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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: 1947 (10,217th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: September 8, 1951 (Age 31-342d)
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 1948 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1953 season)

Full Name: Robert Richard Boyd

Nicknames: Rope

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Relatives: Uncle of Oil Can Boyd

3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.7

2054

614

.299

271

RBI

195

OBP

.356

SLG

.395

OPS

.751

OPS+

108

Negro League player stats include league games, interleague games (against major Negro League competition), and games against select top-level independent Black Baseball teams. Player stats do not include the extensive amount of exhibitions and barnstorming games Negro League teams often played. Negro League data is not complete. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. More about data coverage

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Games by Position

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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
1947	27	MRS	NAL	15	72	64	9	17	1	0	0	4	2		6		.266	.347	.281	.628	72	18		2	0			3	AS
1948	28	MRS	NAL	13	59	54	9	30	7	1	1	16	5		4		.556	.593	.778	1.371	266	42		1	0			3	AS,AS

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	/H3

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	37H/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	73H

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	120	90	6	1	6	0	2	3H/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	*3H/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	3H
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	*3H
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	H3
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	H3
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	H/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	H/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
11 Yrs				721	2283	2054	271	614	89	24	20	195	16	17	177	114	.299	.356	.395	.751	108	811	39	10	31	11	8
162 Game Avg.				162	513	462	61	138	20	5	4	44	4		40		.299	.356	.395	.751	108	182		2	7

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
MRS (2 yrs)				28	131	118	18	47	8	1	1	20	7		10		.398	.458	.508	.966	161	60		3	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
NAL (2 yrs)				28	131	118	18	47	8	1	1	20	7		10		.398	.458	.508	.966	161	60		3	0
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

Player Value--Batting

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

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