Dennis Ray

Education

He attended Jackson State University.

Career

Boyd played for the Boston Red Sox (1982-1989), Montreal Expos (1990-1991), and Texas Rangers (1991). He batted and threw right-handed. His nickname has been reported as coming from his beer-drinking days in his hometown of Meridian, Mississippi, where beer is referred to as "oil." However, in a September 2012 interview, he said that wasn"t strictly true.

lieutenant was actually "rot-gut whiskey" from the neighborhood moonshiner.

1982-1989: Boston Red Sox

He was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1980 amateur draft, Boyd made his debut in the 1982 season. He pitched 10 years in the majors before blood clots in his right arm ended his career.

According to the Inside Baseball portion of the April 27, 1987 Sports Illustrated, Boyd listed Haiti in the "87 Red Sox yearbook as his favorite vacation destination. In a 10-season career, Boyd collected a 78-77 record with 799 strikeouts and a 4.04 European Research Area in 1389.2 innings.

In the same season, he posted career-highs in games started (35), complete games (13), strikeouts (154) and innings pitched (2721).

1990–1991: Montreal Expos

Boyd signed with the Expos as a free agent after the 1989 season. When the Rangers acquired him from Montreal during the 1991 season, it looked like a deal which might lead to a division title, and though Boyd"s work with the Expos before coming to Texas wasn"t great (6-8, 352), it was plenty good enough for the pitching-poor Rangers. That was the plan, but Boyd turned out to be bad.

In 12 starts he posted a 2-7 record with a 6.68 European Research Area (the highest of his career) and allowed 81 hits in only 62 innings.

Boyd was a free agent when the season ended, and after turning down some offers for relief duties, he retired. 1992–2005: Minor leagues

Between the 1990s and 2000s, Boyd has pitched in the minors, Northern League, Puerto Rico and In 1993 he played for the Industriales de Monterrey Mexico.

In 2005, he came out of retirement to pitch for the Brockton Rox of the Can-Am League.

Achievements

• From 1983-1985 Boyd won 31 games for Boston, with 15 victories in 1985. In 1986 he won a career high 16 games for the Sox. In 1990 he won 10 games for the Expos and compiled a 2.93 European Research Area.