Joe Boley

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: July 19, 1896 in Mahanoy City, PA us

Died: December 30, 1962 in Mahanoy City, PA

Buried: St. Mary Slovak Church Cemetery, Mahanoy City, PA

Debut: April 12, 1927 (Age 30-267d, 5,710th in MLB history)
vs. NYY 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 29, 1932 (Age 35-346d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: John Peter Boley

Name Note: born John Peter Bolinsky

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.3

AB

1780

R

203

H

478

BA

.269

HR

RBI

227

SB

OBP

.323

SLG

.354

OPS

.677

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1916	19	CBG	D	24	86	86		18									.209	.209								CBG · BLRI
1917	20	HRB	B	33	127	127		31									.244	.244								HRB · NYSL
1919	22	BLT	AA	137	505	505		152	19	2	1						.301	.301	.352	.653		178				BLT · IL
1920	23	BLT	AA	143	543	543		167	30	14	3						.308	.308	.431	.738		234				BLT · IL
1921	24	BLT	AA	152	590	590		187	37	21	5						.317	.317	.476	.793		281				BLT · IL
1922	25	BLT	AA	151	562	562		193	34	13	11						.343	.343	.509	.852		286				BLT · IL
1923	26	BLT	AA	160	615	615		188	29	12	9						.306	.306	.436	.741		268				BLT · IL
1924	27	BLT	AA	157	574	574		167	32	9	4						.291	.291	.399	.690		229				BLT · IL
1925	28	BLT	AA	152	573	573		189	37	10	13						.330	.330	.497	.827		285				BLT · IL
1926	29	BLT	AA	145	526	526		161	24	8	19						.306	.306	.490	.797		258				BLT · IL
1927	30	PHA	AL	118	417	370	49	115	18	8	1	52	8	5	26	14	.311	.361	.411	.772	96	152	3	16	*6
1928	31	PHA	AL	132	479	425	49	112	20	3	0	49	5	1	32	11	.264	.317	.325	.641	67	138	1	21	*6
1929	32	PHA	AL	91	336	303	36	76	17	6	2	47	1	0	24	16	.251	.310	.366	.676	71	111	2	7	6/5
1930	33	PHA	AL	121	465	420	41	116	22	2	4	55	0	0	32	26	.276	.335	.367	.701	74	154	5	8	*6
1931	34	PHA	AL	67	245	224	26	51	9	3	0	20	1	1	15	13	.228	.282	.295	.577	48	66	2	3	6/4
1932	35	TOT	AL	11	40	38	2	8	2	0	0	4	0	1	1	4	.211	.231	.263	.494	26	10	0	1	6
1932	35	PHA	AL	10	36	34	2	7	2	0	0	4	0	1	1	4	.206	.229	.265	.493	26	9	0	1	6
1932	35	CLE	AL	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	26	1	0	0	/6
1933	36	PHA-min	A	18	53	53		15	2	0	0						.283	.283	.321	.604		17				WPT · NYPL
6 Yrs				540	1982	1780	203	478	88	22	7	227	15	8	130	84	.269	.323	.354	.677	72	631	13	56
162 Game Avg.				162	595	534	61	143	26	7	2	68	5	2	39	25	.269	.323	.354	.677	72	189	4	17

PHA (6 yrs)				539	1978	1776	203	477	88	22	7	227	15	8	130	84	.269	.323	.355	.678	72	630	13	56
CLE (1 yr)				1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	26	1	0	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Joe Boley

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

Other Resources & Links

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