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.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	CHW		CLE	L,0-9	CG	44	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
2	2	Apr 13	CHW	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
3	5 (2)	Apr 17	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
4	7 (1)	Apr 20	CHW		DET	L,1-4	GF	12	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	3B 1B
5	11 (3)	Apr 26	CHW	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
6	12	Apr 27	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to Los Angeles Dodgers
7	30	May 13	LAD		CHC	L,1-5	GS	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B 3B
8	31	May 14	LAD		CHC	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
9	32	May 15	LAD		CHC	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
10	33	May 16	LAD		CHC	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
11	34	May 17	LAD		HOU	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
12	35	May 18	LAD		HOU	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
13	36	May 19 (1)	LAD		HOU	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
14	38 (1)	May 20	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
15	42 (3)	May 24	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-7	GS	24	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
16	43	May 25	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
17	48 (4)	May 30	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	GS	37	9.0	6	1	1	8	2	1B 3B
18	49	May 31	LAD		SFG	W,3-0	GS	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B 3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	52 (2)	Jun 3	LAD		PIT	W,2-0	GS	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B 3B
20	53	Jun 4	LAD		PIT	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	0	7	0	7	1	3B
21	54	Jun 5	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
22	55	Jun 6	LAD		PIT	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
23	56	Jun 7	LAD		PHI	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
24	57	Jun 8	LAD		PHI	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
25	58	Jun 9	LAD		PHI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
26	60 (1)	Jun 11	LAD		NYM	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	2	6	1	3B
27	63 (2)	Jun 14 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	9	0	0	9	1	1B
28	67 (3)	Jun 19	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
29	69 (1)	Jun 20 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
30	71 (1)	Jun 22	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
31	72	Jun 23	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 3B
32	73	Jun 25	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-9	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
33	74	Jun 26	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
34	77 (2)	Jun 29	LAD		ATL	W,7-2	GF	25	7.0	0	4	1	5	0	3B
35	78	Jun 30	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	79	Jul 1	LAD		STL	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
37	80	Jul 2	LAD		STL	L,3-5	GS	39	9.0	6	2	1	9	1	1B 3B
38	81	Jul 3	LAD		STL	L,1-2	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
39	83 (1)	Jul 5	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 3B
40	85 (1)	Jul 7	LAD		CIN	W,6-5	GS	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B 3B
41	89 (3)	Jul 14	LAD	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	30	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
42	92 (2)	Jul 17	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-7	GF	12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
43	93	Jul 19	LAD		CHC	L,2-6	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 3B
44	103 (9)	Jul 29	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-2	GS	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	115 (11)	Aug 9	LAD		PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
46	116	Aug 10	LAD		PHI	W,3-2	CG	57	14.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
47	119 (2)	Aug 14	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
48	122 (2)	Aug 18	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
49	125 (2)	Aug 21	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
50	127 (1)	Aug 23	LAD		SFG	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
51	128	Aug 24	LAD		SFG	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
52	129	Aug 25	LAD		SFG	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
53	130	Aug 26	LAD		HOU	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
54	132 (1)	Aug 28 (1)	LAD		CHC	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
55	134 (1)	Aug 30	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	1	1	0	PH 3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	136 (1)	Sep 1	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
57	138 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	L,5-7	GS	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B 3B
58	139	Sep 3	LAD	@	PHI	W,10-9	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
59	141 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-4	GS	29	6.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
60	145 (3)	Sep 9	LAD	@	STL	W,10-1	GS	4	1.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
61	146	Sep 10	LAD	@	STL	W,3-0	GS	21	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
62	150 (3)	Sep 15	LAD		ATL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
63	153 (2)	Sep 18	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
64	155 (1)	Sep 20	LAD		STL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
65	156	Sep 21	LAD		STL	W,3-0	GS	24	7.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
							72gm		498.0	287	72	11	370	31