#55 Ken Boyer, Third Base, 25 yrs, New York (N) Giants Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ken Boyer
5/20/1931 25 USA,MO,LIBERTY 6"2 200
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Suffers Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1956 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 172 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 1 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 5 6 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 8 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 2 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/12 | @PIT | L 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/13 | @PIT | L 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/16 | PHI | L 5-10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/17 | PHI | W 4-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/18 | SLN | L 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/19 | SLN | L 7-10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/20 | SLN | L 4-15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/22 | @CHN | L 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/23 | @CHN | L 0-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @CHN | W 6-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 144 | 576 | 184 | 32 | 3 | 26 | 99 | 93 | 40 | 60 | .319 | .364 | .521 | .885 | .840 | .201 |
Projected | 151 | 606 | 194 | 34 | 3 | 27 | 104 | 98 | 42 | 63 | .319 | .364 | .521 | .885 | .840 | .201 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 139 | 620 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 300 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 106.4 | 6.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 206 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .325 | .368 | .476 | .843 |
vs. RHP | 370 | 117 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 68 | 64 | 25 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .360 | .546 | .906 |
Close/Late | 48 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .377 | .500 | .877 |
Scoring Position | 156 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .340 | .373 | .481 | .854 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .800 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 288 | 98 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 46 | 15 | 29 | .340 | .373 | .545 | .918 |
Road | 71 | 288 | 86 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 47 | 25 | 31 | .299 | .354 | .497 | .850 |
March/April | 24 | 95 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | .295 | .374 | .453 | .826 |
May | 27 | 113 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 13 | .345 | .362 | .593 | .955 |
June | 24 | 99 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 6 | .263 | .315 | .535 | .850 |
July | 23 | 89 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 10 | .461 | .505 | .663 | 1.168 |
August | 27 | 105 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 10 | .305 | .315 | .505 | .820 |
Sept/Oct | 19 | 75 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | .240 | .310 | .333 | .643 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1956 | 144 | 576 | 184 | 32 | 3 | 26 | 99 | 93 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 5 | 3 | .319 | .364 | .521 | .885 | NYN,NL |
Total | 144 | 576 | 184 | 32 | 3 | 26 | 99 | 93 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 5 | 3 | .319 | .364 | .521 | .885 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1955, AA | 78 | 315 | 124 | 21 | 1 | 31 | 99 | 74 | 44 | 27 | 7 | 5 | .394 | .463 | .762 | 1.225 |
1955, AAA | 60 | 231 | 79 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 63 | 55 | 30 | 33 | 4 | 2 | .342 | .414 | .758 | 1.172 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 141 | 139 | 70 | 325 | 43 | 415 | 20 | .952 | 1217.0 | 3.07 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1955... Injured on 8/21/1955 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 4 days... Had first career hit on 4/4/1956, off Dave Ferriss (CIN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/11/1956, off Alex Kellner (SLN)... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1956, hitting .538 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 5/28/1956... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1956, hitting .440 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Brooklyn on 7/19/1956... Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1956, hitting .640 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Won Rookie Of The Year Award in 1956, hitting .319 with 26 HR, 99 RBI...
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