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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	STL		NYM	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
2	2	Apr 13	STL	@	CHC	W,8-5	CG	64	15.0	4	2	0	6	1	3B
3	3	Apr 14	STL	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
4	4	Apr 16	STL	@	PHI	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
5	5	Apr 18	STL	@	NYM	W,15-5	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	3B
6	6	Apr 19	STL	@	NYM	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
7	7	Apr 21	STL		CHC	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
8	8	Apr 22 (1)	STL		CHC	L,5-11	CG	45	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
9	9	Apr 22 (2)	STL		CHC	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
10	10	Apr 24	STL	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
11	11	Apr 25	STL	@	HOU	T,5-5	CG	72	17.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
12	12	Apr 26	STL	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
13	13	Apr 27	STL		CIN	W,14-3	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
14	14	Apr 28	STL		CIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
15	15	Apr 29 (1)	STL		CIN	W,16-3	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
16	16	Apr 29 (2)	STL		CIN	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	STL		HOU	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
18	18	May 2	STL		HOU	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
19	19	May 3	STL		HOU	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	0	6	0	6	2	3B
20	20	May 4	STL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
21	21	May 5	STL	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	41	8.2	0	1	1	2	0	3B
22	22	May 6 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
23	23	May 6 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
24	24	May 8	STL		SFG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
25	25	May 9	STL		SFG	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
26	26	May 10	STL		SFG	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
27	27	May 11	STL		LAD	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	6	1	9	2	3B
28	28	May 12	STL		LAD	W,6-5	CG	64	15.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
29	29	May 13	STL		LAD	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
30	30	May 15	STL	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
31	31	May 16	STL	@	SFG	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
32	32	May 17	STL	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
33	33	May 18	STL	@	LAD	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
34	34	May 19	STL	@	LAD	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
35	35	May 20	STL	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
36	36	May 21	STL		PHI	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	3B
37	37	May 22	STL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
38	38	May 23	STL		PIT	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	2	0	2	4	0	3B
39	39	May 24	STL		PIT	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
40	40	May 25	STL		MLN	L,8-11	CG	47	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	41	May 26	STL		MLN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
42	42	May 27	STL		MLN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
43	43	May 28	STL	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
44	44	May 29	STL	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	43	8.1	2	2	0	4	0	3B
45	45	May 30	STL	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
46	46	May 31	STL	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	47	Jun 1	STL	@	MLN	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	2	3	1	6	1	3B
48	48	Jun 2	STL	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
49	49	Jun 3	STL	@	MLN	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
50	50	Jun 5	STL		CIN	W,10-9	CG	52	11.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
51	51	Jun 6	STL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
52	52	Jun 7	STL		CIN	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
53	53	Jun 8	STL		SFG	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
54	54	Jun 9	STL		SFG	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
55	55	Jun 10 (1)	STL		SFG	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	3	3B
56	56	Jun 10 (2)	STL		SFG	W,13-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
57	57	Jun 11	STL		PHI	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
58	58	Jun 12	STL		PHI	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	3B
59	59	Jun 13	STL		PHI	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
60	60	Jun 15	STL	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
61	61	Jun 16	STL	@	SFG	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
62	62	Jun 17	STL	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
63	63	Jun 18	STL	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	32	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	3B
64	64	Jun 19	STL	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
65	65	Jun 20	STL	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	48	11.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
66	66	Jun 22 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
67	67	Jun 22 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-11	CG	44	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
68	68	Jun 23	STL	@	PHI	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
69	69	Jun 24 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
70	70	Jun 24 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
71	71	Jun 25	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
72	72	Jun 26	STL	@	CHC	W,15-3	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
73	73	Jun 27 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
74	74	Jun 27 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
75	75	Jun 28	STL	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
76	76	Jun 29	STL		PIT	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
77	77	Jun 30	STL		PIT	L,7-17	CG	49	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	78	Jul 1	STL		PIT	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
79	79	Jul 2	STL		MLN	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	3B
80	80	Jul 3 (1)	STL		MLN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
