We have set your language to You can still file a request but no one will be notified. He is survived by two sons and two daughters in addition to his brothers and six sisters. Boyer was one of three brothers to play major league baseball. ). Please try again later. Your password must be at least 8 characters, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Boyer's productivity early in the season kept the team in contention, although they were still only 54–51 and tied for fifth place on August 4; they fell 11 games out of first place by August 23, but mounted one of the great comebacks in history, overtaking the Philadelphia Phillies in the final weeks to win the NL pennant by a single game; Boyer batted .400 in five September games against the Phillies.
After seeing him hit so well, the Cardinals shifted him to third base, and he batted .306 for the Omaha Cardinals of the Western League in 1951. Failed to report flower. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced.
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Ken Boyer would have been 51 years old at the time of death or 84 years old today.
We have 2 volunteers within ten miles of your requested photo location. After 11 years with the Cardinals, Boyer began to suffer back problems in 1965, but still led the league in fielding percentage (.968) for the only time in his career; after batting just .260 with 13 homers and 75 RBI.
[5] His career slugging average of .462 ranked third among players with at least 1,000 games at third base, behind Eddie Mathews (.509) and Ron Santo (then at .478), and among NL players he trailed only Mathews in assists and double plays at third base. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Clete also homered in that game, the only time in World Series history that brothers have homered in the same game. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Ken Boyer I found on Findagrave.com. Ken Boyer is a American Former Major League Baseball Player, who was born on 20 May, 1931 in Liberty, MO. In 1956, he received his first of seven NL All-Star selections and started at third base (first of five starts at third base) batting cleanup for the National League All-Star team; he finished the season with a .306 batting average, 26 home runs and 98 RBI, and led NL third basemen in assists (309) and double plays (37).
Sorry! Age 51 years (age at death) old. He hit .271 in his return to the NL, and he appeared in his 2,000th game on September 7 in a 4–2 loss at Cincinnati. 8429150, citing Friends Cemetery, Purcell, Jasper County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave . Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday in Ballwin, Mo.
Boyer was scheduled to manage the Cardinals' Triple A farm team in Louisville, Ky., this season, but his illness forced him to give up the job.
After serving in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953, he batted .319 with 21 home runs and 116 runs batted in (RBI) for the champion Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League in 1954.
His brother Clete, who played third base for the Yankees in that Series, recalled last spring, ''When he hit that homer, I loved it. GREAT NEWS! In that game he also joined Musial as the only Cardinals to hit two walk-off home runs in a season in two different years; Boyer also had two walk-off homers in 1958 (May 31 and June 11; he was the fourth Cardinal to hit two extra-inning walk-off homers in a season, with both leading off the bottom of the 12th inning) and a previous one in 1961 on August 8. Add to your scrapbook. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Oops, something didn't work. Please enter location or other information that may help the volunteer in fulfilling this request. Boyer made his major league debut with the Cardinals on April 12, 1955, in a 14–4 road loss to the Chicago Cubs, hitting a two-run homer in the eighth inning off Paul Minner as his first hit, and batted .264 with 62 RBI his rookie season. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option.
Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. He played for 15 years in the major leagues, compiling a .287 batting average, and was named to the National League All-Star Team seven times.
He hit over .300 for five seasons and hit over 20 home runs for eight seasons.
Three other brothers also played professional baseball. Try again. There is a problem with your email/password. SportsData LLC. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request.
On May 13, 1966, he scored his 1,000th run in a 5–4 17-inning loss to the Giants; he ended the year batting .266 with 14 home runs and 61 RBI.
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