Cloyd Boyer

Cloyd Victor Boyer
(Junior)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 188 lb.
• High School Alba (MO) High School
• Debut April 23, 1949
• Final Game September 24, 1955
• Born September 1, 1927 in Cossville, MO USA
• Died September 20, 2021 in Carthage, MO USA

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Biographical Information

Cloyd Boyer had a five-year career pitching in the major leagues, mostly with the St. Louis Cardinals at the time of Stan Musial. He also played one season with the Kansas City Athletics managed by Lou Boudreau. In 111 appearances on the bump (48 starts), he was 20-23 with a 4.73 ERA. He continued pitching in AAA through 1961, accumulating 117 minor league victories. Later, he was a major league coach.

Cloyd is the older brother of major leaguers Ken and Clete, minor leaguers Wayne, Lynn, Len and Ron, and uncle of Dave and Mickey Boyer. Cloyd served in the Navy in 1945-1946.

Boyer was a coach for the Richmond Virginians in 1962. He was the New York Yankees minor league pitching coach in 1963-1964, and 1974 and 1976, spending 1975 as a major league coach. Boyer scouted for the Yankees from 1964 to 1974, and replaced minor league managers in midseason in 1962, 1963, and 1968. He was a major league coach for the Yankees (1977), Atlanta Braves (1978-1981) and Kansas City Royals (1982-1983). He was pitching coach of the Syracuse Chiefs in 1985 and returned to managing in the Toronto Blue Jays (1986) and Atlanta Braves (1988-1989) organizations. Boyer was pitching coach of the Pulaski Braves in 1990-1992.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1962	Shelby Colonels	Western Carolina League	21-30	4th	none		replaced Joe Abernethy (19-29) on June 26
1963	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	Florida State League	31-28	4th	New York Yankees	none	replaced Steve Souchock (7-13) on June 30
1968	Binghamton Triplets	Eastern League	8-12	--	New York Yankees	--	replaced Frank Verdi (22-22) on June 14 / replaced by Jim Gleeson (37-38) on June 29
1986	St. Catharines Blue Jays	NY-Penn League	48-28	2nd	Toronto Blue Jays	League Champs
1988	Pulaski Braves	Appalachian League	35-35	5th	Atlanta Braves
1989	Idaho Falls Braves	Pioneer League	27-40	4th	Atlanta Braves

Further Reading

• Lew Freedman: The Boyer Brothers of Baseball, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2015. ISBN 978-0-7864-7099-0