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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	NYM		ATL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
2	2	Apr 16	NYM		ATL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
3	3	Apr 17	NYM		ATL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	3B
4	4	Apr 19	NYM		STL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	2	5	1	3B
5	5	Apr 21	NYM		STL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
6	6	Apr 22	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-8	CG	45	8.0	2	2	3	7	0	3B
7	7	Apr 23	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
8	8	Apr 24 (1)	NYM	@	ATL	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
9	9	Apr 24 (2)	NYM	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
10	10	Apr 26	NYM	@	CHC	W,14-11	CG	50	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
11	11	Apr 29	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	41	11.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	NYM	@	PIT	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
13	13	May 3	NYM	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
14	14	May 4	NYM	@	STL	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
15	15	May 6	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
16	16	May 7	NYM		CHC	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
17	17	May 8 (1)	NYM		CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
18	18	May 8 (2)	NYM		CHC	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
19	19	May 10	NYM		HOU	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
20	20	May 11	NYM		HOU	L,4-6	CG	36	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
21	21	May 13	NYM		SFG	L,4-5	CG	65	17.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
22	30 (8)	May 24	NYM	@	HOU	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
23	31	May 25	NYM	@	HOU	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
24	32	May 27	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS	22	5.0	1	1	1	3	2	3B
25	33	May 28	NYM	@	LAD	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
26	34	May 29	NYM	@	LAD	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
27	35	May 30 (1)	NYM		PHI	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
28	36	May 30 (2)	NYM		PHI	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
29	37	May 31	NYM		PHI	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	38	Jun 1	NYM		PIT	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
31	39	Jun 2	NYM		PIT	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
32	40	Jun 3	NYM		LAD	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
33	41	Jun 4	NYM		LAD	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
34	42	Jun 5 (1)	NYM		LAD	L,3-16	CG	49	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
35	43	Jun 5 (2)	NYM		LAD	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
36	44	Jun 7	NYM		ATL	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
37	45	Jun 8	NYM		ATL	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
38	46	Jun 9	NYM		ATL	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
39	47	Jun 10	NYM		CIN	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
40	48	Jun 11 (1)	NYM		CIN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
41	49	Jun 11 (2)	NYM		CIN	L,2-5	CG	46	10.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
42	50	Jun 12	NYM		CIN	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
43	51	Jun 13 (1)	NYM		STL	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	3B
44	52	Jun 13 (2)	NYM		STL	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	3B
45	54 (1)	Jun 15	NYM	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
46	55	Jun 16	NYM	@	ATL	L,1-17	GS	24	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
47	56	Jun 17 (1)	NYM	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
48	57	Jun 17 (2)	NYM	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
49	58	Jun 18	NYM	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
50	59	Jun 19 (1)	NYM	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
51	60	Jun 19 (2)	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
52	61	Jun 20	NYM	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
53	62	Jun 21	NYM	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
54	63	Jun 22	NYM	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	36	10.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
55	64	Jun 24	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
56	65	Jun 25	NYM	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	1	5	1	7	1	3B
57	66	Jun 26 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	L,0-7	GS	31	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
58	67	Jun 26 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
59	68	Jun 28	NYM		PHI	L,0-1	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
60	69	Jun 29	NYM		PHI	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
61	70	Jun 30	NYM		PHI	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	71	Jul 1	NYM		PIT	L,0-12	GS	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
63	72	Jul 2	NYM		PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
64	73	Jul 3 (1)	NYM		PIT	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
65	74	Jul 3 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,9-8	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
66	75	Jul 4 (1)	NYM	@	PHI	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
67	76	Jul 4 (2)	NYM	@	PHI	W,8-1	GS	27	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
68	77	Jul 5	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
69	78	Jul 6	NYM	@	PHI	W,7-5	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
70	79	Jul 7	NYM	@	PHI	W,9-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
71	80	Jul 8 (1)	NYM	@	PIT	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
72	82 (1)	Jul 9	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-6	GS	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
73	84 (1)	Jul 14	NYM		LAD	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
74	85	Jul 15	NYM		LAD	L,3-4	GF	14	3.0	4	1	0	5	0	PH 1B
75	86	Jul 16	NYM		LAD	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
76	87	Jul 17 (1)	NYM		HOU	W,4-2	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
77	95 (7)	Jul 24 (1)	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
78	96	Jul 24 (2)	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
79	97	Jul 25	NYM	@	HOU	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
80	98	Jul 26	NYM	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
81	99	Jul 27	NYM	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
82	100	Jul 29	NYM		CHC	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
83	101	Jul 30	NYM		CHC	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
84	102	Jul 31	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	103	Aug 1	NYM		SFG	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
86	104	Aug 2	NYM		SFG	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
87	105	Aug 3	NYM		SFG	L,1-11	GS	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
88	106	Aug 4	NYM		SFG	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	3B
89	107	Aug 5	NYM		STL	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
90	108	Aug 6	NYM		STL	L,8-10	CG	45	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
91	109	Aug 7 (1)	NYM		STL	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
92	110	Aug 7 (2)	NYM		STL	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
93	111	Aug 9	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
94	112	Aug 10	NYM	@	PIT	L,4-10	GS	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
95	113	Aug 11	NYM	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	40	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	3B
96	114	Aug 12	NYM	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
97	115	Aug 13	NYM	@	STL	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
98	116	Aug 14 (1)	NYM	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	1	3	1	3B
99	118 (1)	Aug 16	NYM		PIT	L,0-3	CG	32	6.2	0	5	0	5	0	3B
100	119	Aug 17	NYM		PIT	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
101	120	Aug 18	NYM		PIT	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
102	121	Aug 19	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	40	9.2	4	3	0	7	3	3B
103	122	Aug 20	NYM	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	42	10.2	0	4	0	4	0	3B
104	123	Aug 21 (1)	NYM	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
105	125 (1)	Aug 22	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
106	126	Aug 23	NYM	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
107	127	Aug 24	NYM	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	43	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
108	128	Aug 25	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-3	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
109	129	Aug 26	NYM	@	ATL	L,3-6	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
110	130	Aug 27	NYM	@	ATL	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
111	131	Aug 28	NYM	@	ATL	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	2	3	1	6	1	3B
112	132	Aug 29	NYM		LAD	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
113	133	Aug 30	NYM		LAD	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
114	134	Aug 31	NYM		SFG	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	135	Sep 1	NYM		SFG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
116	136	Sep 2	NYM		PHI	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
117	137	Sep 3	NYM		PHI	L,4-8	CG	47	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
118	138	Sep 4	NYM		PHI	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
119	139	Sep 5 (1)	NYM		CIN	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
120	140	Sep 5 (2)	NYM		CIN	L,5-8	CG	46	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
121	141	Sep 6	NYM		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
122	142	Sep 9	NYM		ATL	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
123	143	Sep 10	NYM		ATL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
124	144	Sep 11	NYM		ATL	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
125	145	Sep 12	NYM	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
126	146	Sep 13	NYM	@	LAD	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
127	147	Sep 15	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
128	148	Sep 16	NYM	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
129	149	Sep 17	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-6	CG	40	9.1	3	2	0	5	0	3B
130	150	Sep 18 (1)	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-9	CG	44	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
131	151	Sep 18 (2)	NYM	@	HOU	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
132	152	Sep 19	NYM	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	36	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
							132gm		1099.1	125	294	21	440	34