Douglas Leonard Holmquist (October 4, 1941 – February 27, 1988) was an American

United States

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 minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

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 player and manager

Manager (baseball)

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, as well as Major League Baseball

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 coach for the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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. He played professionally from to and managed and/or coached from to . He led his teams to win the league championships in and .

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

Fort Lauderdale Yankees

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 of the Florida State League

Florida State League

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, then a year at the Class A Greensboro Hornets of the South Atlantic League

South Atlantic League

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, and then a year at their Double-A Nashville Sounds

Nashville Sounds

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 of the Southern League

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. After sitting out 1984 as skipper, Holmquist returned for a final year in 1985, managing the Triple-A Columbus Clippers

Columbus Clippers

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 of the International League

International League

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. That year, he managed 22 games before being replaced by Stump Merrill

Stump Merrill

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. In 1984 and 1985, he was a coach for the major league Yankees.