League Championship Series against the Kansas City Royals. With left handers going in games two and three, manager Bob Lemon went with right handed batting Fred Stanley at second. Doyle started the final game, and walked once in three plate appearances.