Oil Can Boyd

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 155lb (185cm, 70kg)

Born: October 6, 1959 in Meridian, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jackson State University (Jackson, MS).

High School: Meridian HS (Meridian, MS)

School: Jackson State University (Jackson, MS)

Debut: September 13, 1982 (Age 22-342d, 14,678th in major league history)
vs. CLE 5.1 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: October 1, 1991 (Age 31-360d)
vs. SEA 2.2 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: George Kalafatis • Previously: Dennis Coleman

Full Name: Dennis Ray Boyd

Nicknames: Oil Can

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.3

ERA

4.04

214

207

1389.2

799

WHIP

1.292

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Team Record in Appearances: 3-4 / in Starts: 3-4

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1987 Pitching Game Log

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1987 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	113	69	Jun 22	BOS		MIL	W,5-2	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	7.0	5	2	2	0	2	0	0	2.57	2.30	26	11	13	5	0	0	61			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	.99	0.222	.17	0.02%	1.93	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
2	114	73	Jun 27	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-9	GS-6	L(1-1)	4	5.0	9	6	4	3	4	2	0	4.50	4.79	28	7	6	0	0	8	30			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	.59	-0.348	.14	-0.05%	-4.29	1b start a 1	6b 12- 0 out d5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	115	81	Jul 5	BOS	@	OAK	L,3-6	GS-6	L(1-2)	7	6.0	7	6	4	0	2	3	1	5.00	6.26	26	11	9	2	0	3	40			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	.58	-0.170	.15	-0.03%	-2.93	1b start tie	6b 3 out d6
4	116	86	Jul 10	BOS	@	SEA	W,7-4	GS-8		4	7.0	8	4	4	1	2	1	1	5.04	5.91	30	8	10	0	0	8	46			0	0	0	27	1	2	0	1	1	0	1.18	-0.386	.09	-0.02%	-0.88	1b start a 2	8b --3 0 out tie
5	117	90	Jul 17	BOS		OAK	L,6-11	GS-7		6	7.0	8	4	4	1	2	0	0	5.06	5.21	28	12	13	3	0	0	46			0	2	0	25	2	1	0	0	1	0	1.15	-0.133	.05	0.00%	-0.07	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
6	118	95	Jul 22	BOS		CAL	L,5-6	GS-1	L(1-3)	4	0.2	3	4	2	2	0	0	0	5.51	5.35	8	3	0	0	0	3	32			0	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.41	-0.311	.03	0.00%	-3.91	1t start tie	1t 12- 2 out d4
7	119	97	Jul 25	BOS		SEA	W,11-5	GS-4		2	4.0	7	5	4	2	0	0	0	5.89	5.24	21	7	11	5	0	0	28			2	0	0	16	0	1	0	1	1	0	1.09	-0.309	.03	-0.01%	-2.75	1t start tie	4t 3 out d2
							3-4		W-L:1-3	4.5	36.2	47	31	24	9	12	6	2	5.89	5.24	167	0.95		12%	0%	22	40		---%	3	2	0	148	7	4	1	3	3	4	.95	-1.435	.10	-0.08%	-12.90

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