Brian Reed Doyle (born January 26, 1954) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder.
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.
[5] With left handers going in games two and three, manager Bob Lemon went with right handed batting Fred Stanley at second.
[6] Doyle took the field as a late inning defensive replacement, but for the most part, sat out game one of the World Series with left hander Tommy John pitching.
He finished second to Bucky Dent in World Series Most Valuable Player Award balloting.
[15] On November 3, 1980, the Yankees traded Stanley and a player to be named later to the Oakland Athletics for pitcher Mike Morgan.
He returned in early May, and was batting only .125 on the season when Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Otto Velez separated Doyle's shoulder attempting to break up a double play.
He split the 1982 season between the Blue Jays' and Indians' International League affiliates before going into coaching for 1983.