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Name Team Age
Van Boyer Retired (1972, Age 37) Died (2003, Age 68)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 1
(1955)		 SP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League 0 16 years (107 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B- D 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D- F  C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- B+ B 
Leadership   Mentor Value  
C  B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 9/1/1935
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 4 9
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1956 COL 14 5 26 26 6 1 0 0 181.1 152 66 59 3 61 146 1.17 2.93
1957 COL 17 12 36 36 4 1 0 0 250.0 217 107 91 3 101 179 1.27 3.28
1958 COL 17 15 36 36 3 2 0 0 250.0 201 87 76 5 90 217 1.16 2.74
1959 COL 18 8 34 34 0 0 0 0 212.1 188 78 76 4 72 176 1.22 3.22
1960 COL 18 6 35 35 0 0 0 0 224.0 186 78 74 2 76 199 1.17 2.97
1961 COL 17 7 26 26 0 0 0 0 161.2 131 56 50 1 51 131 1.13 2.78
1962 COL 17 11 34 34 0 0 0 0 212.2 160 70 63 0 66 169 1.06 2.67
1963 COL 21 4 35 35 0 0 0 0 237.1 167 47 43 1 71 215 1.00 1.63
1964 COL 18 7 37 36 0 0 0 0 237.0 194 74 69 0 79 211 1.15 2.62
1965 COL 15 12 36 36 0 0 0 0 237.2 192 82 77 5 73 206 1.12 2.92
1966 COL 15 10 35 35 0 0 0 0 217.2 180 87 81 1 75 194 1.17 3.35
1967 COL 14 13 37 37 0 0 0 0 237.1 212 91 82 2 77 205 1.22 3.11
1968 COL-CIN 20 2 34 34 7 1 0 0 251.1 181 83 71 2 72 192 1.01 2.54
1969 CIN 14 5 32 32 7 3 0 0 231.1 180 79 73 2 87 199 1.15 2.84
1970 CIN 18 7 35 35 5 2 0 0 246.0 219 91 89 5 72 194 1.18 3.26
1971 CIN 9 9 31 31 1 0 0 0 202.2 179 102 89 3 69 164 1.22 3.95
1972 CIN 11 11 41 27 5 0 2 0 211.0 214 116 105 2 86 165 1.42 4.48
2053 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 273 144 580 565 38 10 2 0 3801.1 3153 1394 1268 41 1278 3162 1.17 3.00
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Van Boyer now holds the league record for career strikeouts.
1972-11-01Van Boyer has retired from the Cincinnati Mavericks
1970-08-14Van Boyer of the Cincinnati Mavericks has thrown a no-hitter against the Florida Finaglers.
1969-06-20Van Boyer of the Cincinnati Mavericks is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1968-04-28A trade has been completed between the Colorado Crush and the Cincinnati Mavericks. The Cincinnati Mavericks receive Van Boyer, Lou Gettel from the Colorado Crush in exchange for Socks Watson, Ivan Armbruster, Draft Pick 1969 Round 1 LAA (Mike Lewis), Draft Pick 1969 Round 2 LAA (Bill Maas).
1961-07-05Van Boyer of the Colorado Crush is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1960-10-18The Colorado Crush have promoted Van Boyer to the major league team. The Colorado Crush have designated Sal Yvars for assignment.
1960-10-18The Colorado Crush have sent Van Boyer to the minors.
1959-08-13The Colorado Crush have promoted Van Boyer to the major league team. The Colorado Crush have designated Mark Griffin for assignment.
1959-08-03The Colorado Crush have auto-demoted Van Boyer to the minor leagues.
1956-04-30The Colorado Crush have promoted Van Boyer to the major league team. The Colorado Crush have sent Ron Burch to the minors.