Jack Boyle Notable

b. March 22, 1867 · Cincinnati Red Stockings 1886, St. Louis Browns 1887–1889, 1891, Chicago Pirates 1890, New York Giants 1892, Philadelphia Phillies 1893–1898

Jack Boyle played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1886 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1898.

Across 1,087 games he batted .253, with 1,070 hits and 671 runs. He finished with 23 home runs, 139 doubles, 54 triples and 126 stolen bases.

He played 544 games behind the plate, with 2,432 putouts and 237 errors. He turned 61 double plays. He also played 458 games at first base.

He was born in Cincinnati, OH, USA on March 22, 1867, and died on January 6, 1913. 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
1886	CIN	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
1887	STL	88	350	48	66	3	1	2	41	20	51	7	.189
1888	STL	71	257	33	62	8	1	1	23	13	40	11	.241
1889	STL	99	347	54	85	11	5	3	42	21	42	5	.245
1890	CHI	100	369	56	96	9	5	1	49	44	29	11	.260
1891	STL	121	434	76	122	18	8	5	79	44	35	18	.281
1892	NYG	120	436	52	80	8	8	0	32	36	41	10	.183
1893	PHI	116	504	105	144	29	9	4	81	41	30	22	.286
1894	PHI	117	510	103	153	23	10	4	89	46	27	23	.300
1895	PHI	133	565	90	143	17	4	0	67	35	23	13	.253
1896	PHI	40	145	17	43	4	1	1	28	6	7	3	.297
1897	PHI	75	288	37	73	9	1	2	36	19	13	3	.253
1898	PHI	6	22	0	2	0	1	0	3	1	1	0	.091
Career	—	1087	4232	671	1070	139	54	23	570	326	339	126	.253

On this day & linked events

1867

Born March 22, 1867

Cincinnati, OH, USA

1913

Died January 6, 1913

1886

Major-league debut: Jack Boyle

Jack Boyle made a major-league debut on October 8, 1886.

1898

Final major-league game: Jack Boyle

Jack Boyle played a final major-league game on August 16, 1898.

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