Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Cloyd Boyer dead at 93, was last survivor of the three Boyer brothers who reached the major leagues


Cloyd Boyer, who had been the last of the three Boyer brothers to make it to the major leagues, died Monday at age 94.

Boyer, who was born September 1, 1927, in Alba, pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1949 to 1952 and ended his major league career with the Kansas City Athletics in 1955.

Boyer was the oldest of five brothers who played professional baseball. In addition to Boyer, two of his brothers, Ken and Clete, both third basemen were all-star third basemen for the Cardinals and New York Yankees, respectively, and faced each other in the 1964 World Series.







After serving in the U. S. Navy, Cloyd Boyer began his professional baseball career playing for Carthage in the KOM League in 1946. After posting 16-win seasons two straight years in the minor leagues, Boyer played briefly for the Cardinals during the 1949 season, then stayed with the team from the beginning of the 1950 season through 1952.

Following his major league career, Boyer managed in the minor leagues, was a scout for the Yankees, then served as a pitching coach for the Yankees, Atlanta Braves and the Kansas City Royals. He finished his professional baseball career as a manager in the Braves and Toronto Blue Jays organizations.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Alba Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Hedge-Lewis-Goodwin Funeral Home, Webb City
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3 comments:

  1. Some Random Thoughts from Wilky2:14 PM

    He was the first of the Boyer boys to make the majors, not the last.

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  2. Randy5:59 PM

    The headline was meant to indicate that Ken and Clete had already passed and that Cloyd had been the last survivor of the three brothers who played in the majors. Clearly, I did not do a good job in making my meaning clear.

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  3. Some Random Thoughts from Wilky6:32 PM

    It's cool sometimes what we mean does come out when we say it. At 78, I remember Clete and Ken very well but also remember them talking about Cloyd. You're forgiven no harm no foul. Thanks for responding and I do now understand what you were saying.

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