Ken Boyer

Positions: Third Baseman and Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: May 20, 1931 in Liberty, MO us

Died: September 7, 1982 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: Friends Cemetery, Purcell, MO

High School: Alba HS (Alba, MO)

Debut: April 12, 1955 (Age 23-327d, 11,197th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 9, 1969 (Age 38-081d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Kenton Lloyd Boyer

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Relatives: Brother of Cloyd Boyer, Clete Boyer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

62.8

7455

2143

282

.288

1104

RBI

1141

105

OBP

.349

SLG

.462

OPS

.810

OPS+

116

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	STL	@	NYM	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
2	2	Apr 10	STL	@	NYM	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
3	3	Apr 13	STL		PHI	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
4	4	Apr 14 (1)	STL		PHI	L,3-4	CG	46	10.0	1	5	1	7	0	3B
5	5	Apr 14 (2)	STL		PHI	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
6	6	Apr 16	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
7	7	Apr 17	STL		PIT	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
8	8	Apr 18	STL		PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
9	9	Apr 19	STL	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
10	10	Apr 20	STL	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
11	11	Apr 21 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	39	9.1	1	1	1	3	0	3B
12	12	Apr 21 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
13	13	Apr 22	STL	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
14	14	Apr 23	STL	@	HOU	W,15-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
15	15	Apr 24	STL	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
16	16	Apr 25	STL	@	SFG	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
17	17	Apr 26	STL	@	LAD	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
18	18	Apr 27	STL	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
19	19	Apr 28	STL	@	LAD	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
20	20	Apr 30	STL		MLN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	STL		CHC	L,8-13	CG	49	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
22	22	May 2	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
23	23	May 3	STL	@	CIN	L,0-6	GS	17	4.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
24	27 (3)	May 7	STL		LAD	L,1-11	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
25	28	May 8	STL		LAD	L,5-11	CG	46	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	3B
26	29	May 9	STL		LAD	W,10-7	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
27	30	May 10	STL	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
28	31	May 11	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
29	32	May 12 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	48	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
30	33	May 12 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
31	34	May 14	STL	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
32	35	May 15	STL	@	MLN	L,3-9	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
33	36	May 16	STL	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
34	37	May 17	STL		CIN	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
35	38	May 18	STL		CIN	L,7-9	CG	54	10.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
36	39	May 19	STL		CIN	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
37	40	May 21	STL	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
38	41	May 22	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	50	10.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
39	42	May 23	STL	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	3B
40	43	May 24	STL		NYM	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
41	44	May 25	STL		NYM	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
42	45	May 26 (1)	STL		NYM	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
43	46	May 26 (2)	STL		NYM	L,2-3	CG	47	11.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
44	47	May 28	STL		HOU	W,8-7	CG	39	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
45	48	May 29	STL		HOU	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
46	49	May 30	STL		HOU	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
47	50	May 31	STL		SFG	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	51	Jun 1	STL		SFG	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
49	52	Jun 2	STL		SFG	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
50	53	Jun 5	STL	@	PHI	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
51	54	Jun 6	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
52	55	Jun 7	STL	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	31	8.1	3	1	0	4	1	3B
53	56	Jun 8	STL	@	NYM	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
54	57	Jun 9 (1)	STL	@	NYM	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
55	58	Jun 9 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
56	59	Jun 11	STL	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
57	60	Jun 12	STL		PHI	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
58	61	Jun 13	STL		PHI	W,7-3	CG	26	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
59	62	Jun 14	STL		PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
60	63	Jun 16 (1)	STL		PIT	L,3-4	CG	47	12.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
61	64	Jun 16 (2)	STL		PIT	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
62	65	Jun 17	STL		NYM	W,8-1	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
63	66	Jun 18	STL		NYM	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
64	67	Jun 19	STL		NYM	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	3B
65	68	Jun 21	STL		LAD	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
66	69	Jun 22	STL		LAD	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
67	70	Jun 23	STL		LAD	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
68	71	Jun 24	STL		SFG	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
69	72	Jun 25	STL		SFG	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
70	73	Jun 26	STL		SFG	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	6	1	8	1	3B
71	74	Jun 28	STL	@	HOU	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
72	75	Jun 29	STL	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
73	76	Jun 30	STL	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	77	Jul 1	STL	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	50	10.2	0	2	0	2	0	3B
75	78	Jul 2	STL	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
76	79	Jul 3	STL	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
