Bob Boyd

Positions: First Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: October 1, 1919 in Potts Camp, MS us

Died: September 7, 2004 in Wichita, KS

Buried: Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, KS

High School: New Albany HS (New Albany, MS)

Debut: September 8, 1951 (Age 31-342d, 8,423rd in MLB history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1961 (Age 41-358d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Robert Richard Boyd

Nicknames: Rope

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

AB

1936

H

567

HR

BA

.293

R

253

RBI

175

SB

OBP

.349

SLG

.388

OPS

.737

OPS+

105

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Standard Batting

Games by Position

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	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1950	30	CHW-min	A	42	158	158		59	6	5	9						.373	.373	.646	1.019		102							CSP · WL
1951	31	CHW-min	AAA	145	602	555	82	190	32	11	5	64	41		43	27	.342	.393	.467	.859		259		3	1				SAC · PCL
1951	31	CHW	AL	12	21	18	3	3	0	1	0	4	0	0	3	3	.167	.286	.278	.563	54	5	0	0	0		0	/3

1953	33	CHW-min	AAA	49	211	198	33	64	8	6	2	22	12		10	7	.323	.356	.455	.810		90	4	0	3				CHL · AA
1953	33	CHW	AL	55	182	165	20	49	6	2	3	23	1	4	13	11	.297	.352	.412	.764	103	68	3	1	3		0	37/89
1954	34	STL-min	AA	94	398	358	59	115	22	2	7	63	3	7	28	22	.321	.369	.453	.821		162		3	2	7			HSN · TL
1954	34	CHW	AL	29	61	56	10	10	3	0	0	5	2	0	4	3	.179	.233	.232	.465	26	13	3	0	1	0	0	73

1955	35	STL-min	AA	163	728	635	96	197	39	6	15	94	13	7	81	28	.310	.388	.461	.850		293		3	4	5			HSN · TL
1956	36	BAL	AL	70	262	225	28	70	8	3	2	11	0	5	30	14	.311	.395	.400	.795	119	90	6	1	6	0	2	3/97
1957	37	BAL	AL	141	552	485	73	154	16	8	4	34	2	4	55	31	.318	.388	.408	.796	125	198	4	2	8	2	3	*3/7	MVP-16
1958	38	BAL	AL	125	432	401	58	124	21	5	7	36	1	1	25	24	.309	.350	.439	.789	122	176	5	2	1	3	1	3
1959	39	BAL	AL	128	461	415	42	110	20	2	3	41	3	1	29	14	.265	.312	.345	.656	83	143	12	1	12	4	1	*3
1960	40	BAL	AL	71	88	82	9	26	5	2	0	9	0	0	6	5	.317	.364	.427	.790	115	35	4	0	0	0	1	3
1961	41	TOT	MLB	62	93	89	10	21	2	0	0	12	0	2	2	9	.236	.247	.258	.506	38	23	2	0	0	2	0	3
1961	41	KCA	AL	26	50	48	7	11	2	0	0	9	0	2	1	2	.229	.240	.271	.511	37	13	1	0	0	1	0	/3
1961	41	MLN	NL	36	43	41	3	10	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	7	.244	.256	.244	.500	39	10	1	0	0	1	0	/3
1962	42	MLN-HOU-min	AAA	117																									LOU,OKC · AA
1963	43	HOU-min	AA,AAA	122	487	452	53	133	29	5	4	48	3	2	30	42	.294	.340	.407	.747		184		2	2	1			SAN,OKC · TL,PCL
1964	44	HOU-min	AAA	9	9	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.111	.000	.111		0		0	0	0			OKC · PCL
9 Yrs				693	2152	1936	253	567	81	23	19	175	9	17	167	114	.293	.349	.388	.737	105	751	39	7	31	11	8
162 Game Avg.				162	503	453	59	133	19	5	4	41	2	4	39	27	.293	.349	.388	.737	105	176	9	2	7		2

BAL (5 yrs)				535	1795	1608	210	484	70	20	16	131	6	11	145	88	.301	.359	.399	.758	112	642	31	6	27	9	8
CHW (3 yrs)				96	264	239	33	62	9	3	3	32	3	4	20	17	.259	.319	.360	.679	82	86	6	1	4	0	0
MLN (1 yr)				36	43	41	3	10	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	7	.244	.256	.244	.500	39	10	1	0	0	1	0
KCA (1 yr)				26	50	48	7	11	2	0	0	9	0	2	1	2	.229	.240	.271	.511	37	13	1	0	0	1	0

AL (9 yrs)				657	2109	1895	250	557	81	23	19	172	9	17	166	107	.294	.351	.391	.742	106	741	38	7	31	10	8
NL (1 yr)				36	43	41	3	10	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	7	.244	.256	.244	.500	39	10	1	0	0	1	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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