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Robert Richard “Rope” Boyd

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Robert Richard “Rope” Boyd

Birth
Potts Camp, Marshall County, Mississippi, USA
Death
7 Sep 2004 (aged 84)
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Plot
Veterans, Section C, Space C16
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Professional Baseball Player. A native of Potts Camp, Mississippi, the 5'10", and 170lbs, Boyd first played baseball with the Memphis Red Sox in the Negro League from 1947 to 1949. In 1950 he signed up to play in the major leagues and made his debut on September 8, 1951. Boyd played with the Chicago White Sox in 1951, 1953, and 1954, Baltimore Orioles from 1956 to 1960, Kansas City Athletics in 1961, and the Milwaukee Braves in 1961.
Professional Baseball Player. A native of Potts Camp, Mississippi, the 5'10", and 170lbs, Boyd first played baseball with the Memphis Red Sox in the Negro League from 1947 to 1949. In 1950 he signed up to play in the major leagues and made his debut on September 8, 1951. Boyd played with the Chicago White Sox in 1951, 1953, and 1954, Baltimore Orioles from 1956 to 1960, Kansas City Athletics in 1961, and the Milwaukee Braves in 1961.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: The Silent Forgotten
  • Added: Sep 11, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9448666/robert_richard-boyd: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Richard “Rope” Boyd (1 Oct 1919–7 Sep 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9448666, citing Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.