Bob Boyd Stats

Bob Boyd was born on Wednesday, October 1, 1919, in Potts Camp, Mississippi. Boyd was 31 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1951, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Boyd baseball stats page.

"Nicknamed 'Rope' for his line-drive hitting, (Bob) Boyd was the first Oriole regular to bat over .300 with .318 in 1957 and .309 the next year. Despite his high BA, he lacked the home run punch expected from a first baseman and was primarily a pinch hitter in his last seasons." - Marazzi, Rich. Author. Baseball Players of the 1950s: A Biographical Dictionary of All 1,560 Major Leaguers. McFarland & Company. 30 November 2009.

Birth Name:	Robert Richard Boyd
Nickname:	Bob, Rope, The Rope
Born On:	10-01-1919 (Libra)
Born In:	Potts Camp, Mississippi
Died On:	09-07-2004 (500 Oldest Living)
Died In:	Wichita, Kansas
Cemetery:	Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas

High School:	New Albany High School (New Albany, MS)
College:	None Attended
Bats:	Left	Throws:	Left
Height:	5-10	Weight:	170
First Game:	09-08-1951 (Age 31)
Last Game:	09-24-1961
Draft:	Not Applicable

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Bob Boyd Bob Boyd Hitting Stats
Year	Age	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1951	32	White Sox	12	18	3	3	0	1	0	0	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.278
1953	34	White Sox	55	165	20	49	6	2	3	0	23	13	0	11	3	0	1	3	.297	.352	.412
1954	35	White Sox	29	56	10	10	3	0	0	0	5	4	0	3	1	0	0	3	.179	.233	.232
1956	37	Orioles	70	225	28	70	8	3	2	0	11	30	2	14	6	0	1	6	.311	.395	.400
1957	38	Orioles	141	485	73	154	16	8	4	0	34	55	3	31	8	2	2	4	.318	.388	.408
1958	39	Orioles	125	401	58	124	21	5	7	0	36	25	1	24	1	3	2	5	.309	.350	.439
1959	40	Orioles	128	415	42	110	20	2	3	0	41	29	1	14	12	4	1	12	.265	.312	.345
1960	41	Orioles	71	82	9	26	5	2	0	0	9	6	1	5	0	0	0	4	.317	.364	.427
1961	42	Athletics	26	48	7	11	2	0	0	0	9	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	.229	.240	.271
1961	42	Braves	36	41	3	10	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	7	0	1	0	1	.244	.256	.244
Career			G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
9 Years			693	1,936	253	567	81	23	19	0	175	167	8	114	31	11	7	39	.293	.349	.388

Bob Boyd Bob Boyd Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
1951 White Sox	1B	6	3	99	37	6.2	37	36	1	0	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	10.09
1953 White Sox	1B	29	29	778	291	10.0	291	275	16	0	25	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	10.10
1953 White Sox	CF	1	1	21	8	8.0	8	7	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	10.29
1953 White Sox	LF	14	10	267	111	7.9	111	89	22	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	11.22
1953 White Sox	RF	1	1	24	8	8.0	8	8	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	9.00
1954 White Sox	1B	12	4	147	54	4.5	53	51	2	1	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.981	9.73
1954 White Sox	LF	13	12	257	22	1.7	21	20	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.955	2.21
1956 Orioles	1B	60	54	1,462	498	8.3	493	469	24	5	46	n/a	n/a	n/a	.990	9.10
1956 Orioles	LF	3	1	27	3	1.0	3	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	3.00
1956 Orioles	RF	5	1	34	3	0.6	3	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.38
1957 Orioles	1B	132	117	3,257	1,153	8.7	1,143	1,073	70	10	107	n/a	n/a	n/a	.991	9.48
1957 Orioles	LF	1	0	6	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00
1958 Orioles	1B	99	87	2,394	815	8.2	810	757	53	5	85	n/a	n/a	n/a	.994	9.14
1959 Orioles	1B	109	101	2,634	988	9.1	973	927	46	15	88	n/a	n/a	n/a	.985	9.97
1960 Orioles	1B	17	3	189	68	4.0	68	64	4	0	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	9.71
1961 Athletics	1B	8	7	165	46	5.8	46	44	2	0	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	7.53
1961 Braves	1B	3	2	63	25	8.3	25	20	5	0	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	10.71
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
1B Totals		475	407	11,188	3,975	8.4	3,939	3,716	223	36	378	n/a	n/a	n/a	.991	9.51
LF Totals		31	23	557	136	4.4	135	112	23	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.993	6.54
RF Totals		6	2	58	11	1.8	11	11	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	5.12
CF Totals		1	1	21	8	8.0	8	7	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	10.29
9 Years		513	433	11,824	4,130	8.1	4,093	3,846	247	37	379	n/a	n/a	n/a	.991	9.35

