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Clete Boyer
Cletis Leroy Boyer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 182 lb.

Born: February 9, 1937 in Cassville, MO
High School: Alba (Alba, MO)
Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 5, 1955
Final Game: May 23, 1971
Died: June 4, 2007 in Atlanta, GA
Relatives: Brother of Cloyd Boyer and Brother of Ken Boyer
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1955 18 KCA AL 47 82 79 3 19 1 0 0 6 0 0 3 17 .241 .268 .253 .521 41 20 3 0 0 0 0 654
1956 19 KCA AL 67 143 129 15 28 3 1 1 4 1 1 11 24 .217 .284 .279 .563 50 36 2 1 2 0 1 4/5
1957 20 KCA AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /45
1959 22 NYY AL 47 124 114 4 20 2 0 0 3 1 0 6 23 .175 .215 .193 .408 15 22 2 0 3 1 2 65
1960 23 NYY AL 124 431 393 54 95 20 1 14 46 2 3 23 85 .242 .285 .405 .690 90 159 7 3 7 5 1 56
1961 24 NYY AL 148 578 504 61 113 19 5 11 55 1 3 63 83 .224 .308 .347 .656 79 175 13 2 1 8 4 *56/
1962 25 NYY AL 158 633 566 85 154 24 1 18 68 3 2 51 106 .272 .331 .413 .745 102 234 17 3 5 8 8 *5
1963 26 NYY AL 152 596 557 59 140 20 3 12 54 4 2 33 91 .251 .295 .363 .657 84 202 5 2 2 2 11 *5/64
1964 27 NYY AL 147 554 510 43 111 10 5 8 52 6 1 36 93 .218 .269 .304 .573 59 155 12 1 3 4 11 *56
1965 28 NYY AL 148 561 514 69 129 23 6 18 58 4 1 39 79 .251 .304 .424 .728 106 218 16 2 2 4 10 *5/6
1966 29 NYY AL 144 558 500 59 120 22 4 14 57 6 0 46 48 .240 .303 .384 .687 101 192 9 2 4 6 4 56
1967 30 ATL NL 154 619 572 63 140 18 3 26 96 6 3 39 81 .245 .292 .423 .715 104 242 14 2 0 6 3 *5/6 MVP-21
1968 31 ATL NL 71 291 273 19 62 7 2 4 17 2 0 16 32 .227 .275 .311 .586 76 85 8 2 0 0 3 5
1969 32 ATL NL 144 562 496 57 124 16 1 14 57 3 7 55 87 .250 .328 .371 .699 95 184 16 4 4 3 6 *5 GG
1970 33 ATL NL 134 525 475 44 117 14 1 16 62 2 5 41 71 .246 .305 .381 .686 79 181 11 1 3 5 8 *5/6
1971 34 ATL NL 30 108 98 10 24 1 0 6 19 0 0 8 11 .245 .299 .439 .738 102 43 1 0 1 1 2 5/6
16 Seasons 1725 6365 5780 645 1396 200 33 162 654 41 28 470 931 .242 .299 .372 .670 87 2148 136 25 37 53 74
162 Game Avg. 162 598 543 61 131 19 3 15 61 4 3 44 87 .242 .299 .372 .670 87 202 13 2 3 5 7
NYY (8 yrs) 1068 4035 3658 434 882 140 25 95 393 27 12 297 608 .241 .298 .371 .669 86 1357 81 15 27 38 51
ATL (5 yrs) 533 2105 1914 193 467 56 7 66 251 13 15 159 282 .244 .303 .384 .687 91 735 50 9 8 15 22
KCA (3 yrs) 124 225 208 18 47 4 1 1 10 1 1 14 41 .226 .278 .269 .547 47 56 5 1 2 0 1
AL (11 yrs) 1192 4260 3866 452 929 144 26 96 403 28 13 311 649 .240 .297 .365 .662 84 1413 86 16 29 38 52
NL (5 yrs) 533 2105 1914 193 467 56 7 66 251 13 15 159 282 .244 .303 .384 .687 91 735 50 9 8 15 22

