Wednesday, March 24, 2021

GIMMIE A DO-OVER: 1970 PAUL DOYLE

Came across this nice image of former pitcher Paul Doyle suited up as an Atlanta Brave and figured it'd make a nice "do-over" for his 1970 card, which originally depicted him with the team he was going to play for that new season, the California Angels, so here goes:


For those that don't remember the original, here you go:
 
 
Doyle came up to the Big Leagues in 1969 and went 2-0 with a very nice 2.08 earned run average for the Western Champ Braves, appearing in 36 games while picking up four saves.
After the season he was purchased by the Angels, where he would go 3-1 with a 5.14 ERA over 40 games before finding himself finishing the 1970 season with the San Diego Padres, going 0-2 the rest of the way with a 6.43 ERA.
He would only appear in another two games in the big leagues, as an Angel again in 1972, before closing out his short three-year career, finishing with a 5-3 record with a 3.79 ERA in 87 games and 90.1 innings with 11 saves.