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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	STL	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
2	2	Apr 13	STL	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
3	3	Apr 14	STL		CIN	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
4	4	Apr 15	STL		CIN	W,4-0	CG	20	5.2	2	2	1	5	0	3B
5	5	Apr 16	STL		CIN	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
6	6	Apr 17	STL	@	LAD	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
7	7	Apr 18	STL	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
8	8	Apr 19	STL	@	LAD	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
9	9	Apr 20	STL	@	LAD	W,11-2	GS	35	8.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
10	10	Apr 23 (1)	STL	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
11	11	Apr 23 (2)	STL	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
12	12	Apr 25	STL		MLN	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	2	4	0	3B
13	13	Apr 26	STL		MLN	L,1-8	CG	47	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
14	14	Apr 28	STL		PHI	W,10-9	CG	56	11.0	3	1	1	5	0	3B
15	15	Apr 29	STL		PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
16	16	Apr 30	STL		PHI	L,7-11	CG	51	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	18 (1)	May 3	STL		PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
18	19	May 6	STL		CHC	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
19	20	May 7	STL		CHC	W,4-2	CG	19	5.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
20	21	May 10	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
21	22	May 12	STL	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
22	23	May 13	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
23	24	May 14	STL	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
24	25	May 16	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
25	26	May 17	STL	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
26	27	May 19	STL	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	1	2	4	0	3B
27	28	May 20	STL	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
28	29	May 21 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
29	30	May 21 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
30	31	May 22	STL		SFG	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
31	32	May 23	STL		SFG	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
32	33	May 24	STL		LAD	W,7-2	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
33	34	May 25	STL		LAD	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
34	35	May 26	STL		PIT	W,12-2	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
35	36	May 27	STL		PIT	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
36	37	May 28	STL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
37	38	May 29	STL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
38	39	May 30	STL	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
39	40	May 31	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	1	2	0	3	1	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	41	Jun 1	STL	@	SFG	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
41	42	Jun 2	STL	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
42	43	Jun 3	STL	@	MLN	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
43	44	Jun 4	STL	@	MLN	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
44	45	Jun 5	STL		CHC	W,10-8	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
45	46	Jun 6 (1)	STL		CHC	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	3B
46	47	Jun 6 (2)	STL		CHC	T,3-3	CG	42	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
47	48	Jun 7	STL		CHC	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
48	49	Jun 9	STL		CIN	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
49	50	Jun 10	STL		CIN	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
50	51	Jun 11 (1)	STL		CIN	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
51	52	Jun 11 (2)	STL		CIN	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
52	53	Jun 13	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
53	54	Jun 15	STL	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
54	55	Jun 16	STL	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
55	56	Jun 17	STL	@	PIT	L,3-9	CG	41	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
56	57	Jun 18 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
57	58	Jun 18 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
58	59	Jun 20 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	46	10.2	3	2	0	5	0	3B
59	60	Jun 20 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
60	61	Jun 21	STL	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
61	62	Jun 22	STL	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
62	63	Jun 23	STL		SFG	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
63	64	Jun 24	STL		SFG	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
64	65	Jun 25 (1)	STL		SFG	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
65	66	Jun 25 (2)	STL		SFG	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
66	67	Jun 26	STL		MLN	L,6-9	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
67	68	Jun 27	STL		MLN	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
68	69	Jun 28	STL		MLN	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
69	70	Jun 30	STL	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	71	Jul 1	STL	@	CHC	L,1-13	CG	45	8.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
71	72	Jul 2	STL	@	CHC	L,9-10	CG	46	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
72	73	Jul 4 (1)	STL		PHI	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
73	74	Jul 4 (2)	STL		PHI	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
74	75	Jul 5	STL	@	LAD	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
75	76	Jul 6	STL	@	LAD	L,1-10	CG	38	8.0	0	2	2	4	0	3B
76	77	Jul 7	STL	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
77	78	Jul 8	STL	@	SFG	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
78	79	Jul 9 (1)	STL	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
