Joe Boever

Joseph Martin Boever is a former Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 pitcher

Pitcher

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. A career reliever, Boever was most notable for throwing a palmball

Palmball

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 pitch. Nicknamed Boever The Saver, he debuted in 1985 and was a closer for the 1989 Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 collecting 21 saves. In 1992 he led the league in appearances for a pitcher, playing in 81 games for the Houston Astros

Houston Astros

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. He retired in 1997.

He attended and played for Lindbergh High School

Lindbergh High School (St. Louis, Missouri)

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Joe played college baseball at Nevada-Las Vegas Community College.

On July 24, 1987, Joe was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Atlanta Braves for pitcher Randy O'Neal.

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