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1960 23 NYY AL WS PIT L 4 12 12 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .583 .833 7 1 0 0 0 0
1961 24 NYY AL WS CIN W 5 19 15 0 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 .267 .421 .400 .821 6 1 0 0 0 1
1962 25 NYY AL WS SFG W 7 24 22 2 7 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 3 .318 .333 .500 .833 11 0 0 0 1 1
1963 26 NYY AL WS LAD L 4 14 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .077 .143 .077 .220 1 0 0 0 0 1
1964 27 NYY AL WS STL L 7 26 24 2 5 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 5 .208 .231 .375 .606 9 0 0 0 1 1
1969 32 ATL NL NLCS NYM L 3 12 9 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 .111 .250 .111 .361 1 0 0 0 1 1
6 Seasons (6 Series) 30 107 95 5 21 6 1 2 14 1 0 9 18 .221 .280 .368 .649 35 2 0 0 3 5
1 NLCS 3 12 9 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 .111 .250 .111 .361 1 0 0 0 1 1
5 WS 27 95 86 5 20 6 1 2 11 1 0 7 15 .233 .284 .395 .680 34 2 0 0 2 4

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 KCA AL 18 SS 12 5 58.1 27 13 13 1 4 .963 -1.8 -37.0 -1.8 -2.2 0.4 0 4.01 2.17 .959 4.92 4.04
1955 KCA AL 18 3B 11 6 61.0 24 7 17 0 1 1.000 1.5 29.5 1.5 0.3 1.2 0 3.54 2.18 .946 3.17 2.73
1955 KCA AL 18 2B 10 5 55.0 25 12 11 2 1 .920 -2.1 -45.8 -2.1 -1.2 -0.9 0 3.76 2.30 .976 5.37 4.87
1956 KCA AL 19 2B 51 34 324.1 210 94 110 6 31 .971 2.0 7.4 2.0 0.2 1.8 0 5.66 4.00 .973 5.44 4.74
1956 KCA AL 19 3B 7 6 48.0 20 6 14 0 3 1.000 0.7 17.5 0.7 0.1 0.6 0 3.75 2.86 .945 3.22 2.79
1957 KCA AL 20 2B 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.80
1957 KCA AL 20 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 3.15 2.80
1959 NYY AL 22 SS 26 22 194.1 104 40 63 1 14 .990 1.2 7.4 1.2 -0.7 1.9 0 4.77 3.96 .958 4.87 3.97
1959 NYY AL 22 3B 16 9 90.0 37 9 27 1 0 .973 1.5 20.0 1.5 1.3 0.1 0 3.60 2.25 .951 3.21 2.72
1960 NYY AL 23 3B 99 93 782.1 332 102 219 11 24 .967 15.0 23.0 14.0 9.6 4.5 1 3.69 3.24 .951 3.14 2.72
1960 NYY AL 23 SS 33 20 190.2 139 55 78 6 20 .957 0.4 2.5 0.4 -0.2 0.6 0 6.28 4.03 .960 5.11 4.37
1961 NYY AL 24 3B 141 138 1200.0 521 151 353 17 36 .967 29.5 29.5 28.5 7.5 21.0 1 3.78 3.57 .949 3.18 2.79
1961 NYY AL 24 SS 12 8 75.1 39 19 20 0 5 1.000 0.3 4.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0 4.66 3.25 .954 4.84 4.37
1961 NYY AL 24 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00
1962 NYY AL 25 3B 157 156 1397.1 605 187 396 22 41 .964 28.4 24.4 27.4 18.4 9.0 1 3.76 3.71 .951 3.08 2.79
1963 NYY AL 26 3B 141 138 1243.1 497 165 309 23 32 .954 14.2 13.7 12.2 6.1 6.1 2 3.43 3.36 .947 3.02 2.85
1963 NYY AL 26 SS 9 9 80.0 54 18 34 2 8 .963 1.8 27.0 1.8 -0.2 2.1 0 5.85 5.78 .965 4.78 4.56
1963 NYY AL 26 2B 1 1 9.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 5.10 4.70
1964 NYY AL 27 3B 123 120 1076.1 409 118 278 13 28 .968 15.3 17.1 14.3 7.7 6.6 1 3.31 3.22 .954 3.03 2.76
1964 NYY AL 27 SS 21 19 191.0 110 46 61 3 13 .973 -2.7 -17.0 -3.7 -0.1 -3.6 1 5.04 5.10 .968 4.78 4.55
1965 NYY AL 28 3B 147 140 1274.2 504 134 354 16 46 .968 8.4 7.9 5.4 1.4 4.0 3 3.45 3.32 .960 3.13 2.87
1965 NYY AL 28 SS 2 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -160.0 -0.4 -0.2 -0.1 0 9.00 1.50 .967 4.80 4.40
1966 NYY AL 29 3B 85 84 741.0 324 87 226 11 12 .966 11.4 18.5 11.4 5.4 6.0 0 3.80 3.68 .953 3.03 2.80
1966 NYY AL 29 SS 59 59 512.1 291 114 170 7 26 .976 -1.8 -4.2 -1.8 -1.4 -0.4 0 4.99 4.81 .959 4.79 4.41
1967 ATL NL 30 3B 150 148 1299.0 471 166 291 14 30 .970 0.8 0.7 -1.2 -4.7 3.5 2 3.17 3.05 .949 2.96 2.75 MVP-21
1967 ATL NL 30 SS 6 3 39.0 30 11 18 1 5 .967 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0 6.69 4.83 .963 4.98 4.32 MVP-21
1968 ATL NL 31 3B 69 67 615.0 213 74 135 4 17 .981 5.0 9.8 5.0 1.2 3.9 0 3.06 3.03 .953 2.93 2.72
1969 ATL NL 32 3B 141 135 1198.1 429 139 275 15 18 .965 14.8 14.8 14.8 5.0 9.8 0 3.11 2.94 .945 2.92 2.63 GG
1970 ATL NL 33 3B 126 123 1091.2 393 107 268 18 21 .954 15.8 17.4 15.8 1.3 14.5 0 3.09 2.98 .945 2.91 2.58
1970 ATL NL 33 SS 5 5 47.0 19 6 12 1 1 .947 -0.6 -15.3 -0.6 -0.3 -0.4 0 3.45 3.60 .963 5.06 4.24
1971 ATL NL 34 3B 25 24 229.1 77 18 56 3 6 .961 0.4 2.1 0.4 -0.9 1.3 0 2.90 2.96 .948 2.80 2.32
1971 ATL NL 34 SS 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.50
16 Seasons 3B 1439 1387 12349.1 4856 1470 3218 168 315 .965 162.5 15.8 151.5 59.7 91.9 11 3.42 3.26 .950 3.03 2.75
11 Seasons SS 186 150 1392.0 817 325 470 22 96 .973 -3.8 -3.3 -4.8 -5.1 0.4 1 5.14 4.27 .961 4.87 4.33
4 Seasons 2B 63 40 388.1 237 107 122 8 32 .966 -0.2 -0.6 -0.2 -1.0 0.8 0 5.31 3.63 .973 5.42 4.76
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00
16 Seasons TOT 1689 1577 14129.2 5910 1902 3810 198 443 .966 158.5 13.5 146.5 53.6 93.1 12 3.64 3.38 .919 3.28 3.00
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Gold Gloves
1969-NL-3B

