Danny Doyle (baseball)
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 in baseball, 1943 season. Listed at , 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 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball, basketball and three in Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball, baseball. He entered the majors in August 1943 with the Red Sox, appearing in 13 games while hitting a .209 batting average (baseball), batting average (9-for-43) with six run batted in, RBI, two run (baseball), runs, and one double (baseball), double without home runs. After that, Doyle enrolled the United States Air Force, 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. The ...
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Catcher
Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well. The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket-keeper in cricket. Positioned behind home plate and facing toward the outfield, the catcher can see the whole field, and is therefore in the best position to direct and lead the other players in a defensive play. The catcher typically calls for pitches using hand signals. The calls are based on the pitcher's mechanics and strengths, as well as the Batting (baseball), batter's tendencies and weaknesses. Essentially, the catcher controls what happens during the game when the ball is not "in play". Foul tips, bouncing balls in ...
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