with the Red Sox. He also had a league-best 22-game hitting streak. He was Boston's starting second baseman in the 1975 American League Championship Series and 1975 World Series, the only postseason appearances of his MLB career. Doyle is perhaps best remembered for his role in Game Six of the World Series versus the Cincinnati Reds, which featured Carlton Fisk's dramatic twelfth-inning home run that has become one of baseball's most iconic highlights. In the bottom of the ninth inning, the score was tied, 6–6, and the bases were loaded with no outs with Doyle on third base. Batter Fred Lynn lifted a fly ball to short left field. After Reds left fielder George Foster made the catch, Doyle tagged up and attempted to score the winning run. He was thrown out at home plate, which inadvertently helped set the stage for Fisk's subsequent game-winning home run. After the game, Red Sox third-base coach Don Zimmer told the press, "I was yelling 'no, no, no' and with the crowd noise, he (Doyle) thought I was saying 'go, go, go. In a World Series that included five future Hall of Fame players, Doyle was the only player on either team to hit safely in all seven games. Doyle returned to Boston for 1976 and 1977, appearing in a total of 343 Red Sox games across three seasons while batting .261 with six home runs and 111 RBIs. Overall, Doyle played in 944 MLB games between 1970 and 1977, finishing with a career .250 average along with 16 home runs and 237 RBIs. Defensively, he played 912 games as a second baseman, recording a .977 fielding percentage. He also made seven appearances as a third baseman, and four appearances as a shortstop. Personal life Doyle had two younger brothers, twins Brian Doyle and Blake Doyle, both of whom also played professional baseball. Doyle served as the president of Doyle Baseball Camps, which he founded in 1978 along with his brothers. Doyle died on December 20, 2022, at the age of 78. Notes References External links , or Baseball Almanac 1944 births 2022 deaths Philadelphia Phillies players California Angels players Boston Red Sox players Major League Baseball second basemen Baseball players from Kentucky Morehead State Eagles baseball players Morehead State Eagles men's basketball players People from Glasgow, Kentucky Pacific Coast League MVP award winners Spartanburg Phillies players Tidewater Tides players Reading Phillies players