Ray Boone

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Ray Boone

Infielder

Born: June 27, 1923 San Diego, California
Died: October 27, 2004 (aged 81) San Diego, California
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 1948 for the Cleveland Indians
Final game
August 11, 1960 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.275
Home runs	151
Runs batted in	737
Teams
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)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion: 1948 2-time American League All-Star American League RBI champion: 1955 2 seasons with .300+ batting average 2 seasons with 100+ RBI 4 seasons with 20+ home runs

Raymond Otis Boone (July 27, 1923 - October 17, 2004) was an American Major League Baseball player. He batted an threw right-handed.

Boone was born in San Diego, California. An infielder, he broke into the major leagues on September 3, 1948 with the Cleveland Indians. Over the next 13 years, he hit .275 with 151 home runs in 1373 games for Cleveland, the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago White Sox, the Kansas City Athletics, the Milwaukee Braves and the Boston Red Sox.

Boone was followed into the big leagues by son, Bob Boone, who played from 1972 to 1990 and grandsons Bret Boone, who has played since 1992, and Aaron Boone, who has played since 1997. The Boone family was the first to send three generations of players to the All-Star Game.

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Boone's death at age 81 in San Diego was announced at Fenway Park before Game Four of the 2004 ALCS between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, followed by a moment of silence – one year to the day after Aaron hit his homer.^{[citation needed]}
Boone is a direct descendant of pioneer Daniel Boone.^{[citation needed]}
Boone was one of eight players to play first base for the 1959 Chicago White Sox.^{[citation needed]}
Boone, in his later years, was well known as the leader of the local San Diego, California National Lumberjack Association chapter.^[1]^[2]