Alonzo Boone Explained

Alonzo Boone
Position:Pitcher/Manager
Birth Date:January 13, 1908
Birth Place:Decatur, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutyear:1929
Debutteam:Memphis Red Sox
Finalyear:1950
Finalteam:Cleveland Buckeyes
Teams:As Player

As Manager

Alonzo D. "Buster" Boone (January 13, 1908  - April 8, 1982) was an American baseball pitcher and manager in the Negro leagues. He played from 1929 to 1947 with several teams. Boone was involved in a car accident on September 7, 1942. Ulysses Brown and Smoky Owens died, while Boone, Eugene Bremmer, Herman Watts, and Wilbur Hayes were injured. From 1948 to 1950, Boone managed the Cleveland/St. Louis Buckeyes.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 .