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Frank Boyd
Frank Boyd
	Catcher
	Born: April 2, 1868; West Middletown, Pennsylvania
	Died: December 16, 1937 (aged 69); Oil City, Pennsylvania
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 18, 1893, for the Cleveland Spiders
Last MLB appearance
	May 19, 1893, for the Cleveland Spiders
MLB statistics
Batting average	.200
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	3
Teams
	Cleveland Spiders (1893);

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Frank Jay Boyd (April 2, 1868 – December 16, 1937) was a professional baseball catcher who played for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League in May, 1893. His minor league career lasted through 1901.

Boyd died at his home at the age of 69 after battling illness for 18 months.^[1]

References[edit]

^ "Frank J. Boyd, star in baseball years ago, dies here today". The News-Herald. 16 December 1937. p. 14. Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Frank Boyd at Society for American Baseball Research

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[1] "Frank J. Boyd, star in baseball years ago, dies here today". The News-Herald. 16 December 1937. p. 14. Retrieved 19 June 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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-'''Frank Jay Boyd ''' (April 2, 1868 – December 16, 1937) was a professional baseball [[catcher]] who played for the  [[Cleveland Spiders]] of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] in May, 1893. His minor league career lasted through 1901.
+'''Frank Jay Boyd ''' (April 2, 1868 – December 16, 1937) was a professional baseball [[catcher]] who played for the [[Cleveland Spiders]] of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] in May, 1893. His minor league career lasted through 1901.
+Boyd died at his home at the age of 69 after battling illness for 18 months.<ref>{{cite news |title=Frank J. Boyd, star in baseball years ago, dies here today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-herald-obituary-for-frank-j-bo/126612251/ |access-date=19 June 2023 |work=[[The News-Herald (Franklin, Pennsylvania)|The News-Herald]] |date=16 December 1937 |page=14 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref>
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+*[https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/frank-boyd/ Frank Boyd] at [[Society for American Baseball Research]]
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