Clete Boyer
Cletis Leroy Boyer
Born: February 9, 1937
Cassville, MO USA
Deceased: 2007
Lawrenceville, GA USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 165
Career: 1955-1971
Minor League Statistics
Clete Boyer compiled a career batting average of .242 with 162 home runs and 654 RBI in his 1725-game career with the Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. He began playing during the 1955 season and last took the field during the 1971 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1955 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 47 | 82 | 79 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .241 | .268 | .253 | .521 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1956 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 67 | 143 | 129 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 24 | .217 | .284 | .279 | .563 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
1957 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1959 | AL | New York Yankees | 47 | 124 | 114 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 23 | .175 | .215 | .193 | .408 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
1960 | AL | New York Yankees | 124 | 431 | 393 | 54 | 95 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 85 | .242 | .285 | .405 | .690 | 159 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
1961 | AL | New York Yankees | 148 | 578 | 504 | 61 | 113 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 83 | .224 | .308 | .347 | .656 | 175 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
1962 | AL | New York Yankees | 158 | 633 | 566 | 85 | 154 | 24 | 1 | 18 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 106 | .272 | .331 | .413 | .745 | 234 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
1963 | AL | New York Yankees | 152 | 596 | 557 | 59 | 140 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 91 | .251 | .295 | .363 | .657 | 202 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
1964 | AL | New York Yankees | 147 | 554 | 510 | 43 | 111 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 93 | .218 | .269 | .304 | .573 | 155 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
1965 | AL | New York Yankees | 148 | 561 | 514 | 69 | 129 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 79 | .251 | .304 | .424 | .728 | 218 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
1966 | AL | New York Yankees | 144 | 558 | 500 | 59 | 120 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 48 | .240 | .303 | .384 | .687 | 192 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 154 | 619 | 572 | 63 | 140 | 18 | 3 | 26 | 96 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 81 | .245 | .292 | .423 | .715 | 242 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
1968 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 71 | 291 | 273 | 19 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 32 | .227 | .275 | .311 | .586 | 85 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
1969 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 144 | 562 | 496 | 57 | 124 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 57 | 3 | 7 | 55 | 87 | .250 | .328 | .371 | .699 | 184 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
1970 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 134 | 525 | 475 | 44 | 117 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 71 | .246 | .305 | .381 | .686 | 181 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
1971 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 30 | 108 | 98 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .245 | .299 | .439 | .738 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals | 1725 | 6365 | 5780 | 645 | 1396 | 200 | 33 | 162 | 654 | 41 | 28 | 470 | 931 | .242 | .299 | .372 | .670 | 2148 | 136 | 25 | 37 | 53 | 74 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1955 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 3B | 11 | 6 | 61.0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.541 | 2.182 |
1955 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | SS | 12 | 5 | 58.3 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | .963 | 4.011 | 2.167 |
1955 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 2B | 10 | 5 | 55.0 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .920 | 3.764 | 2.300 |
1956 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 2B | 51 | 34 | 324.3 | 94 | 110 | 6 | 31 | .971 | 5.661 | 4.000 |
1956 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 3B | 7 | 6 | 48.0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.750 | 2.857 |
1957 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1957 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1959 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 26 | 22 | 194.3 | 40 | 63 | 1 | 14 | .990 | 4.770 | 3.962 |
1959 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 16 | 9 | 90.0 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | .973 | 3.600 | 2.250 |
1960 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 99 | 93 | 782.3 | 102 | 219 | 11 | 24 | .967 | 3.693 | 3.242 |
1960 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 33 | 20 | 190.7 | 55 | 78 | 6 | 20 | .957 | 6.278 | 4.030 |
1961 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 141 | 138 | 1200.0 | 151 | 353 | 17 | 36 | .967 | 3.780 | 3.574 |
1961 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 12 | 8 | 75.3 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 4.659 | 3.250 |
1961 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1962 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 157 | 156 | 1397.3 | 187 | 396 | 22 | 41 | .964 | 3.755 | 3.713 |
1963 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 141 | 138 | 1243.3 | 165 | 309 | 23 | 32 | .954 | 3.431 | 3.362 |
1963 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 9 | 9 | 80.0 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 8 | .963 | 5.850 | 5.778 |
1963 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
1964 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 123 | 120 | 1076.3 | 118 | 278 | 13 | 28 | .968 | 3.311 | 3.220 |
1964 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 21 | 19 | 191.0 | 46 | 61 | 3 | 13 | .973 | 5.042 | 5.095 |
1965 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 147 | 140 | 1274.7 | 134 | 354 | 16 | 46 | .968 | 3.446 | 3.320 |
1965 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.500 |
1966 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 85 | 84 | 741.0 | 87 | 226 | 11 | 12 | .966 | 3.802 | 3.682 |
1966 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 59 | 59 | 512.3 | 114 | 170 | 7 | 26 | .976 | 4.989 | 4.814 |
1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 150 | 148 | 1299.0 | 166 | 291 | 14 | 30 | .970 | 3.166 | 3.047 |
1967 | NL | Atlanta Braves | SS | 6 | 3 | 39.0 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 5 | .967 | 6.692 | 4.833 |
1968 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 69 | 67 | 615.0 | 74 | 135 | 4 | 17 | .981 | 3.059 | 3.029 |
1969 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 141 | 135 | 1198.3 | 139 | 275 | 15 | 18 | .965 | 3.109 | 2.936 |
1970 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 126 | 123 | 1092.0 | 107 | 268 | 18 | 21 | .954 | 3.091 | 2.976 |
1970 | NL | Atlanta Braves | SS | 5 | 5 | 47.0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 3.447 | 3.600 |
1971 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 25 | 24 | 229.0 | 18 | 56 | 3 | 6 | .961 | 2.908 | 2.960 |
1971 | NL | Atlanta Braves | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
Totals | 1689 | 1577 | 14129.7 | 1902 | 3810 | 198 | 443 | .966 | 3.638 | 3.382 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1960 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .583 | .833 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1961 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 5 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .267 | .421 | .400 | .821 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1962 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 7 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .318 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1963 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1964 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 7 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .208 | .231 | .375 | .606 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1969 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .111 | .250 | .111 | .361 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 30 | 107 | 95 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .221 | .280 | .368 | .649 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1960 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3B | 4 | 3 | 22.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.273 | 2.000 |
1960 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1961 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3B | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 3.600 | 3.600 |
1962 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 2 | .926 | 3.689 | 3.571 |
1963 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3B | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.647 | 2.500 |
1964 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 59.0 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .933 | 4.271 | 4.000 |
1969 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLCS | 3B | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 4.154 | 4.000 |
Totals | 31 | 29 | 247.0 | 27 | 74 | 6 | 4 | .944 | 3.680 | 3.258 |
Awards
1969 - NL Gold Glove 3B
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