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Oil Can Boyd

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 155lb (185cm, 70kg)

Born: October 6, 1959 in Meridian, MS us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jackson State University (Jackson, MS).

High School: Meridian HS (Meridian, MS)

School: Jackson State University (Jackson, MS)

Debut: September 13, 1982 (Age 22-342d, 14,678th in major league history)
vs. CLE 5.1 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: October 1, 1991 (Age 31-360d)
vs. SEA 2.2 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: George Kalafatis • Previously: Dennis Coleman

Full Name: Dennis Ray Boyd

Nicknames: Oil Can

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.3

ERA

4.04

214

207

1389.2

799

WHIP

1.292

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-10 / in Starts: 9-10
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	22 (9-8-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
R Hassey	1
T Foley	1

Most Driven In By
M Grissom	1

1991 Batting Game Log

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1991 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	32	3 (2)	Apr 10	MON	@	PIT	L,3-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.14	-0.056	1.47	-0.04%	-0.43	P
2	33	8 (4)	Apr 15	MON		STL	L,4-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.92	0.020	.98	0.01%	0.23	P
3	34	13 (4)	Apr 21	MON		NYM	L,5-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.04	-0.054	1.17	-0.04%	-0.49	P
4	35	17 (3)	Apr 26	MON	@	STL	L,0-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	1.50	-0.051	.96	-0.02%	-0.40	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	36	22 (4)	May 3	MON		SDP	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	1.38	-0.069	.77	-0.02%	-0.50	P
6	37	27 (4)	May 8	MON		SFG	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.81	0.022	.51	0.01%	0.66	P
7	38	31 (3)	May 13	MON	@	LAD	L,3-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.78	-0.037	.71	-0.02%	-0.29	P
8	39	36 (4)	May 18	MON	@	SFG	W,3-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	.62	0.057	.39	0.02%	0.51	P
9	40	40 (3)	May 23	MON		PHI	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9	1.34	-0.070	1.13	-0.04%	-0.56	P
10	41	45 (4)	May 28	MON	@	PHI	L,0-12	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	.72	-0.018	.40	-0.01%	-0.15	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	42	53 (7)	Jun 7	MON	@	ATL	W,11-2	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9	.69	-0.002	.15	0.00%	-0.44	P
12	43	58 (4)	Jun 12	MON		CIN	W,10-9	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.76	-0.043	.17	-0.01%	-0.98	P
13	44	63 (4)	Jun 17	MON		HOU	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.86	-0.042	.28	-0.01%	-0.31	P
14	45	68 (4)	Jun 22	MON	@	CIN	W,7-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.60	-0.029	.26	-0.01%	-0.30	P
15	46	72 (3)	Jun 27	MON	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.138	.074	.212	9	1.18	-0.036	.56	-0.01%	-0.49	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	47	77 (4)	Jul 2	MON		NYM	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.129	.069	.198	9	.98	-0.048	.09	0.00%	-0.36	P
17	48	82 (4)	Jul 7	MON	@	PIT	L,1-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.152	.067	.218	9	1.25	0.007	.06	0.00%	0.03	P
18	49	85 (2)	Jul 14 (1)	MON		LAD	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.094	.171	.094	.265	9	.35	0.022	.01	0.00%	0.36	P
19	50	90 (4)	Jul 19	MON		SFG	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.21	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-1.11	P
							9-10		42	36	1	3	0	0	0	2	3	0	19	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237		.85	-0.448	.49	-0.18%	-5.02

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