Born:(1937-02-09)February 9, 1937 Cassville, Missouri, U.S.
Died: June 4, 2007(2007-06-04) (aged 70) Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: June 5, 1955, for the Kansas City Athletics
NPB: April 11, 1972, for the Taiyo Whales
Last appearance
MLB: May 23, 1971, for the Atlanta Braves
NPB: October 16, 1975, for the Taiyo Whales
MLB statistics
Batting average
.242
Home runs
162
Runs batted in
654
NPB statistics
Batting average
.257
Home runs
71
Runs batted in
218
Teams
As player
Kansas City Athletics (1955–1957)
New York Yankees (1959–1966)
Atlanta Braves (1967–1971)
Taiyo Whales (1972–1975)
As coach
Oakland Athletics (1980–1985)
New York Yankees (1988, 1992–1994)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1961, 1962)
Gold Glove Award (1969)
Cletis Leroy "Clete" Boyer (February 9, 1937 – June 4, 2007) was an American professional baseball third baseman — who occasionally played shortstop and second base — in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Athletics (1955–57), New York Yankees (1959–66), and Atlanta Braves (1967–71). Boyer also spent four seasons with the Taiyō Whales of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). In his 16-year big league career, Boyer hit 162 home runs, with 654 runs batted in (RBI), and a .242 batting average, in 1,725 games played.[1][2]
^Walker, Ben (June 4, 2007). "Former Yankees third baseman Boyer dies". Washington Post. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
Cletis Leroy "Clete" Boyer (February 9, 1937 – June 4, 2007) was an American professional baseball third baseman — who occasionally played shortstop and...
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Bobby Bolin followed by back-to-back RBI singles by Bill Skowron and CleteBoyer, second baseman Chuck Hiller hit the first National League grand slam...
Series featured the brother-against-brother match-up of Ken Boyer of the Cardinals and CleteBoyer of the Yankees, both of whom started at third base for their...
Kansas City Athletics in which the Athletics signed CleteBoyer to a contract. The Athletics used Boyer sparingly for the two years they had him. Then, just...
aided by two excellent defensive plays by third baseman CleteBoyer. In the second inning, Boyer backhanded a ground ball by Reds third baseman Gene Freese...
he formed a top double play combination with fellow Yankee infielders CleteBoyer and Tony Kubek. He became the only World Series Most Valuable Player...
I never touched the ball. It hit me in the shinguard, bounced out to CleteBoyer at third base and he threw out the runner at first. Talk about a weird...
double plays turned in a season was 46 by Evan Longoria in 2010. Ken Boyer and CleteBoyer are the only pair of brothers to have won Gold Glove Awards at third...
third baseman CleteBoyer; Boyer leaped to make the grab, and fired an accurate throw to first base. But first baseman Joe Pepitone lost Boyer's peg in the...
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under-the-table payments. In one famous incident, the Kansas City Athletics signed CleteBoyer, kept him on their roster for two years, then traded him to the Yankees...
third baseman CleteBoyer. In 1957, teammate Sal Maglie praised Kubek when talking to Robert Creamer of Sports Illustrated. "He's a nice boy, that Kubek...
the New York Yankees for Enos Slaughter and Johnny Sain. May 31, 1955: CleteBoyer was signed as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) by the Athletics. May...
Jack Urban to the Athletics and the Athletics sent Curt Roberts and CleteBoyer to the Yankees to complete the trade. He led the league in ERA in his...
CleteBoyer. Boyer played professionally in Japan for the Taiyō Whales from 1972 to 1975. His roommate was Sadaharu Oh. After retiring in 1975, Boyer...
pitched into the ninth inning, where he allowed home runs to Phil Linz and CleteBoyer, making the score 7–5 Cardinals. With Ray Sadecki and Barney Schultz...
Chi-Chi Olivo were traded by the Braves to the New York Yankees for CleteBoyer. November 29, 1966: Mike Page was drafted by the Braves from the Boston...
younger brother Clete became a sharp-fielding third baseman with the Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves. Boyer signed with the...
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Coast League affiliate, the Hawaii Islanders, for longtime major leaguer CleteBoyer. He retired following the 1973 season. Werhas and his wife, Kay, have...
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