Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd

Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd is one of those pitchers I remember more for spirit than for stat lines. A 78-77 record with 799 strikeouts and a 4.04 ERA over a decade, mostly with the Boston Red Sox, tells a solid story, but it undersells the fire he carried to the mound. That nickname alone hints at a man who pitched with personality. Coming out of Meridian, Mississippi to compete in the majors on raw arm and grit earns my admiration. I'll always take the memorable competitor over the merely efficient one; players like Boyd are exactly why baseball stays fun to watch.

Name (English)

Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd

Name (Japanese)

デニス・レイ・ボイド

Reading

でにす・れい・ぼいど

Born

October 6, 1959 (age 66)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Boar

Origin

Meridian, Mississippi, United States

Occupation

baseball player

High school

Meridian High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil%20Can%20Boyd
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%82%A4%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3349939

Tags

• Mississippi
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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