Bob Boyd Bob Boyd Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1951 White Sox	0	0	.000	6	2	n/a	0.0	6.0	4.5	-	-	-
1953 White Sox	1	4	.200	10	4	n/a	55.0	15.0	7.2	-	-	-
1954 White Sox	2	0	1.000	2	8	n/a	0.0	18.7	11.2	-	-	-
1956 Orioles	0	5	.000	12	1	n/a	112.5	16.1	20.5	-	-	-
1957 Orioles	2	4	.333	18	1	n/a	121.3	15.6	14.3	-	-	-
1958 Orioles	1	1	.500	34	0	n/a	57.3	16.7	11.1	-	-	-
1959 Orioles	3	1	.750	26	0	n/a	138.3	29.6	10.1	-	-	-
1960 Orioles	0	0	.000	62	3	n/a	0.0	16.4	9.1	-	-	-
1961 Athletics	0	2	.000	19	0	n/a	0.0	24.0	5.3	-	-	-
1961 Braves	0	0	.000	34	0	n/a	0.0	5.9	13.7	-	-	-
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
9 Years	9	17	.346	223	19	n/a	101.9	17.0	11.1	-	-	-

Bob Boyd Bob Boyd Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team \| Roster	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1951 Chicago White Sox	5	$3,000.00	-	-
1953 Chicago White Sox	31	$6,000.00	-	-
1954 Chicago White Sox	31	$7,000.00	-	-
1956 Baltimore Orioles	1	$7,000.00	-	-
1957 Baltimore Orioles	1	$8,000.00	-	-
1958 Baltimore Orioles	1	$12,000.00	-	-
1959 Baltimore Orioles	1	$13,000.00	-	-
1960 Baltimore Orioles	9	$14,000.00	-	-
1961 Kansas City Athletics	10	$11,000.00	-	-
1961 Milwaukee Braves	3	" "	-	-
Bob Boyd Stats by Baseball Almanac

Robert Richard Boyd was a Major League Baseball player with the Chicago White Sox (1951, 1953-1954), Baltimore Orioles (1956-1960), Kansas City Athletics (1961), and Milwaukee Braves (1961). The Rope, his nickname, was so much more than the first black player to sign with the Pale Hose, and we hope you'll read our Bob Boyd Biography.

Bob Boyd Rookie Card | Baseball Almanac

Bob Boyd Rookie Card | 1953Topps Baseball Card (#257 | Checklist)
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Bob Boyd was one of only eight American League batters to hit .300 or better in 1957 (Top 25). His .318 batting average made him the first player in a Baltimore Orioles uniform to hit .300 or better! Note: This excludes time when the franchise played as the St. Louis Browns (1902-1953).

MLB Triple Play on Opening Day | Baseball Almanac

Opening Day Triple Play | The Cincinnati Enquirer | 10 April 1959
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Did you know that The Rope, on April 9, 1959, took part in a little baseball history, the first triple play that ever took place on Opening Day? With a runner on first and second, Ed Fitz Gerald hit a hard bouncer direcly to The Rope who tagged the runner leaving first base. Boyd threw to Chico Carrasquel (SS) who tagged the runner leaving second. El Gato threw it back to Bob in time, getting Fitz Gerald before he was safe at first.