81	81	Jul 3 susp	STL		MLN	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	3B
82	82	Jul 4	STL		MLN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
83	83	Jul 6	STL	@	NYM	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
84	84	Jul 7 (1)	STL	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	35	8.1	1	1	0	2	1	3B
85	85	Jul 7 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
86	86	Jul 8	STL	@	NYM	W,15-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
87	87	Jul 12	STL	@	MLN	L,6-8	CG	40	8.1	1	2	1	4	0	3B
88	88	Jul 13	STL	@	MLN	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
89	89	Jul 14	STL	@	MLN	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
90	90	Jul 15 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
91	91	Jul 15 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	39	8.1	0	5	0	5	0	3B
92	92	Jul 16	STL	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
93	93	Jul 17	STL		CHC	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
94	94	Jul 18	STL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
95	95	Jul 19	STL		CHC	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
96	96	Jul 20	STL	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	39	8.1	0	8	0	8	0	3B
97	97	Jul 21 (1)	STL	@	HOU	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
98	98	Jul 21 (2)	STL	@	HOU	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
99	99	Jul 22	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
100	100	Jul 23	STL		LAD	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
101	101	Jul 24	STL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
102	102	Jul 25	STL		LAD	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
103	103	Jul 27 (1)	STL		NYM	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
104	104	Jul 27 (2)	STL		NYM	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
105	105	Jul 28	STL		NYM	L,8-9	CG	47	9.0	3	5	1	9	0	3B
106	106	Jul 29 (1)	STL		NYM	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
107	107	Jul 29 (2)	STL		NYM	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	108	Aug 1	STL	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
109	109	Aug 2	STL	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
110	110	Aug 3	STL		HOU	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
111	111	Aug 4	STL		HOU	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
112	112	Aug 5 (1)	STL		HOU	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
113	113	Aug 5 (2)	STL		HOU	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
114	114	Aug 7	STL	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
115	115	Aug 8	STL	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
116	116	Aug 10	STL		PHI	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
117	120 (3)	Aug 14	STL	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	43	9.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
118	121	Aug 15	STL	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
119	122	Aug 16	STL	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
120	123	Aug 18 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
121	124	Aug 18 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,10-0	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
122	125	Aug 19	STL	@	NYM	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
123	126	Aug 21	STL	@	MLN	L,5-6	CG	48	9.2	0	3	1	4	0	3B
124	127	Aug 22	STL	@	MLN	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
125	128	Aug 23	STL	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	5	0	5	1	3B
126	129	Aug 25 (1)	STL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
127	130	Aug 25 (2)	STL		PIT	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
128	131	Aug 26 (1)	STL		PIT	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
129	132	Aug 26 (2)	STL		PIT	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
130	133	Aug 28	STL		HOU	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
131	134	Aug 29	STL		HOU	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
132	135	Aug 31	STL		NYM	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
133	136	Sep 1	STL		NYM	W,10-5	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
134	137	Sep 2	STL		NYM	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
135	138	Sep 3 (1)	STL		CHC	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	3B
136	139	Sep 3 (2)	STL		CHC	L,2-5	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
137	140	Sep 4	STL		CHC	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
138	141	Sep 5	STL		MLN	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
139	142	Sep 6	STL		MLN	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
140	143	Sep 7	STL	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	48	10.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
141	144	Sep 8	STL	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
142	145	Sep 9	STL	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
143	146	Sep 10	STL		CIN	L,3-4	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
144	147	Sep 11	STL		CIN	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
145	148	Sep 14	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	30	8.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
146	149	Sep 15	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	3B
147	150	Sep 16	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
148	151	Sep 17	STL	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
149	152	Sep 18	STL	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
150	153	Sep 19	STL		SFG	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
151	154	Sep 20	STL		SFG	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
152	155	Sep 21	STL		LAD	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
153	156	Sep 22	STL		LAD	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
154	157	Sep 23	STL		LAD	W,12-2	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
155	158	Sep 25	STL	@	SFG	L,2-4	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
156	159	Sep 26	STL	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
157	160	Sep 27	STL	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
158	161	Sep 28	STL	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	1	6	0	7	1	3B
159	162	Sep 29	STL	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
160	163	Sep 30	STL	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
							160gm		1431.1	158	318	22	498	34