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1967-NL-21-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Games Played s c a p y
1967 NL--154--10th

Triples s c a p y
1965 AL--6--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1967 NL--26--7th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1967 NL--96--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1960 AL--85--7th
1962 AL--106--6th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1961 AL--8--6th
1962 AL--8--7th
1966 AL--6--8th
1967 NL--6--7th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1963 AL--11--2nd
1964 AL--11--4th
1965 AL--10--9th
Career--74--198th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1962 AL--17--9th
1965 AL--16--9th
1969 NL--16--10th

AB per SO s c a p y
1966 AL--10.4--5th

AB per HR s c a p y
1967 NL--22.0--7th

Outs Made s c a p y
1967 NL--455--8th

Youngest s c a p y
1955 AL--born 1937-02-09--7th
1956 AL--born 1937-02-09--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 10 (1373), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 11 (1083), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1579), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

May 31, 1955: Signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent (bonus baby).

June 4, 1957: Sent by the Kansas City Athletics to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on February 19, 1957. The Kansas City Athletics sent players to be named later, Wayne Belardi, Art Ditmar, Jack McMahan and Bobby Shantz to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, Rip Coleman, Milt Graff, Billy Hunter, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan and Irv Noren.

November 29, 1966: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Atlanta Braves for Chi-Chi Olivo and Bill Robinson.

June 2, 1971: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

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