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Henry Boyle
Henry J. Boyle (Handsome Henry)
Bats: Unknown , Throws: Right

Born: September 20, 1860 in Philadelphia, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: July 9, 1884
Final Game: October 2, 1889
Died: May 25, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1884 23 SLM UA 15 3 .833 1.74 19 16 3 16 2 1 150.0 118 63 29 3 10 88 0 0 171 0.853 7.1 0.2 0.6 5.3 8.80
1885 24 SLM NL 16 24 .400 2.75 42 39 3 39 1 0 366.2 346 207 112 2 100 133 0 0 24 1547 100 1.216 8.5 0.0 2.5 3.3 1.33
1886 25 SLM NL 9 15 .375 1.76 25 24 1 23 2 0 210.0 183 106 41 5 46 101 0 1 12 877 181 1.090 7.8 0.2 2.0 4.3 2.20
1887 26 IND NL 13 24 .351 3.65 38 38 0 37 0 0 328.0 356 204 133 11 69 85 12 0 13 1424 113 1.296 9.8 0.3 1.9 2.3 1.23
1888 27 IND NL 15 22 .405 3.26 37 37 0 36 3 0 323.0 315 179 117 11 58 98 10 0 22 1354 90 1.155 8.8 0.3 1.6 2.7 1.69
1889 28 IND NL 21 23 .477 3.92 46 45 1 38 2 0 378.2 422 224 165 14 95 97 14 0 10 1691 107 1.365 10.0 0.3 2.3 2.3 1.02
6 Seasons 89 111 .445 3.06 207 199 8 189 10 1 1756.1 1740 983 597 46 378 602 36 1 81 6893 112 1.206 8.9 0.2 1.9 3.1 1.59
162 Game Avg. 15 19 .445 3.06 35 33 1 32 2 0 294 291 165 100 8 63 101 0 14 112 1.206 8.9 0.2 1.9 3.1 1.59
SLM (3 yrs) 40 42 .488 2.25 86 79 7 78 5 1 726.2 647 376 182 10 156 322 0 1 36 2424 130 1.105 8.0 0.1 1.9 4.0 2.06
IND (3 yrs) 49 69 .415 3.63 121 120 1 111 5 0 1029.2 1093 607 415 36 222 280 36 0 45 4469 104 1.277 9.6 0.3 1.9 2.4 1.26
NL (5 yrs) 74 108 .407 3.18 188 183 5 173 8 0 1606.1 1622 920 568 43 368 514 36 1 81 6893 109 1.239 9.1 0.2 2.1 2.9 1.40
UA (1 yr) 15 3 .833 1.74 19 16 3 16 2 1 150.0 118 63 29 3 10 88 0 0 171 0.853 7.1 0.2 0.6 5.3 8.80

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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
1884 23 SLM UA 65 271 262 41 68 10 3 4 0 9 .260 .284 .366 .651 118 96 O1/5346
1885 24 SLM NL 72 271 258 24 52 9 1 1 21 13 38 .202 .240 .256 .496 62 66 1O/4
1886 25 SLM NL 30 113 108 8 27 2 2 1 13 0 5 19 .250 .283 .333 .617 92 36 1/O
1887 26 IND NL 41 152 141 17 27 9 1 2 13 2 9 18 .191 .250 .312 .562 58 44 2 1/O
1888 27 IND NL 37 132 125 13 18 2 0 1 6 1 6 31 .144 .189 .184 .373 18 23 1 1/3
1889 28 IND NL 46 165 155 17 38 10 0 1 17 4 9 23 .245 .291 .329 .620 72 51 1 1/5
6 Seasons 291 1104 1049 120 230 42 7 10 70 7 51 129 .219 .258 .301 .559 74 316 4
162 Game Avg. 162 615 584 67 128 23 4 6 39 28 .219 .258 .301 .559 74 176
SLM (3 yrs) 167 655 628 73 147 21 6 6 34 0 27 57 .234 .266 .315 .581 90 198
IND (3 yrs) 124 449 421 47 83 21 1 4 36 7 24 72 .197 .247 .280 .528 52 118 4
NL (5 yrs) 226 833 787 79 162 32 4 6 70 7 42 129 .206 .250 .280 .529 61 220 4
UA (1 yr) 65 271 262 41 68 10 3 4 0 9 .260 .284 .366 .651 118 96

