1896
Born July 19, 1896
Mahanoy City, PA, USA
Joe Boley Notable
Joe Boley divided six seasons between two clubs as a shortstop: the Philadelphia Athletics from 1927, then the Cleveland Indians through 1932.
Across 540 games he batted .269, with 478 hits and 203 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 88 doubles and 15 stolen bases.
He played 527 games at shortstop, with 1,330 assists and 102 errors. He turned 245 double plays.
He was born in Mahanoy City, PA, USA on July 19, 1896, and died on December 30, 1962. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | PHA | 118 | 370 | 49 | 115 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 52 | 26 | 14 | 8 | .311 |
| 1928 | PHA | 132 | 425 | 49 | 112 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 32 | 11 | 5 | .264 |
| 1929 | PHA | 91 | 303 | 36 | 76 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 24 | 16 | 1 | .251 |
| 1930 | PHA | 121 | 420 | 41 | 116 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 32 | 26 | 0 | .276 |
| 1931 | PHA | 67 | 224 | 26 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | .228 |
| 1932 | CLE/PHA | 11 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .211 |
| Career | — | 540 | 1780 | 203 | 478 | 88 | 22 | 7 | 227 | 130 | 84 | 15 | .269 |
On this day & linked events
1962
Died December 30, 1962
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