77	80	Jul 4	STL	@	LAD	L,7-10	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
78	81	Jul 5	STL	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	47	10.1	3	1	1	5	0	3B
79	82	Jul 6	STL	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
80	83	Jul 7 (1)	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	62	14.1	1	4	2	7	0	3B
81	84	Jul 7 (2)	STL	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
82	85	Jul 11 (1)	STL		MLN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
83	86	Jul 11 (2)	STL		MLN	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
84	87	Jul 12	STL		MLN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
85	88	Jul 13	STL		MLN	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
86	89	Jul 14 (1)	STL		CHC	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	1	4	2	3B
87	90	Jul 14 (2)	STL		CHC	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
88	91	Jul 15	STL		CHC	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
89	92	Jul 16	STL	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
90	93	Jul 17	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
91	94	Jul 18	STL	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
92	95	Jul 19	STL		HOU	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
93	96	Jul 20	STL		HOU	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
94	97	Jul 21	STL		HOU	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
95	98	Jul 23	STL	@	MLN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
96	99	Jul 24	STL	@	MLN	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
97	100	Jul 25	STL	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
98	101	Jul 26	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
99	102	Jul 27	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
100	103	Jul 28 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
101	104	Jul 28 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,11-16	CG	46	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
102	105	Jul 30	STL		CIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
103	106	Jul 31	STL		CIN	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	107	Aug 1	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
105	108	Aug 2	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
106	109	Aug 3	STL		PHI	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
107	110	Aug 4 (1)	STL		PHI	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
108	111	Aug 4 (2)	STL		PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
109	112	Aug 6	STL	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
110	113	Aug 7	STL	@	NYM	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
111	114	Aug 8	STL	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
112	115	Aug 9	STL	@	MLN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
113	116	Aug 10	STL	@	MLN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
114	117	Aug 11	STL	@	MLN	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
115	118	Aug 13	STL		HOU	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
116	119	Aug 14	STL		HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	1	2	1	3B
117	120	Aug 15	STL		HOU	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
118	121	Aug 16	STL		SFG	W,13-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
119	122	Aug 17	STL		SFG	W,8-7	CG	48	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
120	123	Aug 19	STL		SFG	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
121	124	Aug 20	STL	@	LAD	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
122	125	Aug 21	STL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	62	15.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
123	126	Aug 22	STL	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
124	127	Aug 23	STL	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
125	128	Aug 24	STL	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
126	129	Aug 25	STL	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
127	130	Aug 26	STL	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	3B
128	131	Aug 27	STL	@	SFG	L,2-7	GS	30	6.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
129	132	Aug 28	STL	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
130	133	Aug 30	STL	@	PHI	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
131	134	Aug 31	STL	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	42	11.0	1	5	1	7	1	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	135	Sep 1	STL	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
133	136	Sep 2 (1)	STL		PIT	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
134	137	Sep 2 (2)	STL		PIT	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
135	138	Sep 3	STL		PIT	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	2	6	0	3B
136	139	Sep 4	STL		NYM	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
137	140	Sep 5	STL		NYM	W,9-0	GS	28	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
138	141	Sep 6 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
139	142	Sep 6 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
140	143	Sep 7	STL	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
141	144	Sep 8	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
142	145	Sep 9	STL		CHC	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
143	146	Sep 10	STL		CHC	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
144	147	Sep 11	STL		CHC	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
145	148	Sep 12	STL		CHC	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	2	4	0	3B
146	149	Sep 13	STL		MLN	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
147	150	Sep 14	STL		MLN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	5	1	6	1	3B
148	151	Sep 15 (1)	STL		MLN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
149	152	Sep 15 (2)	STL		MLN	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
150	153	Sep 16	STL		LAD	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
151	154	Sep 17	STL		LAD	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
152	155	Sep 18	STL		LAD	L,5-6	CG	56	13.0	0	6	1	7	0	3B
153	156	Sep 20	STL	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
154	157	Sep 22	STL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
155	158	Sep 24	STL	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
156	159	Sep 25	STL	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS	25	6.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
157	160	Sep 27	STL		CIN	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
158	161	Sep 28	STL		CIN	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
159	162	Sep 29	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	56	14.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
							159gm		1419.1	129	293	34	456	23