Bob Boyd

Positions: First Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: October 1, 1919 in Potts Camp, MS us

Died: September 7, 2004 in Wichita, KS

Buried: Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, KS

High School: New Albany HS (New Albany, MS)

Debut: 1947 (10,206th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: September 8, 1951 (Age 31-342d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1961 (Age 41-358d)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season (Exceeded AL/NL rookie limits during 1953 season)

Full Name: Robert Richard Boyd

Nicknames: Rope

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

2078

620

.298

276

RBI

201

OBP

.355

SLG

.396

OPS

.750

OPS+

108

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	26-28 / in Starts: 22-18
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	8

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 182 PAs	23
Actual Runners on Base	112 (62-33-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 182 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	117 (61-36-18)

Most Driven In
C Carrasquel	5
M MiÃ±oso	5
N Fox	4
Self	3
J Rivera	1
B Elliott	1
S Mele	1
R Wilson	1

Most Driven In By
J Rivera	4
Self	3
S Mele	3
S Lollar	2
C Carrasquel	2
M MiÃ±oso	2
T Wright	2
N Fox	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	47	1	Apr 14	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.15	-0.004	.39	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
2	48	3 (1)	Apr 17	CHW		SLB	L,4-6	9-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	8	.52	0.028	1.34	0.04%	0.26	PH
3	49	9 (5)	Apr 25	CHW	@	SLB	W,6-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	8	.39	-0.010	1.20	-0.02%	-0.16	PH
4	50	10	Apr 26 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.88	-0.024	2.87	-0.05%	-0.78	PH
5	51	13 (2)	Apr 29	CHW		WSH	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	8	1.73	0.079	5.39	0.15%	0.39	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	52	16 (2)	May 2	CHW		NYY	W,8-7	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	9	1.89	0.095	6.33	0.19%	0.61	PH
7	53	26 (9)	May 12	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-7	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
8	54	27	May 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	9						PR
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	55	103 (75)	Aug 2	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.500	.167	.667	5	1.47	-0.007	5.07	-0.01%	-0.09	RF
10	56	104	Aug 3	CHW	@	WSH	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.222	.462	.222	.684	2	1.50	-0.047	4.74	-0.09%	-0.29	1B
11	57	105	Aug 4	CHW	@	PHA	W,8-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	1	.231	.444	.231	.675	2	.52	0.040	1.64	0.08%	-1.34	1B
12	58	106	Aug 5	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-7	GS-11	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.435	.294	.729	2	1.36	-0.018	4.34	-0.04%	-0.12	1B
13	59	107	Aug 6	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.393	.238	.631	2	.89	0.005	2.98	0.01%	-0.07	1B
14	60	108	Aug 7	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.414	.273	.687	1	.18	0.007	1.19	0.03%	0.38	PH
15	61	109	Aug 8 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.269	.424	.308	.732	1	1.14	-0.036	6.22	-0.12%	-0.15	1B
16	62	110	Aug 8 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.276	.432	.345	.777	1	.85	-0.036	3.48	-0.09%	-0.14	1B
17	63	111	Aug 9	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.324	.452	.471	.923	1	.59	0.097	1.72	0.17%	1.43	1B
18	64	112	Aug 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.447	.462	.908	1	1.26	0.149	2.82	0.20%	0.28	1B
19	65	113	Aug 12	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.404	.409	.813	1	1.09	-0.142	3.14	-0.24%	-1.19	1B
20	66	114	Aug 13	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG(10)	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.397	.375	.772	1	.84	-0.056	1.76	-0.07%	-0.16	1B
21	67	115	Aug 14	CHW	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.397	.377	.774	8	.39	0.074	.79	0.09%	1.06	1B
22	68	116	Aug 15	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.373	.351	.724	8	1.28	-0.129	3.04	-0.19%	-0.79	1B
23	69	117	Aug 16	CHW	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.366	.333	.700	5	.98	0.089	2.28	0.12%	0.43	1B
24	70	118	Aug 18 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.400	.422	.822	7	.76	0.302	.65	0.16%	2.86	1B
25	71	119	Aug 18 (2)	CHW		SLB	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.299	.397	.418	.815	7	.82	0.055	.74	0.03%	0.38	1B
