Doe Boyland
Dorian "Doe" Boyland is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who was drafted in the second round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]
| Dorian "Doe" Boyland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First baseman | |||
| Born: January 6, 1955 Chicago, Illinois | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 4, 1978, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 4, 1981, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .105 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1 | ||
| Runs | 1 | ||
| Teams | |||
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He would play in just 21 games with the team in 1978, 1979, and 1981 and was later traded to the San Francisco Giants for Tom Griffin.
He played at the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.[2]
He is the only MLB player who, at his first at-bat in the majors, struck out while sitting on the bench having been removed with a 1-2 count.[3]
References
- "Doe Boyland". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- "Doe Boyland". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- "Baseball's Enduring Oddities". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
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