Lute Boone

Lute Joseph Boone
(Danny)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 160 lb.

• Debut September 9, 1913
• Final Game September 2, 1918
• Born May 6, 1890 in Pittsburgh, PA USA
• Died July 29, 1982 in Pittsburgh, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Lute Boone played second base for a few seasons as a regular for the New York Yankees. After his major league days, he continued to play in the minors, including 14 straight years in the American Association, and was one of only fewer than 45 position players with 10 or more seasons as an active player in the league (see Rex Hamann's "Career Offensive Summaries of the Forty-one Top-tenured Position Players" (unpublished, 2004). Lute, now referred to on baseball-reference as "Luke," and Marty Berghammer were a star double play combination with the American Association's St. Paul Saints from 1919-1925. He led the team in numerous offensive categories during his years with the Saints (Hamann's "Career Offensive Summaries of the Forty-one Top-tenured Position Players" (unpublished, 2004).

He was active in organized ball as late as 1935, gaining notoriety for reviving the Northern League and serving as league president from 1933-1934 in addition to being owner, manager, and player for the Crookston Pirates, based in Crookston, MN, from 1933-1935. After he sold the Pirates he managed the Wausau Timberjacks for the 1936 season, his last year active in organized ball.

Main source: 1922 St. Paul Saints

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs
1933	Crookston Pirates	Northern League	48-48	5th
1934	Crookston Pirates	Northern League	62-58	3rd
1935	Crookston Pirates	Northern League	45-65	7th
1936	Wausau Lumberjacks	Northern League	61-59	4th	Lost in 1st round