79	80	Jul 9 (2)	STL	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	2	7	0	9	0	3B
80	81	Jul 13	STL		MLN	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
81	82	Jul 14	STL		MLN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
82	83	Jul 15	STL		MLN	W,12-4	CG	46	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
83	84	Jul 16	STL		MLN	L,1-9	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
84	85	Jul 17 (1)	STL		CHC	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
85	86	Jul 17 (2)	STL		CHC	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
86	87	Jul 18 (1)	STL		CHC	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
87	88	Jul 18 (2)	STL		CHC	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
88	89	Jul 19	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	45	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
89	90	Jul 20	STL		SFG	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
90	91	Jul 21	STL		LAD	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
91	92	Jul 22	STL		LAD	L,4-5	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
92	93	Jul 23	STL		LAD	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
93	94	Jul 25	STL	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	3B
94	95	Jul 26	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	54	11.2	1	3	0	4	1	3B
95	97 (1)	Jul 28	STL	@	MLN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
96	98	Jul 29	STL	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	1	5	0	6	0	3B
97	99	Jul 30 (1)	STL	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
98	100	Jul 30 (2)	STL	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.1	0	3	0	3	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	101	Aug 2	STL		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
100	102	Aug 3	STL		PIT	L,0-19	CG	55	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
101	103	Aug 4	STL		PHI	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
102	104	Aug 5	STL		PHI	W,7-0	CG	38	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
103	105	Aug 6 (1)	STL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
104	106	Aug 6 (2)	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
105	107	Aug 7	STL		CIN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
106	108	Aug 8	STL		CIN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
107	109	Aug 9	STL	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
108	110	Aug 10	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
109	111	Aug 12	STL	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
110	112	Aug 13	STL	@	LAD	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
111	113	Aug 14	STL	@	LAD	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
112	114	Aug 15	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
113	115	Aug 16	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
114	116	Aug 17	STL	@	SFG	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
115	117	Aug 18	STL	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
116	118	Aug 19	STL	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
117	119	Aug 20	STL	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
118	120	Aug 22	STL		LAD	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
119	121	Aug 23	STL		LAD	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
120	122	Aug 24	STL		LAD	W,10-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
121	123	Aug 25	STL		SFG	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	3B
122	124	Aug 26	STL		SFG	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
123	125	Aug 27	STL		SFG	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
124	126	Aug 29 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
125	127	Aug 29 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
126	128	Aug 30	STL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
127	129	Aug 31	STL	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	130	Sep 1	STL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
129	131	Sep 2	STL		PIT	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
130	132	Sep 3	STL		PIT	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
131	133	Sep 4	STL		PIT	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
132	134	Sep 5	STL		CIN	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
133	135	Sep 6	STL		CIN	W,11-5	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
134	136	Sep 8	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.1	2	3	0	5	0	3B
135	137	Sep 9	STL	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	49	11.2	1	1	0	2	0	3B
136	138	Sep 10	STL	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
137	139	Sep 11	STL		MLN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	2	3	0	3B
138	140	Sep 12	STL		MLN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
139	141	Sep 14 (1)	STL		CHC	W,8-7	CG	46	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
140	142	Sep 14 (2)	STL		CHC	W,6-5	CG	49	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
141	143	Sep 16	STL	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
142	144	Sep 17	STL	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
143	145	Sep 18	STL	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
144	146	Sep 19	STL		PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
145	147	Sep 20	STL		PHI	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
146	148	Sep 22	STL		LAD	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
147	149	Sep 23	STL		LAD	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
148	150	Sep 24	STL		LAD	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
149	151	Sep 25	STL	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
150	152	Sep 26	STL	@	MLN	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
151	153	Sep 27	STL	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
152	154	Sep 30	STL	@	PHI	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
153	155	Oct 1	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
							153gm		1350.2	117	346	24	487	23