Bob Boyd

Robert Richard Boyd (October 1, 1919 2004) was an American first baseman in the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball. Although his obituary indicated that he was born in 1919, most baseball records indicate the year as 1925. He was born in Potts Camp, Mississippi.

Highlights

• First black player to sign with the White Sox
• First Oriole to reach the .300 mark in the 20th century
• Turned the first opening day triple play in major league history (against Washington, April 9, 1959)
• Inducted to the National Baseball Congress Hall of Fame
• Inducted to the Negro League Hall of Fame