Doug Holmquist

Who was Doug Holmquist?

Douglas Leonard Holmquist was an American minor league baseball player and manager, as well as Major League Baseball coach for the New York Yankees. He played professionally from 1962 to 1965 and managed and/or coached from 1978 to 1985. He led his teams to win the league championships in 1980 and 1982.

His entire seven-year managerial career was spent in the Yankees farm system. He served for four years at their Class A Fort Lauderdale Yankees of the Florida State League, then a year at the Class A Greensboro Hornets of the South Atlantic League, and then a year at their Double-A Nashville Sounds of the Southern League. After sitting out 1984 as skipper, Holmquist returned for a final year in 1985, managing the Triple-A Columbus Clippers of the International League. That year, he managed 22 games before being replaced by Stump Merrill. In 1984 and 1985, he was a coach for the major league Yankees.