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 (10,206th 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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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

2078

620

.298

276

RBI

201

OBP

.355

SLG

.396

OPS

.750

OPS+

108

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

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	BAL	@	WSH	W,7-6	GF	10	2.2	2	1	0	3	1	1B
2	2	Apr 16	BAL		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
3	3	Apr 18	BAL	@	WSH	L,4-6	CG	43	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
4	4	Apr 20	BAL	@	WSH	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
5	5	Apr 21 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,11-9	GF	31	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	PH 1B
6	6	Apr 21 susp	BAL	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	42	10.2	10	1	0	11	2	1B
7	7	Apr 22	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-5	GF	6	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
8	9 (1)	Apr 24	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
9	10	Apr 26	BAL		WSH	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
10	11	Apr 27	BAL		WSH	W,4-0	GF	25	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
11	12	Apr 28 (1)	BAL		WSH	L,6-7	CG	47	10.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
12	13	Apr 28 (2)	BAL		WSH	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
13	14	Apr 30	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS	15	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	15	May 1	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-9	GF	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
15	16	May 4	BAL	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
16	17	May 5	BAL	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
17	18	May 6	BAL	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	55	13.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
18	19	May 7	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	37	9.1	11	0	0	11	2	1B
19	20	May 8	BAL	@	KCA	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
20	21	May 10	BAL		NYY	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
21	22	May 11	BAL		NYY	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
22	23	May 12	BAL		NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
23	24	May 15	BAL		CLE	L,8-11	CG	72	16.0	12	3	0	15	1	1B
24	25	May 16	BAL		CLE	L,3-4	CG	40	10.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
25	26	May 17	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
26	28 (1)	May 19 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
27	30 (1)	May 20	BAL		KCA	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
28	31	May 21	BAL		DET	L,1-2	CG	64	16.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
29	33 (1)	May 24	BAL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
30	34	May 25	BAL		BOS	W,12-0	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
31	36 (1)	May 26 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
32	37	May 27	BAL	@	WSH	L,6-10	GS	13	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
33	38	May 29	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 1B
34	39	May 30 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	4	1B
35	40	May 30 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-16	GS	36	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
36	41	May 31	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	42	Jun 1	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
38	43	Jun 2 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	16	0	1	17	0	1B
39	44	Jun 2 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
40	46 (1)	Jun 5	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
41	47	Jun 6	BAL	@	KCA	W,8-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
42	50 (2)	Jun 9 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
43	51	Jun 9 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
44	52	Jun 11	BAL	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
45	53	Jun 12	BAL	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
46	54	Jun 13	BAL	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
47	55	Jun 14	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
48	56	Jun 15	BAL	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
49	57	Jun 16 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
50	58	Jun 16 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-5	GS	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B LF
51	59	Jun 18	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	GS	31	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
52	60	Jun 19	BAL		CHW	L,1-3	GS	31	7.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
53	61	Jun 20	BAL		CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
54	62	Jun 21	BAL		DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
55	63	Jun 22	BAL		DET	L,1-2	CG	50	13.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
56	64	Jun 23	BAL		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
57	65	Jun 24	BAL		DET	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	5	1	1	7	1	1B
58	66	Jun 25	BAL		KCA	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
59	67	Jun 26	BAL		KCA	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
60	68	Jun 28	BAL		CLE	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
61	69	Jun 29 (1)	BAL		CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
62	70	Jun 29 (2)	BAL		CLE	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
63	71	Jun 30	BAL		CLE	W,12-3	CG	33	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	72	Jul 1	BAL		NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
65	73	Jul 2	BAL		NYY	L,4-6	CG	51	11.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
66	74	Jul 3	BAL		WSH	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
67	77 (2)	Jul 6	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
68	78	Jul 7	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
69	79	Jul 11 (1)	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	47	11.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
70	80	Jul 11 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
71	81	Jul 12	BAL	@	CLE	L,6-8	GS	33	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
72	82	Jul 13	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-5	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
73	83	Jul 14 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,2-10	GS	30	6.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
74	84	Jul 14 (2)	BAL	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	43	9.2	4	1	0	5	2	1B
75	85	Jul 16	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
76	86	Jul 17	BAL	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
77	87	Jul 18	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
78	88	Jul 19	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
79	89	Jul 20	BAL	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	34	8.1	7	0	0	7	0	1B
80	90	Jul 21 (1)	BAL	@	KCA	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
81	91	Jul 21 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
82	92	Jul 23	BAL		DET	L,2-5	GS	27	5.1	6	1	0	7	0	1B
83	93	Jul 24	BAL		DET	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
84	94	Jul 25	BAL		DET	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
85	96 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
86	97	Jul 27	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
87	98	Jul 28	BAL		CHW	L,3-4	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
88	100 (1)	Jul 30	BAL		CLE	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	15	0	1	16	3	1B
89	101	Jul 31	BAL		CLE	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	102	Aug 2 (1)	BAL		KCA	W,5-4	GF	21	5.0	4	1	1	6	0	PH 1B
91	103	Aug 2 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
92	104	Aug 3	BAL		KCA	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
93	105	Aug 4	BAL		KCA	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
94	106	Aug 6	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
95	107	Aug 7	BAL		BOS	L,2-5	CG	45	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
96	108	Aug 8	BAL		BOS	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	4	1B
97	109	Aug 9	BAL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
98	110	Aug 10	BAL		NYY	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
99	111	Aug 11	BAL		NYY	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
100	112	Aug 13	BAL	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
101	113	Aug 14	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
102	114	Aug 16	BAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
103	116 (1)	Aug 18 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	44	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
104	117	Aug 18 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
105	118	Aug 20	BAL	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
106	120 (1)	Aug 22	BAL	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
107	121	Aug 23	BAL	@	KCA	W,2-1	GF	26	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	PH 1B
108	122	Aug 24	BAL	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
109	123	Aug 25 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	8	5	0	13	2	1B
110	125 (1)	Aug 27	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
111	126	Aug 28	BAL	@	CLE	W,19-6	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
112	127	Aug 29	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-13	CG	41	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
113	128	Aug 30	BAL		BOS	L,1-8	CG	45	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
114	129	Aug 31	BAL		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	130	Sep 1	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
116	131	Sep 2 (1)	BAL		NYY	W,8-7	CG	49	11.0	13	3	0	16	1	1B
117	132	Sep 2 (2)	BAL		NYY	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
118	133	Sep 3	BAL		NYY	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
119	134	Sep 4	BAL		WSH	W,1-0	CG	34	10.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
120	136 (1)	Sep 6	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	9	1	0	10	1	1B
121	137	Sep 7	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	1B
122	139 (1)	Sep 11 (1)	BAL		KCA	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
123	140	Sep 11 (2)	BAL		KCA	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
124	141	Sep 14 (1)	BAL		DET	W,3-1	GF	16	4.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
125	142	Sep 14 (2)	BAL		DET	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
126	143	Sep 15 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,5-4	CG	68	16.0	21	2	0	23	4	1B
127	145 (1)	Sep 17	BAL		CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	10.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
128	146	Sep 18	BAL		CHW	L,5-7	GF	8	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 1B
129	147	Sep 20	BAL		WSH	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
130	150 (2)	Sep 25 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
131	153 (2)	Sep 28	BAL	@	WSH	W,9-1	GF	6	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
132	154	Sep 29	BAL	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	42	10.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
							133gm		1087.2	1073	70	10	1153	107