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1884 SLM UA 23 OF 43 87 62 15 10 2 .885 1.79 .800 1.47 40-2-2
1884 SLM UA 23 P 19 38 7 26 5 2 .868 1.74 .839 2.25
1884 SLM UA 23 3B 4 13 5 5 3 1 .769 2.50 .777 2.95
1884 SLM UA 23 1B 1 12 11 0 1 2 .917 11.00 .950 10.10
1884 SLM UA 23 2B 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .850 5.40
1884 SLM UA 23 SS 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .800 3.90
1885 SLM NL 24 P 42 107 26 71 10 4 .907 2.31 .898 2.30
1885 SLM NL 24 OF 31 69 62 2 5 0 .928 2.06 .875 1.82 12-10-9
1885 SLM NL 24 2B 2 13 6 3 4 0 .692 4.50 .923 5.70
1886 SLM NL 25 P 25 54 8 38 8 1 .852 1.84 .920 2.07
1886 SLM NL 25 OF 6 12 10 1 1 0 .917 1.83 .883 1.72 0-5-1
1887 IND NL 26 P 38 57 11 41 5 2 .912 1.37 .902 1.86
1887 IND NL 26 OF 4 7 1 1 5 0 .286 0.50 .957 1.92 2-1-1
1888 IND NL 27 P 37 105 14 84 7 1 .933 2.65 .890 2.23
1888 IND NL 27 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.50
1889 IND NL 28 P 46 71 17 51 3 0 .958 1.48 .900 1.93
1889 IND NL 28 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.50
6 Seasons P 207 432 83 311 38 10 .912 1.90 .895 2.09
4 Seasons OF 84 175 135 19 21 2 .880 1.83 .842 1.64 54-18-13
2 Seasons 3B 5 13 5 5 3 1 .769 2.00 .777 3.06
2 Seasons 2B 3 15 6 5 4 0 .733 3.67 .913 5.60
2 Seasons 1B 2 12 11 0 1 2 .917 5.50 .950 10.30
1 Season SS 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .800 3.90
6 Seasons TOT 302 648 240 341 67 15 .897 1.92 .776 2.08 54-18-13
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1884 UA--1.740--3rd
1885 NL--2.749--10th
1886 NL--1.757--1st
1887 NL--3.649--10th
Career--3.059--182nd

Wins s c a p y
1889 NL--21--7th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1884 UA--.833--5th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1884 UA--.853--4th
1886 NL--1.091--6th
1887 NL--1.296--9th
1889 NL--1.365--10th
Career--1.206--142nd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1884 UA--7.080--4th
1885 NL--8.493--10th
1886 NL--7.843--5th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1884 UA--.600--2nd
1886 NL--1.971--7th
1887 NL--1.893--5th
1889 NL--2.258--2nd
Career--1.937--75th

Games Played s c a p y
1885 NL--42--10th
1889 NL--46--5th

Saves s c a p y
1884 UA--1--2nd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1885 NL--366.7--10th
1889 NL--378.7--4th

Games Started s c a p y
1885 NL--39--10th
1889 NL--45--3rd

Complete Games s c a p y
1885 NL--39--10th
1887 NL--37--10th
1889 NL--38--6th
Career--189--153rd

Shutouts s c a p y
1884 UA--2--7th
1886 NL--2--8th
1889 NL--2--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1889 NL--14--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1885 NL--100--4th

Hits s c a p y
1885 NL--346--9th
1889 NL--422--3rd

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1884 UA--8.800--4th
1886 NL--2.196--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1885 NL--.049--2nd
1886 NL--.214--7th
1887 NL--.302--6th
Career--.236--216th

Losses s c a p y
1885 NL--24--5th
1887 NL--24--2nd
1888 NL--22--7th
1889 NL--23--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1885 NL--112--8th
1888 NL--117--8th
1889 NL--165--3rd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1885 NL--24--9th
1888 NL--22--4th
Career--81--156th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1887 NL--12--10th
1888 NL--10--10th
1889 NL--14--5th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1885 NL--1547--10th
1889 NL--1691--4th

Games Finished s c a p y
1884 UA--3--7th
1885 NL--3--1st

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1884 UA--171--3rd
1885 NL--100--10th
1886 NL--181--1st

Home Runs s c a p y
1884 UA--4--4th

AB per HR s c a p y
1884 UA--65.5--4th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 4 (461), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 59 (417), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 25 (501), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

March 8, 1887: Purchased by the Indianapolis Hoosiers from the St. Louis Maroons.

March 22, 1890: Returned to league control by the Indianapolis Hoosiers.

March 22, 1890: Under league control and obtained by the New York Giants.

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Name and misspellings: Handsome Henry harry Henry J. Boyle

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