26	72	120	Aug 19	CHW		SLB	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.390	.408	.799	7	1.75	-0.049	2.44	-0.04%	-0.19	1B
27	73	121	Aug 21	CHW		DET	W,4-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.388	.405	.794	6	.65	-0.002	.41	0.00%	0.12	1B
28	74	122	Aug 22	CHW		DET	L,1-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.382	.397	.779	6	2.24	0.316	1.36	0.12%	0.20	1B
29	75	123	Aug 23 (1)	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.305	.387	.427	.814	5	1.75	0.326	1.21	0.14%	1.34	1B
30	76	124	Aug 23 (2)	CHW		DET	W,11-6	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.322	.398	.448	.846	7	.92	0.127	.68	0.06%	1.29	1B
31	77	125	Aug 25	CHW		PHA	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	1	0	.311	.386	.433	.819	5	1.18	-0.068	.77	-0.03%	-0.65	1B
32	78	126	Aug 26	CHW		PHA	L,8-10	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.301	.375	.419	.794	7	1.25	-0.096	.44	-0.02%	-1.02	1B
33	79	127	Aug 27	CHW		BOS	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.320	.389	.433	.822	5	1.14	0.043	.19	0.00%	0.87	1B
34	80	128	Aug 28	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.384	.420	.804	7	1.72	-0.138	.41	-0.02%	-0.66	1B
35	81	129	Aug 29	CHW		BOS	W,5-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.377	.412	.789	8	.60	-0.031	.14	0.00%	-0.27	1B
36	82	130	Aug 30 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,6-10	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.305	.376	.410	.786	3	.81	0.080	.43	0.03%	0.59	LF
37	83	131	Aug 30 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,1-0	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.380	.407	.788	3	1.14	0.020	.27	0.00%	0.30	LF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
38	84	133 (1)	Sep 2	CHW		WSH	W,7-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.304	.376	.402	.778	5	.90	-0.020	.05	0.00%	-0.80	LF
39	85	134	Sep 3	CHW		WSH	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.307	.378	.404	.781	5	.96	-0.006	.06	0.00%	0.02	LF
40	86	135	Sep 4	CHW	@	CLE	T,6-6	CG(10)	6	6	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.376	.425	.801	5	2.28	0.041	.03	0.00%	1.48	LF
41	87	136	Sep 5 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-0	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.298	.365	.411	.776	3	.82	-0.107	.01	0.00%	-1.06	LF
42	88	137	Sep 5 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.307	.371	.425	.797	3	.97	0.053	.04	0.00%	0.76	LF
43	89	138	Sep 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.298	.361	.412	.773	3	1.42	-0.131	.02	0.00%	-0.90	1B
44	90	139	Sep 7 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.304	.365	.422	.787	3	.81	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.09	LF
45	91	141 (1)	Sep 9	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-9	5-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.301	.362	.419	.782	8	.05	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PR LF
46	92	144 (2)	Sep 12	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-5	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.293	.353	.407	.760	5	.59	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-1.65	CF
47	93	145	Sep 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-7	8-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.298	.357	.418	.776	9	5.28	0.443	.00	0.00%	2.10	PH LF
48	94	147 (1)	Sep 15	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-0	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.298	.357	.418	.776	6						PR
49	95	148	Sep 16	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.361	.421	.781	5	.94	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.25	LF
50	96	149	Sep 17	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.358	.416	.774	5	1.67	-0.042	.00	0.00%	0.11	LF
51	97	152 (2)	Sep 22	CHW		CLE	L,3-8	7-GF	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.311	.366	.424	.790	9	.52	0.040	.00	0.00%	1.05	PH LF
52	98	153	Sep 23	CHW		CLE	L,3-8	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.307	.361	.418	.780	7	.77	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.35	PH LF
53	99	154	Sep 25	CHW	@	SLB	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.359	.427	.786	5	.78	0.171	.00	0.00%	1.18	1B
54	100	155	Sep 26	CHW	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.298	.354	.416	.770	5	.75	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.96	1B
55	101	156	Sep 27	CHW	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.297	.352	.412	.764	5	1.26	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.32	1B
							26-28		182	165	20	49	6	2	3	23	13	0	11	1	3		2	3	1	4	.297	.352	.412	.764		1.10	1.245	1.44	0.58%	5.52

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