Henry Boyle Notable

b. September 20, 1860 · St. Louis Maroons 1884–1886, Indianapolis Hoosiers 1887–1889

Henry Boyle divided six seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the St. Louis Maroons from 1884, then the Indianapolis Hoosiers through 1889.

He went 89 and 111 with a 3.06 earned run average, pitching 1,756 innings in 207 games. He struck out 602, completed 189 of his 199 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 291 games he batted .219, with 230 hits and 120 runs. He finished with 10 home runs, 42 doubles and 7 stolen bases.

He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on September 20, 1860, and died on May 25, 1932. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1884	SLM	65	262	41	68	10	3	4	0	9	0	0	.260
1885	SLM	72	258	24	52	9	1	1	21	13	38	0	.202
1886	SLM	30	108	8	27	2	2	1	13	5	19	0	.250
1887	IND	41	141	17	27	9	1	2	13	9	18	2	.191
1888	IND	37	125	13	18	2	0	1	6	6	31	1	.144
1889	IND	46	155	17	38	10	0	1	17	9	23	4	.245
Career	—	291	1049	120	230	42	7	10	70	51	129	7	.219

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1884	SLM	15	3	19	16	1	150.0	118	29	10	88	1.74
1885	SLM	16	24	42	39	0	366.2	346	112	100	133	2.75
1886	SLM	9	15	25	24	0	210.0	183	41	46	101	1.76
1887	IND	13	24	38	38	0	328.0	356	133	69	85	3.65
1888	IND	15	22	37	37	0	323.0	315	117	58	98	3.26
1889	IND	21	23	46	45	0	378.2	422	165	95	97	3.92
Career	—	89	111	207	199	1	1756.1	1740	597	378	602	3.06

On this day & linked events

1860

Born September 20, 1860

Philadelphia, PA, USA

1932

Died May 25, 1932

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