"Brian made his major league debut with the Yankees this year. He has shown great range defensively at second base.
Doyle joined the Yankees from the Texas Ranger organization in the winter of 1977. Brian is the younger brother of Denny Doyle, and his twin brother, Blake, plays in the Baltimore chain. It's obvious that athletics run in the Doyle family, and the Yanks are glad Brian came their way."
-The New York Yankees Official 1978 Yearbook
"Brian Doyle made his major league debut with the Yanks this year, after being recalled from Tacoma due to an injury to Mickey Klutts. He has shown great range defensively at second base.
Doyle began his career in the Texas organization in 1972 at Geneva. He had his best year in 1976 when he batted .349 in 25 games at San Antonio and then was promoted to Sacramento (AAA) in the PCL and hit .290 in 96 games. He came to the Yanks in the 1976 off-season and played last year at Syracuse, batting .246 as the team's regular second baseman.
Brian is the younger brother of Denny and also the twin brother of Blake, who is playing at Rochester in the Baltimore organization. Brian was the shortstop and Blake the second baseman at Caverna High School in Cave City, where Brian was All-Conference, All-District, All-Regional and All-State in baseball, and also played basketball and football. He was switched to second base by the Rangers in 1973.
Brian enjoys playing golf, and is a men's clothing salesman in the off-season."
-New York Yankees 1978 Media Guide
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