Ken Boyer

Positions: Third Baseman and Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: May 20, 1931 in Liberty, MO us

Died: September 7, 1982 in St. Louis, MO

Buried: Friends Cemetery, Purcell, MO

High School: Alba HS (Alba, MO)

Debut: April 12, 1955 (Age 23-327d, 11,197th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 9, 1969 (Age 38-081d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Kenton Lloyd Boyer

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Relatives: Brother of Cloyd Boyer, Clete Boyer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

62.8

7455

2143

282

.288

1104

RBI

1141

105

OBP

.349

SLG

.462

OPS

.810

OPS+

116

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

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	STL		CHC	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
2	2	Apr 17	STL		CHC	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
3	3	Apr 18	STL	@	CHC	L,6-11	CG	42	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
4	4	Apr 19	STL	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
5	5	Apr 20	STL	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
6	6	Apr 22	STL	@	SFG	W,7-5	CG	45	9.0	2	2	2	6	0	3B
7	7	Apr 23	STL	@	SFG	L,7-8	CG	42	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	3B
8	8	Apr 24	STL	@	SFG	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
9	9	Apr 25	STL	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	Apr 26	STL	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
11	11	Apr 27	STL	@	LAD	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
12	12	Apr 29	STL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
13	13	Apr 30	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 2	STL		CIN	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	2	1	1	4	1	3B
15	18 (3)	May 9	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
16	19	May 10	STL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
17	20	May 11 (1)	STL		CHC	W,8-7	CG	47	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
18	21	May 11 (2)	STL		CHC	W,6-5	GS	39	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	3B CF
19	22	May 12	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
20	23	May 13	STL	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
21	24	May 14	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
22	25	May 15	STL		SFG	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
23	26	May 16	STL		LAD	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
24	27	May 17	STL		LAD	W,10-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
25	28	May 18 (1)	STL		LAD	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
26	29	May 18 (2)	STL		LAD	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
27	30	May 20	STL	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	3B
28	31	May 21	STL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
29	32	May 23	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
30	33	May 24	STL	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
31	34	May 25 (1)	STL	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
32	35	May 25 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
33	36	May 27	STL	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	37	May 28	STL	@	MLN	W,7-4	CG	55	12.0	3	4	0	7	1	3B
35	38	May 30 (1)	STL		SFG	W,7-6	CG	49	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
36	39	May 30 (2)	STL		SFG	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
37	40	May 31	STL		SFG	W,10-9	CG	56	12.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	41	Jun 1	STL		SFG	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
39	42	Jun 3	STL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
40	43	Jun 4	STL		PIT	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
41	44	Jun 5	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
42	45	Jun 6	STL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
43	46	Jun 7	STL		PHI	L,6-15	CG	57	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
44	47	Jun 8 (1)	STL		PHI	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
45	48	Jun 8 (2)	STL		PHI	L,4-6	CG	60	14.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
46	49	Jun 11	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	43	12.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
47	50	Jun 12	STL		CIN	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
48	51	Jun 13	STL		MLN	L,0-2	CG	29	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
49	52	Jun 14	STL		MLN	W,2-1	CG	26	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	3B
50	53	Jun 15	STL		MLN	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
51	54	Jun 16	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
52	55	Jun 17	STL	@	CIN	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
53	56	Jun 18	STL	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	42	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
54	57	Jun 20	STL	@	MLN	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
55	58	Jun 21	STL	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
56	59	Jun 22	STL	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
57	60	Jun 23	STL	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
58	61	Jun 24	STL	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
59	62	Jun 25	STL	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
60	63	Jun 26	STL	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
61	64	Jun 27	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	45	10.1	3	1	0	4	0	3B
62	65	Jun 28	STL	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
63	66	Jun 29 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	49	12.2	3	2	0	5	0	3B
64	67	Jun 29 susp	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
65	68	Jun 30	STL		LAD	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	69	Jul 1	STL		LAD	L,3-9	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
67	70	Jul 3 (1)	STL	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
68	71	Jul 3 (2)	STL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	3B
69	72	Jul 5	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	35	8.2	0	4	0	4	1	3B
70	73	Jul 6	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS	40	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B SS
