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b. November 19, 1947 · Philadelphia Phillies 1972–1981, California Angels 1982–1988, Kansas City Royals 1989–1990

He caught 2,225 games, more than anyone had when he stopped in 1990, and now stands third behind Iván Rodríguez and Carlton Fisk. He won seven Gold Gloves, four of them after he turned thirty-five, and was still catching 130 games a season at forty.

His father Ray Boone was an All-Star infielder in the 1950s and his sons Bret Boone and Aaron Boone were both All-Stars, which no other family has managed across three generations. Bret hit 252 home runs; Aaron hit the pennant-winning home run for the Yankees in 2003 and has managed them since.

Nineteen seasons gave him 1,838 hits, 105 home runs, 826 runs batted in and a .254 average, with four All-Star selections. He caught the Philadelphia club that won the 1980 World Series. Five writers' ballots got him to 36 votes of 470 and no further.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1976, 1978, 1979, 1983
Gold Glove	7	1978, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
Player of the Week	1	1979
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1976

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1972	PHI	16	51	4	14	1	0	1	4	5	7	1	.275
1973	PHI	145	521	42	136	20	2	10	61	41	36	3	.261
1974	PHI	146	488	41	118	24	3	3	52	35	29	3	.242
1975	PHI	97	289	28	71	14	2	2	20	32	14	1	.246
1976	PHI	121	361	40	98	18	2	4	54	45	44	2	.271
1977	PHI	132	440	55	125	26	4	11	66	42	54	5	.284
1978	PHI	132	435	48	123	18	4	12	62	46	37	2	.283
1979	PHI	119	398	38	114	21	3	9	58	49	33	1	.286
1980	PHI	141	480	34	110	23	1	9	55	48	41	3	.229
1981	PHI	76	227	19	48	7	0	4	24	22	16	2	.211
1982	CAL	143	472	42	121	17	0	7	58	39	34	0	.256
1983	CAL	142	468	46	120	18	0	9	52	24	42	4	.256
1984	CAL	139	450	33	91	16	1	3	32	25	45	3	.202
1985	CAL	150	460	37	114	17	0	5	55	37	35	1	.248
1986	CAL	144	442	48	98	12	2	7	49	43	30	1	.222
1987	CAL	128	389	42	94	18	0	3	33	35	36	0	.242
1988	CAL	122	352	38	104	17	0	5	39	29	26	2	.295
1989	KCR	131	405	33	111	13	2	1	43	49	37	3	.274
1990	KCR	40	117	11	28	3	0	0	9	17	12	1	.239
Career	—	2264	7245	679	1838	303	26	105	826	663	608	38	.254

On this day & linked events

1947

Born November 19, 1947

San Diego, CA, USA

1972

Major-league debut: Bob Boone

Bob Boone made a major-league debut on September 10, 1972.

1990

Final major-league game: Bob Boone

Bob Boone played a final major-league game on September 27, 1990.

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