1959
Born October 6, 1959
Meridian, MS, USA
Oil Can Boyd Notable
Oil Can Boyd played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1982 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 1991.
He went 78 and 77 with a 4.04 earned run average, pitching 1,389.7 innings in 214 games. He struck out 799, completed 43 of his 207 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 214 games he batted .063, with 6 hits and 2 runs.
He was born in Meridian, MS, USA on October 6, 1959. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | BOS | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | BOS | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | BOS | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | BOS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | BOS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | BOS | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | BOS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | MON | 31 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .051 |
| 1991 | MON/TEX | 31 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .083 |
| Career | — | 214 | 95 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 0 | .063 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | BOS | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5.40 |
| 1983 | BOS | 4 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 98.2 | 103 | 36 | 23 | 43 | 3.28 |
| 1984 | BOS | 12 | 12 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 197.2 | 207 | 96 | 53 | 134 | 4.37 |
| 1985 | BOS | 15 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 272.1 | 273 | 112 | 67 | 154 | 3.70 |
| 1986 | BOS | 16 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 214.1 | 222 | 90 | 45 | 129 | 3.78 |
| 1987 | BOS | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 36.2 | 47 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 5.89 |
| 1988 | BOS | 9 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 129.2 | 147 | 77 | 41 | 71 | 5.34 |
| 1989 | BOS | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 59.0 | 57 | 29 | 19 | 26 | 4.42 |
| 1990 | MON | 10 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 190.2 | 164 | 62 | 52 | 113 | 2.93 |
| 1991 | MON/TEX | 8 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 182.1 | 196 | 93 | 57 | 115 | 4.59 |
| Career | — | 78 | 77 | 214 | 207 | 0 | 1389.2 | 1427 | 624 | 368 | 799 | 4.04 |
On this day & linked events
1982
Major-league debut: Oil Can Boyd
Oil Can Boyd made a major-league debut on September 13, 1982.
1991
Tommy Greene's No-Hitter
Tommy Greene threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Montreal Expos on May 23, 1991, winning 2–0.
1991
Final major-league game: Oil Can Boyd
Oil Can Boyd played a final major-league game on October 1, 1991.
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