Cardinals Greats: Ken Boyer
Date: 11/3/2011 Album ID: 780290
Photos by Post-Dispatch file and wire photos
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Ken Boyer is among 10 candidates for baseball's Hall of fame who will be on the Veterans Committee ballot next month. Boyer (14) was the Cardinals third baseman from 1955-65. He returned to manage the team from 1978-1980. Boyer hit for the cycle twice, once on Sept. 14, 1961, and again on June 16, 1964. He earned five Gold Glove awards for his fielding, and was a solid player at the plate, averaging 26 home runs and 98 RBI to go with a .304 batting average during the years 1958 to 1963. He was named the National League Most Valuable Player in 1964. That same year, in the World Series against the Yankees, Boyer's grand slam was the margin in Game 4 the Cardinals needed to obtain the game victory.
April 1955 - Ken Boyer, third baseman, St. Louis Cardinals.photo by Jack January   Post-Dispatch
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March 1964 - Cardinals third baseman Ken Boyer File photo Bob Moreland Post-Dispatch
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May 12, 1965 - St. Louis Cardinals Ken Boyer almost gloves a single to left by shortstop Boy McMillan of the New York Mets during the 6th inning of a game at Shea Stadium.Associated Press photo
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April 1979 - Manager Ken Boyer laments over his team's first home game loss of the season against the Reds.  photo by Gary Bohn  Post-Dispatch
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Feb. 1957 -  St. Louis Cardinals Ken Boyer is busy at the Cardinals early camp in St. Petersburg, Fla.photo by Associated Press
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January 1959 - Bing Devine, left, and Ken Boyer, at the signing of the infielder's contract for 1959.Post-Dispatch file photo
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June 25, 1964 - A blur of a powerful right fist means team captain Ken Boyer is cheering a teammate on the field. photo by James Rackwitz   Post-Dispatch
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Oct. 11, 1964 - Teammates welcome Cardinals third baseman Ken Boyer as he reaches home on sixth innning grand slam homer in fourth World Series game against the Yankees. Greeting him are Cari Warwick, Dick Groat, and Curt Flood, all of whom were on base when Boyer hit the homerun. At left is Bill White, the next batter. Blast put Cardinals in front, 4-3 at the time.  photo by Associated Press
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St.Louis Cardinals team photo 1963-Front row (l-r) Bauta, Buchek, Oliv0, Watts, Cosgrove, Cox, Wallace, Flood, Firek.Second row (l-r) Sadowski, James, Javier, Pollet, Schultz, Keane, Benson, Schoendienst, Branch, Musial, Oliver, Groat.Third row (l-r) Boyer, White, Brice, Simmons, Shantz, Clemens, Maxvill, Sawatski, Washburn, Duliba, Fanok, Gibson, Minoso, Jaster, Long, Saul, Broglio.Fourth row (l-r) Kolb, Harris, Shannon, McCarver, Altman, R. Taylor, Dennis, Stark.file photo
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April 1962 - Stars of the Cardinals' sixth straight victory arrive at Lambert-St. Louis Field from New York. From left, Stan Musial, who batted in three runs; Curt Flood, whose four hits included a home run; manager Johnny Keane, and Ken Boyer, who hit his third homer in two games. About 1000 fans greeted the Redbirds at the airport.Post-Dispatch file photo
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October 1964 - Hundreds of St. Louis fans rushed onto the playing field at Busch Stadium after the Cardinals won the National League pennant in a season finale with the New York Mets. Ken Boyer (14) was among the team members fans crowded around.  photo by Associated Press
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Sept. 1963 - Cardinals third baseman Ken Boyer fields his position.Post-Dispatch file photo
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Oct. 15, 1964 - Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson is embraced by third baseman Ken Boyer as catcher Tim McCarver rushes up to congratulate the right hander after the final out in the seventh World Series game against the Yankees in St. Louis, which the Cards won 7-5, with Gibson going all the way. photo by Associated Press
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1964 - Cardinal third baseman Ken Boyer slides safely into home in fifth inning of the World Series game against the New York Yankees. Elston Howard, Yankees catcher, lets the throw from Yankee right fielder Mickey Mantle get by him. Boyer scored after the catch.File photo
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October 1963 - Ken Boyer and Stan MusialPost-Dispatch file photo
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July 1960 - Ken Boyer and some of the prizes of his trade -  awards for fielding excellence.Photo by Jack January Post-Dispatch
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May 1964 - St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Ken Boyer. Boyer hit a game-winning home run in Game 4 of the 1964 World Series against the New York Yankees.Post-Dispatch file photo
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October 1978 - Cardinals Manager Ken Boyer, center, gets together with two former Redbirds who would return for the 1979 season as coaches, Dal Maxvill, left and former manager Red Schoendienst.photo by Wayne Crosslin  Post-Dispatch
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March 22, 1979 - Manager Ken Boyer and left fielder Lou Brock, teammates on the 1964 World Champions, talk at the batting cage.photo by Larry Williams  Post-Dispatch
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March 22, 1979 - Manager Ken Boyer.photo by Larry Williams  Post-Dispatch
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