Cloyd Boyer

Cloyd Boyer
Boyer in about 1952.
Pitcher
Born: (1927-09-01) September 1, 1927 Alba, Missouri
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1949 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1955 for the Kansas City Athletics
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	20–23
Earned run average	4.73
Innings pitched	395⅔
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1949–1952) Kansas City Athletics (1955)

Cloyd Victor Boyer, Jr. (born September 1, 1927, in Alba, Missouri) is a retired American professional baseball player and pitching coach. He was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball between 1949 and 1955 for the St. Louis Cardinals (1949–52) and the Kansas City Athletics (1955). Boyer batted and threw right-handed. His younger brothers Ken and Clete, both third basemen known for their defensive prowess, were also major leaguers.

In a five-season career, Boyer posted a 20-23 record with 198 strikeouts and a 4.73 ERA in 395⅔ innings pitched, including 13 complete games, three shutouts, and two saves.

Cloyd Boyer also played for the Duluth Dukes, a St Louis Cardinals minor league team, in 1947. During the 1947 season in Duluth, Boyer complied a record of 16 wins against 9 losses. He struck out 239 and easily took the strikeout lead in the Northern league in 1947. After the 1947 season Cloyd Boyer was sold to the Houston Buffs, for whom he played in 1948.

After his playing career, 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 was the pitching coach during Bobby Cox's first term as manager of the Atlanta Braves.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Preceded by Whitey Ford	New York Yankees pitching coach 1975	Succeeded by Art Fowler
Preceded by Johnny Sain	Atlanta Braves pitching coach 1978–1981	Succeeded by Rube Walker
Preceded by Billy Connors	Kansas City Royals pitching coach 1982–1983	Succeeded by Gary Blaylock