Oil Can Boyd

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 155lb (185cm, 70kg)

Born: October 6, 1959 in Meridian, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jackson State University (Jackson, MS).

High School: Meridian HS (Meridian, MS)

School: Jackson State University (Jackson, MS)

Debut: September 13, 1982 (Age 22-342d, 14,678th in major league history)
vs. CLE 5.1 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: October 1, 1991 (Age 31-360d)
vs. SEA 2.2 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: George Kalafatis • Previously: Dennis Coleman

Full Name: Dennis Ray Boyd

Nicknames: Oil Can

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.3

ERA

4.04

214

207

1389.2

799

WHIP

1.292

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Team Record in Appearances: 4-11 / in Starts: 4-9

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 14, Entered with runners on base: 1

1983 Pitching Game Log

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1983 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	4	48	Jun 3	BOS	@	MIN	W,6-3	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	6.0	7	3	2	3	1	0	0	3.00	3.92	28	9	8	2	0	7	46			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.09	-0.007	1.83	-0.01%	-0.24	1b start tie	7b 1-3 0 out a4
2	5	53	Jun 8	BOS		DET	L,3-6	GS-5	L(1-1)	4	5.0	7	4	4	2	3	1	0	4.91	4.57	22	4	6	3	0	7	38			0	1	0	18	3	0	0	0	2	0	1.04	-0.180	1.90	-0.20%	-1.31	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
3	6	60	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	L,2-10	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.25	4.42	5	2	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.51	8b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 8
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	7	103	Aug 2	BOS	@	TEX	W,6-5	GS-6	W(2-1)	46	6.0	6	4	4	2	4	2	0	5.50	5.20	26	7	7	0	1	6	46			2	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.056	.11	0.00%	-1.08	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
5	8	108	Aug 7	BOS	@	KCR	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(2-2)	4	8.0	6	1	1	1	3	1	0	4.15	4.83	30	14	6	2	0	6	68			3	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.243	.17	0.03%	3.02	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
6	9	113	Aug 13(2)	BOS		KCR	W,12-3	CG	W(3-2)	5	9.0	8	3	2	2	7	0	0	3.60	4.07	36	9	10	3	0	8	66			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	.25	-0.059	.04	-0.01%	1.84	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
7	10	119	Aug 17(2)	BOS	@	MIL	L,1-5	4-GF(8)		3	4.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.18	3.81	16	3	9	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	.33	-0.101	.03	-0.01%	0.40	4b 123 1 out d1	8b end d 4
8	11	124	Aug 23	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(3-3)	5	8.0	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	3.21	4.03	32	7	14	2	0	4	62			1	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.018	.01	0.00%	1.14	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
9	12	129	Aug 28	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-6	GS-3	L(3-4)	4	2.2	5	4	4	0	2	2	0	3.75	4.40	13	4	2	0	0	5	34			1	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.239	.00	0.00%	-2.67	1b start tie	3b 1-- 2 out d4
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	13	135	Sep 2	BOS		CHW	W,5-1	CG	W(4-4)	4	9.0	8	1	1	1	2	1	0	3.34	4.36	35	12	12	0	0	8	68			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	2	0	1	.81	0.278	.00	0.00%	3.84	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
11	14	140	Sep 7	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-5	GS-5	L(4-5)	4	5.0	8	4	4	2	3	0	0	3.64	4.23	25	4	8	1	0	8	36			0	0	0	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.205	.00	0.00%	-1.54	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
12	15	144	Sep 13(1)	BOS		BAL	L,4-7	GS-11		5	11.0	10	4	3	3	0	0	0	3.46	4.14	44	16	15	2	1	10	60			0	0	0	40	2	0	0	2	1	1	1.36	0.343	.00	0.00%	1.92	1t start tie	11t 3 out tie
13	16	150	Sep 18	BOS		DET	L,6-9	GS-7	L(4-6)	4	6.2	13	8	3	2	3	0	0	3.51	4.02	36	12	6	0	3	13	27			0	0	0	34	3	0	0	1	0	2	.91	-0.204	.00	0.00%	-3.57	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out d6
14	17	156	Sep 25	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	GS-8	L(4-7)	6	7.2	8	3	3	1	4	1	0	3.51	4.00	30	10	7	0	2	8	54			1	1	0	28	2	0	0	2	1	1	.82	0.013	.00	0.00%	0.46	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out d2
15	18	161	Oct 1	BOS		CLE	L,1-3	CG	L(4-8)	5	9.0	9	3	1	1	6	0	0	3.28	3.80	35	12	8	0	1	8	66			1	1	0	34	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.49	-0.024	.00	0.00%	1.84	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
							4-11		W-L:4-8	4.6	98.2	103	46	36	23	43	9	1	3.28	3.80	413	1.05		7%	3%	102	52	3	100%	9	4	0	383	22	0	0	8	5	7	.90	-0.216	.25	-0.19%	3.54

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