Dan Boone (baseball)

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James Albert Boone (January 19, 1895 - June 11, 1968) was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1919 through 1923. Boone batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Samantha, Alabama. His younger brother, Ike, also played in the major leagues from 1922-32.

Boone reached the majors in 1919 with the Philadelphia Athletics, spending one year with them before moving to the Detroit Tigers (1921) and Cleveland Indians (1922-1923).In a four-season career, he posted a 8-13 record with 25 strikeouts and a 5.10 ERA in 162-1/3 innings pitched, including four complete games and two shutouts.

Boone died in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at the age of 73.