Danny Doyle (baseball)
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Danny Doyle Catcher Born: January 24, 1917
McLoud, OklahomaDied: December 14, 2004 (aged 87)
Stillwater, OklahomaBatted: Both Threw: Right MLB debut September 14, 1943 for the Boston Red Sox Last MLB appearance October 3, 1943 for the Boston Red Sox Career statistics Batting average .209 Home runs 0 Runs batted in 6 Teams - Boston Red Sox (1943)
Howard James "Danny" Doyle (January 24, 1917 - December 14, 2004) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1943 season. Listed at 6' 1", 195 lb. Doyle was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in McLoud, Oklahoma.
Doyle attended Oklahoma State University, where he earned seven letters – four in basketball and three in baseball. He entered the majors in August 1943 with the Red Sox, appearing in 13 games while hitting a .209 batting average (9-for-43) with six RBI, two runs, and one double without home runs.
After that, Doyle enrolled the USAF during World War II and never appeared in a major league game again. He served from 1944 to 1946 and received a service related disability that would keep him from playing again. Then, he returned to Oklahoma State and worked as an assistant coach before become the basketball and baseball coach at Auburn University from 1947-49.
Doyle became a successful scout for the Boston Red Sox almost continuously since 1949 (he spent one season, 1951, as a scout for the New York Yankees). Some of his signings included Jim Lonborg, Roger Clemens and Ellis Burks. In 1988, he was named MLB's National Scout of the Year. He also was a member of the Oklahoma State University Baseball Hall of Fame. In March 2009 Doyle was named the "Best Athlete to wear #24 in Oklahoma State history" by GoPokes magazine.
Doyle died in Stillwater, Oklahoma, at the age of 87.
See also
References
- Baseball Almanac
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Encyclopedia of MLB catchers
- Historic Baseball
- Retrosheet
- Baseball in Wartime
Auburn Tigers men's basketball head coaches Mike Donahue (1905–1921) • Wilbur Hutsell (1921–1924) • Herb Bunker (1924–1925) • Mike Papke (1925–1928) • George Bohler (1928–1929) • Hal Lee (1929–1930) • Sam J. McAllister (1930–1933) • Ralph Jordan (1933–1942) • Bob K. Evans (1942–1943) • No team (1943–1944) • Bob K. Evans (1944–1945) • Ralph Jordan (1945–1946) • V. J. Edney (1946–1947) • Danny Doyle (1947–1949) • Joel Eaves (1949–1963) • Bill Lynn (1962–1973) • Bob Davis (1973–1978) • Sonny Smith (1978–1989) • Tommy Joe Eagles (1989–1994) • Cliff Ellis (1994–2004) • Jeff Lebo (2004–2010) • Tony Barbee (2010– )
Auburn Tigers head baseball coaches Sam J. McAllister (1933) • Herschel Bobo & Dell Morgan (1934) • Dell Morgan (1935–1939) • Porter Grant (1940) • Jimmy Hitchcock (1941–1942) • Bob K. Evans (1943) • No team (1944–1945) • Bob K. Evans (1946) • Danny Doyle (1947–1948) • Johnny Williamson (1949–1950) • Dick McGowen (1951–1957) • Joe Connally (1958) • Erk Russell (1959–1962) • Paul Nix (1963–1984) • Hal Baird (1985–2000) • Steve Renfroe (2001–2004) • Tom Slater (2005–2008) • John Pawlowski (2009– )
Categories:- 1917 births
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- American military personnel of World War II
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- Major League Baseball catchers
- Oklahoma State University alumni
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