Buzz Boyle

Buzz Boyle
Outfielder
Born: (1908-02-09)February 9, 1908 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: Cincinnati, Ohio
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 11, 1929, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1935, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.290
Home runs	12
Runs batted in	125
Teams
Boston Braves (1929–30) Brooklyn Dodgers (1933–35)

Ralph Francis Boyle (February 9, 1908 – November 12, 1978), was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1929 through 1935 for the Boston Braves (1929–30) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1933–35). In 1934, his most productive year in the majors, Boyle hit .305 for the Dodgers, had 20 outfield assists and received National League MVP votes. Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 170 lb., Boyle batted and threw left-handed. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he attended Xavier University.

Boyle also managed for the Muskegon Lassies of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1944 season. Noted sports columnist Steve Rushin is his great-nephew.

Boyle died at his homeland of Cincinnati at the age of 70.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)