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Cloyd Boyer
Boyer in about 1952
Pitcher
Born: (1927-09-01)September 1, 1927
Alba, Missouri, U.S.
Died: September 20, 2021(2021-09-20) (aged 94)
Carthage, Missouri, U.S.
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
MLB statistics
Win–loss record20–23
Earned run average4.73
Strikeouts198
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

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).

Biography

Boyer was born in Alba, Missouri. He was the eldest son in a family that included third basemen Ken Boyer and Clete Boyer. Ken, 1964 National League Most Valuable Player, an 11-time Major League Baseball All-Star and five-time Gold Glove Award winner, 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,[1] but played all or parts of 16 MLB seasons for the Athletics, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.[2]

In a five-season career, Cloyd Boyer posted a 20–23 record with 198 strikeouts and a 4.73 earned run average in 395⅔ 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. During the 1947 season in Duluth, 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 sold to the Houston Buffs, 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 was also the pitching coach during Bobby Cox's first term as manager of the Atlanta Braves. Boyer is credited with helping Fritz Peterson become a star pitcher.

Boyer died in Carthage, Missouri, on September 20, 2021.[3] At the time, he was the 18th oldest former Major League Baseball player at 94 years, 19 days old.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Wancho, Joseph. "Clete Boyer". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cloyd Boyer Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Goldstein, Richard (September 25, 2021). "Cloyd Boyer, Last of a Three-Brother Baseball Rarity, Dies at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Gallagher, Mark (2003). The Yankee Encyclopedia (6th ed.). Sports Publishing LLC. pp. 175–176.
  5. ^ "Cloyd Victor Boyer death notice". September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
Preceded by New York Yankees pitching coach
1975 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Atlanta Braves pitching coach
1978–1981 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Kansas City Royals pitching coach
1982–1983 		Succeeded by


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