Dusty Boggess
From BR Bullpen
Lynton Ross Boggess
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11 1/2", Weight 203 lb.
- Born June 7, 1904 in Terrell, TX USA
- Died June 8, 1968 in Dallas, TX USA
Dusty Boggess was a National League umpire from 1944 to 1962.
The 1969 Guide listed Boggess as "a versatile player who played all positions in a minor league career that extended from 1923 through 1933". Boggess was a shortstop turned thirdbaseman turned catcher, who spent a number of years as high as the Texas League. He was a manager/part owner/catcher of the Muskogee Chiefs/Hutchinson Wheat Shockers in the 1932 Western Association. He was the manager/catcher of the El Dorado Lions in the 1932 Dixie League for half the year before retiring.
Boggess began umpiring in the Western League in 1939. He moved the Texas League in 1940-1942 and the International League in 1943 until retiring in July because of ill health. He moved up to the NL in 1944.
