Bill Boyd (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Bill Boyd
position=Third baseman/Right Fielder


bgcolor1=#263473
bgcolor2=#A50024
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Unknown
throws=Unknown
birthdate= December 22 1852
city-state|New York|New York
deathdate=death date and age|1912|10|1|1852|12|22
city-state|Jamaica|New York
debutdate= April 22
debutyear= by|1872
debutteam= New York Mutuals
finaldate= October 9
finalyear= by|1875
finalteam= Brooklyn Atlantics
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.288
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=3
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=91
teams=As Player
* New York Mutuals (by|1872)
* Brooklyn Atlantics (by|1873), (by|1875)
* Hartford Dark Blues (by|1874)As Manager
* Brooklyn Atlantics (by|1875)
highlights=

William J. Boyd (December 22 1852 – October 1 1912) was an American Major League Baseball player born in New York, New York. He mainly played third base and right field for three different teams during his four year career in the National Association from by|1872 through by|1875. He batted .290, hit three home runs, and drove in 93 runs in those four years. While with the 1875 Brooklyn Atlantics, he managed for a period of two games, losing both. When he wasn't playing in that final season, he filled in for the umpire on 20 occasions.cite web| title = Bill Boyd's Statistics | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B/Pboydb101.htm | accessdate = 2008-03-15 ]

Boyd died at the age of 59 in Jamaica, New York, and was buried at the Saint John Cemetery in Middle Village, New York.

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*baseball-reference|id=b/boydbi01

Persondata
NAME = Boyd, Bill
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Boyd, William J.
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH = December 22 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH = New York, New York
DATE OF DEATH = October 1 1912
PLACE OF DEATH = Jamaica, Idaho