Eugene Boynton Kimball (August 31, 1850 – August 2, 1882) was an American professional baseball player for the Cleveland Forest Citys during the 1871 season.

Gene Kimball
Second Baseman
Born: (1850-08-31)August 31, 1850
Rochester, New York
Died: August 2, 1882(1882-08-02) (aged 31)
Rochester, New York
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
May 4, 1871, for the Cleveland Forest Citys
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1871, for the Cleveland Forest Citys
MLB statistics
Batting average.191
Home runs0
RBIs9
Teams
  National Association of Base Ball Players
Alert of Rochester (1869)
Cleveland Forest Citys (1870)
  National Association of Professional BBP
Cleveland Forest Citys (1871)

He was the original slap hitter, posting a .008 ISO in 1871. He only had one extra-base hit, a double.

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