Cloyd Boyer Explained

Cloyd Boyer
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:1 September 1927
Birth Place:Alba, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:Carthage, Missouri, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 23
Debutyear:1949
Debutteam:St. Louis Cardinals
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 24
Finalyear:1955
Finalteam:Kansas City Athletics
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:20–23
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.73
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:198
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Cloyd Victor Boyer Jr. (September 1, 1927 – September 20, 2021) was an American right-handed pitcher and pitching coach in Major League Baseball who played between 1949 and 1955 for the St. Louis Cardinals (1949–52) and Kansas City Athletics (1955). Boyer was born in Alba, Missouri, the eldest son in a family that included Gold Glove Award-winning third basemen Ken and Clete Boyer.[1]

Ken, 1964 National League Most Valuable Player, an 11-time Major League Baseball All-Star and five-time Gold Glove recipient, had a 15-year big-league career with the Cardinals, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers; Clete won only one Gold Glove because of the presence of Brooks Robinson,[2] but played all or parts of 16 MLB seasons for the Athletics, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.[3]

Biography

In his major-league career, encompassing all or part of five seasons, Boyer posted a 20–23 won–lost record with 198 strikeouts and a 4.73 earned run average in 395 innings pitched, including 13 complete games, three shutouts, and two saves. Boyer also played for the Duluth Dukes, a Cardinals minor league team, in 1947. That year, Boyer compiled a record of 16 wins against 9 losses. He struck out 239 and took the strikeout lead in the Northern League. After that season, he was promoted to the Cardinals' Double-A club, the Houston Buffaloes, for whom he played in 1948.

After his playing career finished, Boyer became a scout, minor league pitching instructor and major league pitching coach—spending much of his time in the New York Yankees' organization. He spent two brief terms as pitching coach of the Bombers in and, and held the same post on the staff of Bobby Cox during Cox's first term (–) as manager of the Atlanta Braves, then served under Dick Howser as mound tutor of the – Kansas City Royals.

Boyer died in Carthage, Missouri, on September 20, 2021.[4] At the time, he was the 18th oldest former Major League Baseball player at 94 years, 19 days old.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. News: McEvoy . Colin . The Ultimate Sibling Rivalry: 8 Sets of Brothers Who Faced Off in Sports Championships . . February 9, 2023 . February 12, 2023.
  2. Web site: Clete Boyer . Wancho . Joseph . . September 25, 2021.
  3. Web site: Cloyd Boyer Stats . baseball-reference.com . sports-reference.com . September 25, 2021.
  4. Web site: Cloyd Boyer, Last of a Three-Brother Baseball Rarity, Dies at 94. Goldstein. Richard. The New York Times. September 25, 2021. September 26, 2021.
  5. Book: Gallagher. Mark. The Yankee Encyclopedia. 2003. Sports Publishing LLC.. 175–176. 6th.
  6. Web site: Cloyd Victor Boyer death notice . September 21, 2021 . September 25, 2021.