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Bob Boyd

Birthdate:

10/1/1919

Died:

9/7/2004

Height / Weight:

5' 10" / 170 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Potts Camp, MS, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

A sure-enough nice guy, Bob Boyd starred in the Negro National League – hitting .352, .369 and .371 from 1947-49 for the Memphis Red Sox. In 1950 the 5 ft 10 inch, 170-pound Bob Boyd was the first black player to sign a contract with the White Sox. Sent to the minors he joined the club in ’51 and hit .167 in 12 games. Shipped back to the minors he rejoined team in ’53 hitting a solid .297 in 55 games. Back again to the minors Boyd was traded to the Orioles in ’56 and took over the team’s first base position. In Baltimore Bob Boyd batted .318 in 1957 with a career-best 73 runs scored and in 1958 hit .309 with career highs with 21 doubles and with 7 homers. baseballhistorian.com

Bob Boyd MLB career stats: .293, 81 Ds, 23 Ts, 19 Hrs, 567 hits in 1936 at bats spanning 693 games.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
10 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1951	CHW (AL)	12	18	3	3	0	1	0	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	SLG
1953	CHW (AL)	55	165	20	49	6	2	3	23	13	11	1	4	0	1	3	0	.297	.352	SLG
1954	CHW (AL)	29	56	10	10	3	0	0	5	4	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	.179	.233	SLG
1956	BAL (AL)	70	225	28	70	8	3	2	11	30	14	0	5	2	1	6	0	.311	.395	SLG
1957	BAL (AL)	141	485	73	154	16	8	4	34	55	31	2	4	3	2	8	2	.318	.388	SLG
1958	BAL (AL)	125	401	58	124	21	5	7	36	25	24	1	1	1	2	1	3	.309	.350	SLG
1959	BAL (AL)	128	415	42	110	20	2	3	41	29	14	3	1	1	1	12	4	.265	.312	SLG
1960	BAL (AL)	71	82	9	26	5	2	0	9	6	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	.317	.364	SLG
1961	KCA (AL)	26	48	7	11	2	0	0	9	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	.229	.240	SLG
1961	MLN (NL)	36	41	3	10	0	0	0	3	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.244	.256	SLG
10 years		693	1936	253	567	81	23	19	175	167	114	9	17	8	7	31	11	.293	.349	.SLG

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