Joe Boever
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1960 –
Who is Joe Boever?
Joseph Martin Boever is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. A career reliever, Boever was most notable for throwing a palmball pitch. Nicknamed Boever The Saver, he debuted in 1985 and was a closer for the 1989 Atlanta Braves collecting 21 saves. In 1992 he led the league in appearances for a pitcher, playing in 81 games for the Houston Astros. He retired in 1997.
He attended and played for Lindbergh High School.
Boever played college baseball at Nevada-Las Vegas Community College.
On July 24, 1987, Boever was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Atlanta Braves for pitcher Randy O'Neal.
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- Born
- Oct 4, 1960
Kirkwood - Profession
- Education
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- Lived in
- Kirkwood
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on July 23, 2013
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