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Henry Boyle

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 165lb (185cm, 74kg)

Born: September 20, 1860 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: May 25, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, PA

Debut: July 9, 1884 (Age 23-293d, 897th in major league history)

Last Game: October 2, 1889 (Age 29-012d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: Henry J. Boyle

Nicknames: Handsome Henry

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.7

111

ERA

3.06

207

199

1756.1

602

WHIP

1.206

Summary of 46 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

4 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 46 lacking some details

2 Tms
IND	36
SLM	10

Platoon
vs RHB	28
vs LHB	16
vs ?HB	2

Home/Road
Home	27
Away	19

Outs
Unk	41
0	4
1	1

9 Opps
NYG	9
BSN	7
WHS	7
CHC	7
PIT	5
PHI	5
DTN	3
BOS	2
COR	1

31 Batters
Roger Connor	4
George Gore	3
Hardy Richardson	3
John Morrill	2
Jimmy Ryan	2
Ed Crane	2
Ed Daily	2
Sam Thompson	2
Danny Richardson	2
Sid Farrar	2
George Miller	2
Jake Beckley	1
Bill Kuehne	1
Bob Pettit	1
Paul Hines	1
Sam Wise	1
Fred Pfeffer	1
Dick Burns	1
Walt Wilmot	1
Silver Flint	1
Charlie Bennett	1
Al Myers	1
Dick Johnston	1
Buck Ewing	1
Cap Anson	1
Charlie Ferguson	1
Billy Nash	1
Fred Dunlap	1
Billy O'Brien	1
Bill Stemmyer	1
Jim Whitney	1

11 Parks
7th St Pk 3 (IND)	20
Swampoodle G (WAS)	5
7th St Pk 2 (IND)	4
WestSide Pk (CHI)	4
Union Grnds (STL)	3
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	2
SouthEnd Grd (BOS)	2
DartmouthGrd (BOS)	2
Phil BB Grnd (PHI)	2
RecreationPk (PIT)	1
BankSt Grnd (CIN)	1

Where Hit

6 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	28
2·HR gms	6
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

80 Runs

Inning
1	9
2	5
3	5
5	7
6	4
7	5
8	7
9	4

1-3	19
4-6	11
7-end	16

RelScore
Unk	46

Unk	46

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
1B	11
2B	9
CF	9
RF	7
LF	3
3B	3
P	2
C	2

OrderPos
Unk	14
1st	8
4th	6
3rd	5
5th	5
7th	3
9th	2
8th	1
2nd	1
6th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
1	1	1	1	1884-07-24	Dick Burns	COR		SLM		b 5		2		1	IPHR
2	2	2	1	1884-09-22	Ed Crane	BOS		SLM		b 5		2	1	9	IPHR
3	3	3	2	1884-09-22	Ed Crane	BOS		SLM		b 8		2	1	9
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
4	4	1	1	1885-08-20	Silver Flint	CHC		SLM		b 9		1	9	2
5	5	2	1	1885-09-01	Charlie Bennett	DTN	@	SLM		t 1		4	4	7
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
6	6	1	1	1886-05-15	Sid Farrar	PHI	@	SLM		t 7		1	7	3
7	7	2	1	1886-06-07	Paul Hines	WHS		SLM		b 7		4	3	8
8	8	3	1	1886-06-17	George Gore	CHC		SLM		b 5		3	2	8
9	9	4	2	1886-06-17	Cap Anson	CHC		SLM		b 9		1	4	3
10	10	5	1	1886-07-05 (2)	Sid Farrar	PHI	@	SLM		t 8		1	7	3
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
11	11	1	1	1887-05-09	Fred Pfeffer	CHC		IND		b 7		1	5	4
12	12	2	1	1887-05-20	Bill Stemmyer	BSN		IND		b 2		3		1
13	13	3	1	1887-05-24	John Morrill	BSN		IND		b 8		2		3
14	14	4	1	1887-05-27	Ed Daily	PHI		IND		b 3		3	3	8
15	15	5	1	1887-06-30	Roger Connor	NYG	@	IND		t 5		1		3
16	16	6	1	1887-07-09	Jim Whitney	WHS		IND		b 2		1	4	8	IPHR
17	17	7	2	1887-07-09	Ed Daily	WHS		IND		b 9		2	1	9
18	18	8	1	1887-08-03	John Morrill	BSN	@	IND		t 8		2		3
19	19	9	1	1887-08-22	Charlie Ferguson	PHI		IND		b 1		2	5	4	IPHR
20	20	10	1	1887-09-24	Al Myers	WHS	@	IND		t 7		1	6	4
21	21	11	2	1887-09-24	Billy O'Brien	WHS	@	IND		t 8		2	4	3
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
22	22	1	1	1888-04-20	Bob Pettit	CHC	@	IND		t 1	1	1	3	9
23	23	2	2	1888-04-20	Jimmy Ryan	CHC	@	IND		t 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
24	24	3	1	1888-04-28	Sam Thompson	DTN	@	IND		t 6		1		9
25	25	4	1	1888-05-05	Roger Connor	NYG	@	IND		t 1		1	5	5
26	26	5	2	1888-05-05	Buck Ewing	NYG	@	IND		t 1		2	4	3	IPHR
27	27	6	3	1888-05-05	Roger Connor	NYG	@	IND		t 5		1	5	3
28	28	7	1	1888-06-30	Hardy Richardson	DTN	@	IND		t 2		3		4
29	29	8	1	1888-07-19	Fred Dunlap	PIT	@	IND		t 3		2		4
30	30	9	1	1888-07-25	Jimmy Ryan	CHC	@	IND		t 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
31	31	10	1	1888-09-12	Billy Nash	BSN	@	IND		t 3		1	4	5
32	32	11	1	1888-10-10	Dick Johnston	BSN		IND		b 7		2		8
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	R	BOP	Pos	Notes
33	33	1	1	1889-05-07	George Miller	PIT	@	IND		t 2		1	8	2
34	34	2	1	1889-06-14	Bill Kuehne	PIT	@	IND		t 2		2	9	5
35	35	3	2	1889-06-14	Jake Beckley	PIT	@	IND		t 5		1	3	3
36	36	4	1	1889-06-28	Danny Richardson	NYG	@	IND		t 8		1		4
37	37	5	1	1889-07-01	George Gore	NYG	@	IND		t 1	0	1	1	8	Lead-Off
38	38	6	2	1889-07-01	Roger Connor	NYG	@	IND		t 6		1	3	3
39	39	7	3	1889-07-01	George Gore	NYG	@	IND		t 6		1	1	8
40	40	8	1	1889-07-12	Walt Wilmot	WHS		IND		b 5		2		7	IPHR
41	41	9	1	1889-08-05	Hardy Richardson	BSN	@	IND		t 3		2	5	4
42	42	10	1	1889-08-28	George Miller	PIT		IND		b 9		3	7	9
43	43	11	1	1889-09-02 (2)	Hardy Richardson	BSN		IND		b 1	0	1	1	7	Lead-Off
44	44	12	1	1889-09-09	Sam Wise	WHS		IND		b 3		3		4
45	45	13	1	1889-09-23	Danny Richardson	NYG	@	IND		t 8		1		4
46	46	14	1	1889-10-02	Sam Thompson	PHI	@	IND		t 6		3		9