Lefty Boone Explained

Lefty Boone
Position:	Pitcher
Birth Date:	March 24, 1920
Birth Place:	East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
Death Date:	^[1]
Bats:	Unknown
Throws:	Left
Debutleague:	Negro league baseball
Debutyear:	1940
Debutteam:	Memphis Red Sox
Finalyear:	1944
Finalteam:	Cleveland Buckeyes
Teams:	Memphis Red Sox (1940) St. Louis–New Orleans/Harrisburg Stars (1941, 1943) New York Black Yankees (1942) Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes (1942, 1944) Jacksonville Red Caps (1942) Philadelphia Stars (1944)

Charles Pernell "Lefty" Boone (March 24, 1920 – September 18, 1976), also nicknamed "Zoot Suit", was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.^[2] He played with several teams from 1940 to 1944.^[3]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 . Ancestry . 28 November 2022.
2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 . .
3. Web site: Lefty Boone Seamheads profile . seamheads.com . February 1, 2021.