Lute Boone
| Lute Boone | |||
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: May 6, 1890 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
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Died: July 29, 1982 (aged 92) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 9, 1913, for the New York Yankees | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 2, 1918, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .209 | ||
| Home runs | 6 | ||
| Runs batted in | 76 | ||
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Lutellus Joseph Boone (May 6, 1890 – July 29, 1982) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1918 for the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates. Boone replaced Honus Wagner as shortstop after his retirement from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He worked after his baseball career ended as a pattern maker for the Mesta Machine Company in Homestead, Pennsylvania a suburb of Pittsburgh. From 1960 to 1962, Boone was the president of the Pittsburgh Professional Baseball Association.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Interview with Lute Boone conducted by Eugene Murdock, May 27, 1974, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1 hour 3 minutes) in three parts: Part 1 of 3, Part 2 of 3, Part 3 of 3
- Lute Boone obituary
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