Ray Boone
Raymond Otis Boone
(Ike )
Positions : Third Baseman, Shortstop and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 172 lb.
Born : July 27 , 1923 in San Diego, CA
High School : Herbert Hoover HS (San Diego, CA) Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1942.
(All Transactions ) Debut : September 3, 1948 (Age 25)
vs. SLB 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB Teams (by GP): Tigers/Indians/WhiteSox/Athletics/RedSox/... 1948-1960 Final Game : August 11, 1960 (Age 37)
vs. CLE 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Died : October 17 , 2004 in San Diego, CA
Buried: El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, CA
Relatives: Father of Bob Boone , Grandfather of Aaron Boone and Grandfather of Bret Boone View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject About biographical information
News -- February 2013
2/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Al Rosen Mans the Hot Corner on the Indians All-Time Team : By Ronnie Tellalian Al Rosen is one of the great Indians of All-Time. He is one of only seven players to spend his entire career ...
News -- August 2012
8/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: August 27, 1950 : Compiled by Jason Kaminski The Indians’ Ray Boone and Clyde Vollmer of the Red Sox match grand slams today. Boone’s ...
News -- March 2012
3/9 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: March 9, 1973 : Compiled by Jason Kaminski On this date in 1973 former Indians third baseman Aaron Boone is born in La Mesa, California. Boone ...
News -- June 2011
6/19 NY Baseball Digest: Top Five Father/Son Combos in Baseball History : To celebrate Father’s Day lets try something different: looking at the top father/son combos in the history of the game. ...
6/17 B-R Blog: Three Tigers at .300 BA/.500 SLG : Through June 16, there were 16 qualifying hitters [see note at end of post] with a .300+ BA and .500+ slugging average. The Tigers ...
News -- March 2011
3/2 B-R Blog: Lots of RBI; Not So Many Runs Scored : In Major League history there have been 492 instances of a player posting at least 120 RBI in a season. Typically, a player ...
News -- February 2011
2/7 The Writer's Journey: **** Gordy! : I don’t have a 1960 Ray Boone card anymore. Now I have a 1960 Gordy Coleman card. Now I just have to get around to getting ...
News -- January 2011
1/31 The Writer's Journey: What’s cooler than being cool? : Ice cold. And dayf is the definition of ice cold. I finally unloaded my hatless 1963 Marv Breeding… …for a sweet 1964 ...
1/31 The Writer's Journey: This wonderful 1960 Topps Ray Boone card could be yours! : Ray Boone is the father of Bob Boone, grandfather of Aaron Boone and Bret Boone. If you’re into three generational baseball ...
1/31 B-R Blog: Greatest birthday performances from the last 20 years : Following are the best birthday performances by batters for each different age. I determined "best" by highest Winning Probability ...