Cloyd Boyer was born on Thursday, September 1, 1927, in Cossville, Jasper County, Missouri. Boyer was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1949, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Cloyd Boyer baseball stats page.
"A pitcher can also be credited with a start even though he never throws a single pitch. On September 15, 1950, St. Louis Cardinals scheduled starter Cloyd Boyer hurt his arm while warming up prior to the game at Brooklyn. Red Munger replaced Boyer and received credit for a complete-game 6-2 win over Don Newcombe, even though Boyer was deemed the starting pitcher." - Nemec, David. Author. The Official Rules of Baseball Illustrated: An Irreverent Look at the Rules of Baseball and How They Came to Be What They Are Today. Sports Publishing. 14 April 2020.
Cloyd Boyer![]() Cloyd Boyer Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives (1953) Baseball Card (#60) |
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Cloyd BoyerCloyd Boyer Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1949 | 22 | Cardinals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1950 | 23 | Cardinals | 36 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.52 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 120.1 | 508 | 105 | 47 | 52 | 15 | 49 | 2 | 82 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 1951 | 24 | Cardinals | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63.1 | 288 | 68 | 37 | 42 | 9 | 46 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1952 | 25 | Cardinals | 23 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 110.1 | 476 | 108 | 52 | 56 | 11 | 47 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1955 | 28 | Athletics | 30 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 6.22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98.1 | 466 | 107 | 68 | 81 | 21 | 69 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 5 Years | 112 | 48 | 27 | 20 | 23 | .465 | 4.73 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 395.2 | 1,759 | 393 | 208 | 235 | 56 | 218 | 13 | 198 | 14 | 17 | 1 | - | ||
Cloyd BoyerCloyd Boyer Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1949 | 22 | Cardinals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1950 | 23 | Cardinals | 36 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 | .229 | .242 |
| 1951 | 24 | Cardinals | 19 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .250 |
| 1952 | 25 | Cardinals | 24 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .250 | .316 |
| 1955 | 28 | Athletics | 30 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .069 | .129 | .069 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 5 Years | 113 | 120 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .206 | .225 | ||
Cloyd BoyerCloyd Boyer Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1949 Cardinals | P | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
| 1950 Cardinals | P | 36 | 14 | 361 | 31 | 0.9 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .871 | 2.02 |
| 1951 Cardinals | P | 19 | 8 | 190 | 6 | 0.3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 0.71 |
| 1952 Cardinals | P | 23 | 14 | 331 | 18 | 0.8 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 1.31 |
| 1955 Athletics | P | 30 | 11 | 295 | 24 | 0.8 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.01 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 112 | 48 | 1,187 | 80 | 0.7 | 71 | 20 | 51 | 9 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .888 | 1.61 | |
| 5 Years | 112 | 48 | 1,187 | 80 | 0.7 | 71 | 20 | 51 | 9 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .888 | 1.61 | |
Cloyd BoyerCloyd Boyer Miscellaneous Stats |
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| 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 |
| 1949 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.90 |
| 1950 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.1 | 33.0 | 1.67 | 6.13 | 3.66 |
| 1951 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 10.0 | 0.87 | 5.68 | 6.54 |
| 1952 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 0.94 | 3.59 | 3.83 |
| 1955 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.46 | 2.93 | 6.32 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 5 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 15.0 | 0.91 | 4.50 | 4.96 |
Cloyd BoyerCloyd Boyer Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1949 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | $5,000.00 | - | - |
| 1950 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | $6,000.00 | - | - |
| 1951 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | $7,500.00 | - | - |
| 1952 St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | $6,000.00 | - | - |
| 1955 Kansas City Athletics | 18 | $8,500.00 | - | - |
| Cloyd Boyer Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Cloyd Victor Boyer was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals (1949-1952) and Kansas City Athletics (1955). Cloyd took the mound in 112 games, including 13 complete games, and three shutouts. He struck out nearly 200 batters in less than 400 innings of work, and surrendered only 56 home runs to the 1,759 batters that he faced!

Cloyd Boyer Rookie Card | 1951 Bowman Baseball Card (#228 | Checklist)
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Did you know that Cloyd Boyer was the oldest of fourteen children of Chester Vern Boyer (1903–1981) and his wife, the former Mabel Agnes Means (1907–1971), including sons Cloyd, Wayne (born 1929), Ken (1931–1982), Lynn (born c.1935), Clete (1937–2007), Ronnie (born 1944) and Lenny (1946–2013) and daughters Juanita Woodmansee, Leila, Dolores Webb, Pansy Schell, Shirley Lockhart, Bobbi McNary and Marcy Layton? All seven boys played professional baseball, with two of his brothers also reaching the major leagues as third basemen: Ken Boyer for the Cardinals, and Clete Boyer for the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.
Did you know that when Cloyd Boyer took the mound on April 19, 1955, he became the first KANSAS CITY Athletics player to ever wear #55 in a regular season game? The franchise had just relocated from Philadelphia and would play in KC until they moved to Oakland in 1968. Do you know who the last PHILADELPHIA Athletics player was that wore #55? [Answer]
Coach Boyer: After hanging up his playing cleats, Cloyd Boyer coached for the next thirty-seven years! A partial breakdown: 1962 Richmond Virginians (Pitching Coach), 1962 Shelby Colonels (Manager), 1963 Fort Lauderdale Yankees (Manager), 1964 New York Yankees (Minor League Pitching Coach), 1964-1967 New York Yankees (Major League Scout), 1968 Binghamton Triplets (Manager), 1969-1974 New York Yankees (Major League Scout), 1975-1976 New York Yankees (Minor League Pitching Coach), 1977 New York Yankees (Pitching Coach), 1978-1981 Atlanta Braves (Pitching Coach), 1982-1983 Kansas City Royals (Pitching Coach), 1984-1985 Syracuse Chiefs (Pitcher Coach), 1986 St. Catherine Blue Jays (Manager), 1988 Pulaski Braves (Manager), 1989 Idaho Falls Braves (Manager), 1990-1992 Pulaski Braves (Pitching Coach).