71	74	Jul 10	STL		PHI	L,3-13	CG	50	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
72	75	Jul 11	STL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
73	76	Jul 12	STL		PIT	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
74	77	Jul 13 (1)	STL		PIT	L,8-10	CG	46	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
75	78	Jul 13 (2)	STL		PIT	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
76	79	Jul 15	STL		MLN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
77	80	Jul 16	STL		MLN	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
78	81	Jul 17	STL		MLN	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
79	82	Jul 18 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
80	83	Jul 18 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
81	84	Jul 19	STL	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	38	10.0	3	5	0	8	1	3B
82	85	Jul 20	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
83	86	Jul 21	STL	@	MLN	W,5-4	GS	12	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
84	89 (2)	Jul 24	STL	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
85	90	Jul 25 (1)	STL		CIN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
86	91	Jul 25 (2)	STL		CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
87	92	Jul 26	STL		CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
88	93	Jul 27 (1)	STL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
89	94	Jul 27 (2)	STL		CIN	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
90	95	Jul 29	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	45	10.1	1	2	0	3	0	3B
91	96	Jul 30	STL	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
92	97	Jul 31	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	98	Aug 1	STL	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
94	99	Aug 2	STL	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
95	100	Aug 3 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
96	101	Aug 3 susp	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
97	102	Aug 4	STL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
98	103	Aug 5	STL		LAD	W,13-3	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
99	104	Aug 6	STL		SFG	W,8-7	CG	46	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
100	105	Aug 7	STL		SFG	W,12-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
101	106	Aug 8	STL	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
102	107	Aug 9	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
103	108	Aug 10 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,4-9	CG	45	8.0	3	2	3	8	0	3B
104	109	Aug 10 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
105	110	Aug 12	STL	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
106	111	Aug 13	STL	@	SFG	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
107	112	Aug 14	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
108	113	Aug 15 (1)	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
109	114	Aug 15 (2)	STL	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
110	115	Aug 17 (1)	STL	@	LAD	W,12-7	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
111	116	Aug 17 (2)	STL	@	LAD	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
112	117	Aug 19	STL		PHI	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
113	118	Aug 20	STL		PHI	L,2-12	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
114	119	Aug 21	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
115	120	Aug 22	STL		PHI	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
116	121	Aug 23	STL		PHI	L,2-4	CG	46	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
117	122	Aug 24 (1)	STL		PIT	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
118	123	Aug 24 (2)	STL		PIT	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
119	124	Aug 25	STL		PIT	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
120	125	Aug 26	STL		PIT	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
121	126	Aug 27	STL		PIT	L,1-14	CG	51	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
122	127	Aug 29	STL		CHC	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
123	128	Aug 30	STL		CHC	L,1-3	CG	39	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
124	129	Aug 31	STL		CHC	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	130	Sep 1 (1)	STL		CIN	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
126	131	Sep 1 (2)	STL		CIN	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
127	132	Sep 2	STL		CIN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
128	133	Sep 3	STL	@	CHC	W,9-7	CG	50	12.0	2	3	1	6	1	3B
129	134	Sep 4	STL	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
130	135	Sep 5	STL		LAD	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
131	136	Sep 6	STL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
132	137	Sep 7	STL		LAD	L,5-7	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
133	138	Sep 9	STL		CHC	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
134	139	Sep 10	STL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
135	140	Sep 12	STL	@	MLN	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
136	141	Sep 13	STL	@	MLN	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
137	142	Sep 14	STL	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
138	143	Sep 15	STL	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
139	144	Sep 16	STL	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
140	145	Sep 17	STL		MLN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
141	146	Sep 18	STL		MLN	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
142	147	Sep 19	STL		SFG	L,1-8	CG	49	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
143	148	Sep 20	STL		SFG	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
144	149	Sep 21	STL		SFG	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
145	150	Sep 23	STL	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
146	151	Sep 24	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
147	152	Sep 26	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
148	153	Sep 27	STL	@	SFG	W,11-7	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
149	154	Sep 28	STL	@	SFG	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
							151gm		1321.2	168	350	20	538	41