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.

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1965 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	STL	@	CHC	T,10-10	CG	53	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
2	2	Apr 13	STL	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
3	3	Apr 14	STL	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
4	4	Apr 15	STL		CIN	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
5	5	Apr 17	STL		CIN	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
6	6	Apr 18	STL		CIN	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
7	7	Apr 19	STL		CHC	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
8	8	Apr 21	STL		MLN	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
9	11 (2)	Apr 27	STL	@	MLN	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
10	12	Apr 28	STL	@	MLN	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
11	14 (1)	Apr 30	STL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	15	May 1	STL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
13	16	May 2 (1)	STL		PIT	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
14	17	May 2 (2)	STL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
15	18	May 3	STL		SFG	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
16	19	May 4	STL		SFG	L,2-9	CG	40	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
17	20	May 5	STL		SFG	L,5-10	CG	50	10.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
18	21	May 7	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
19	22	May 8	STL	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	52	10.2	0	3	0	3	1	3B
20	23	May 9	STL	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
21	24	May 10	STL	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	45	9.2	1	3	0	4	0	3B
22	25	May 11	STL	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
23	26	May 12	STL	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
24	27	May 14	STL	@	PIT	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
25	28	May 15	STL	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
26	29	May 16 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
27	30	May 16 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
28	31	May 17	STL		PHI	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
29	32	May 18	STL		PHI	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
30	33	May 19	STL		PHI	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
31	34	May 20	STL		PHI	W,12-2	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
32	35	May 21	STL		NYM	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
33	36	May 22	STL		NYM	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	37	May 23	STL		NYM	W,8-7	CG	49	12.0	2	5	1	8	0	3B
35	38	May 24	STL	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
36	39	May 25	STL	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
37	40	May 26	STL	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
38	41	May 27	STL	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
39	42	May 28	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	49	11.1	1	2	0	3	0	3B
40	43	May 29	STL	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	0	1	0	1	0	3B
41	44	May 30	STL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	40	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	3B
42	45	May 31	STL	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	46	Jun 1	STL	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
44	47	Jun 2	STL		LAD	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
45	48	Jun 3	STL		LAD	L,10-11	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
46	49	Jun 4	STL		HOU	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
47	50	Jun 5	STL		HOU	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
48	51	Jun 6	STL		HOU	L,1-10	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
49	52	Jun 8	STL		CIN	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
50	53	Jun 9	STL		CIN	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
51	54	Jun 10	STL		CIN	L,7-8	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
52	55	Jun 11	STL		MLN	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
53	56	Jun 12	STL		MLN	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
54	57	Jun 13 (1)	STL		MLN	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
55	59 (1)	Jun 14	STL		PIT	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
56	61 (1)	Jun 16	STL		PIT	L,9-10	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
57	62	Jun 17	STL		PIT	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
58	63	Jun 18	STL	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
59	64	Jun 19	STL	@	MLN	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
60	65	Jun 20	STL	@	MLN	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
61	66	Jun 22 (1)	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
62	67	Jun 22 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	3B
63	68	Jun 23	STL	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
64	69	Jun 24	STL	@	CIN	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
65	70	Jun 25	STL		CHC	L,4-12	CG	52	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
66	71	Jun 26	STL		CHC	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
67	72	Jun 27 (1)	STL		CHC	W,8-0	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
68	73	Jun 27 (2)	STL		CHC	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
69	74	Jun 28	STL	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
70	75	Jun 29	STL	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
71	76	Jun 30	STL	@	PIT	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	77	Jul 1	STL	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
73	78	Jul 2	STL	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
74	79	Jul 3	STL	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
75	80	Jul 4	STL	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
76	81	Jul 5	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	46	12.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
77	82	Jul 6	STL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
78	83	Jul 7	STL		SFG	L,2-4	CG	51	13.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
79	84	Jul 9	STL	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
80	85	Jul 10	STL	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
81	86	Jul 11 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
82	87	Jul 11 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
83	88	Jul 15	STL		NYM	W,6-5	GS	26	6.0	1	2	2	5	0	3B
84	92 (3)	Jul 19	STL		PHI	L,2-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
85	93	Jul 20	STL		PHI	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
86	94	Jul 21	STL	@	HOU	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
87	95	Jul 22	STL	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
88	96	Jul 23	STL	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	50	12.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
89	97	Jul 24	STL	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	43	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
90	98	Jul 25	STL	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
91	99	Jul 26	STL	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
92	100	Jul 27	STL	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
93	101	Jul 28	STL	@	SFG	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
94	102	Jul 30	STL		LAD	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
95	103	Jul 31	STL		LAD	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	104	Aug 1	STL		LAD	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
97	105	Aug 2	STL		LAD	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
98	106	Aug 3 (1)	STL		HOU	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
99	107	Aug 3 (2)	STL		HOU	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
100	108	Aug 4	STL		HOU	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
101	109	Aug 5	STL		HOU	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
102	110	Aug 6	STL		SFG	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
103	111	Aug 7	STL		SFG	L,4-10	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
104	112	Aug 8	STL		SFG	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
105	113	Aug 10	STL	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
106	114	Aug 11	STL	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	4	2	0	6	2	3B
107	115	Aug 12	STL	@	MLN	W,5-4	CG	52	13.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
108	116	Aug 13	STL		CIN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
109	117	Aug 14	STL		CIN	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
110	118	Aug 15	STL		CIN	W,12-7	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
111	119	Aug 16	STL		MLN	L,8-10	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
112	120	Aug 17	STL		MLN	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
113	121	Aug 18	STL		MLN	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
114	122	Aug 19	STL		MLN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	3B
115	123	Aug 20	STL	@	NYM	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
116	124	Aug 21	STL	@	NYM	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
117	125	Aug 22 (1)	STL	@	NYM	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
118	126	Aug 22 (2)	STL	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
119	127	Aug 23	STL		CHC	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
120	128	Aug 24	STL		CHC	W,7-6	CG	46	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
121	129	Aug 25	STL		CHC	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
122	130	Aug 26	STL		CHC	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
123	131	Aug 27	STL	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	63	14.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
124	132	Aug 28	STL	@	CIN	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
125	133	Aug 29	STL	@	CIN	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
126	134	Aug 31	STL	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	135	Sep 1	STL	@	CHC	W,9-0	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
128	136	Sep 2	STL	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
129	137	Sep 3	STL		NYM	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
130	138	Sep 5 (1)	STL		NYM	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
131	140 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	STL		PHI	W,10-3	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
132	141	Sep 6 (2)	STL		PHI	L,5-10	CG	48	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
133	142	Sep 8	STL		PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
134	143	Sep 10	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	46	11.2	3	2	0	5	0	3B
135	144	Sep 11	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
136	145	Sep 14	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
137	146	Sep 15	STL	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
138	153 (6)	Sep 24	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
139	154	Sep 25	STL	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
140	155	Sep 26	STL	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
141	156	Sep 27	STL	@	SFG	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
142	157	Sep 28	STL	@	SFG	W,9-1	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	3B
143	158	Sep 29	STL	@	SFG	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
							143gm		1251.1	113	250	12	375	18