1923
Born July 27, 1923
San Diego, CA, USA
Ray Boone Notable
b. July 27, 1923 · Cleveland Indians 1948–1953, Detroit Tigers 1953–1958, Chicago White Sox 1958–1959, Kansas City Athletics 1959, Milwaukee Braves 1959–1960, Boston Red Sox 1960
Ray Boone played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1948 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1960.
Across 1,373 games he batted .275, with 1,260 hits and 645 runs. He finished with 151 home runs, 162 doubles, 608 walks and 21 stolen bases.
He led the league in runs batted in once, in 1955, with 116. He played 510 games at third base, with 1,058 assists and 72 errors. He turned 112 double plays. He also played 464 games at shortstop and 285 games at first base.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 1954 and 1956.
He was born in San Diego, CA, USA on July 27, 1923, and died on October 17, 2004. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1954, 1956 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CLE | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| 1949 | CLE | 86 | 258 | 39 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 38 | 17 | 0 | .252 |
| 1950 | CLE | 109 | 365 | 53 | 110 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 56 | 27 | 4 | .301 |
| 1951 | CLE | 151 | 544 | 65 | 127 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 48 | 36 | 5 | .233 |
| 1952 | CLE | 103 | 316 | 57 | 83 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 53 | 33 | 0 | .263 |
| 1953 | CLE/DET | 135 | 497 | 94 | 147 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 114 | 72 | 68 | 3 | .296 |
| 1954 | DET | 148 | 543 | 76 | 160 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 85 | 71 | 53 | 4 | .295 |
| 1955 | DET | 135 | 500 | 61 | 142 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 116 | 50 | 49 | 1 | .284 |
| 1956 | DET | 131 | 481 | 77 | 148 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 81 | 77 | 46 | 0 | .308 |
| 1957 | DET | 129 | 462 | 48 | 126 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 65 | 57 | 47 | 1 | .273 |
| 1958 | CHW/DET | 116 | 360 | 41 | 87 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 61 | 32 | 46 | 1 | .242 |
| 1959 | CHW/KCA/MLN | 83 | 168 | 25 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 24 | 2 | .262 |
| 1960 | BOS/MLN | 41 | 90 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 0 | .211 |
| Career | — | 1373 | 4589 | 645 | 1260 | 162 | 46 | 151 | 737 | 608 | 463 | 21 | .275 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Died October 17, 2004
1948
Major-league debut: Ray Boone
Ray Boone made a major-league debut on September 3, 1948.
1960
Final major-league game: Ray Boone
Ray Boone played a final major-league game on August 11, 1960.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain