This article is about the 1970s–1980s catcher. For the 1910s pitcher, see Robert Boone (baseball).
Baseball player
Bob Boone
Boone in 2012
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1947-11-19) November 19, 1947 (age 76) San Diego, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1972, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1990, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
Batting average
.254
Home runs
105
Runs batted in
826
Managerial record
371–444
Winning %
.455
Teams
As player
Philadelphia Phillies (1972–1981)
California Angels (1982–1988)
Kansas City Royals (1989–1990)
As manager
Kansas City Royals (1995–1997)
Cincinnati Reds (2001–2003)
Career highlights and awards
4× All-Star (1976, 1978, 1979, 1983)
World Series champion (1980)
7× Gold Glove Award (1978, 1979, 1982, 1986–1989)
Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame
Robert Raymond Boone (born November 19, 1947) is an American former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who was a four-time All-Star.[1]
Born in San Diego, California, he is the son of MLB player Ray Boone, and he is the father of two major leaguers: Bret Boone and Aaron Boone. All four family members were named All-Stars during their careers.
replaced Boone with Ray Knight, on July 28, 2003. Bob and his family are descendants of American pioneer Daniel Boone. BobBoone and his wife, Susan Boone, have...
Boone served at the San Diego Naval Training Center. The training center had a baseball team, which Boone played for on the weekends alongside Bob Lemon...
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(1990), and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003). Boone was born Mark Heidrich in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Ginny, a retired teacher, and Bob Heidrich, a former construction...
as Carlton, third baseman Mike Schmidt, shortstop Larry Bowa, catcher BobBoone, and outfielder Greg Luzinski, the Phillies won three straight division...
seven players caught 145 games in a season, none more than once. When BobBoone became the first player to catch 2,000 major league games in 1988, it...
grounder out to second, then BobBoone reached on a low throw by Brett and continued to second. Rose grounded out to second and Boone went to third but was stranded...
Daniel Boone (November 2 [O.S. October 22], 1734 – September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first...
Yadier Molina is third overall and second in the NL all time with nine. BobBoone, who is a member of one of four family pairs to win Gold Glove Awards...
Bowden and manager BobBoone were fired on July 28. This broke up the father-son combo of manager BobBoone and third baseman Aaron Boone, and the latter...
Cardinals' Lou Brock stole his 105th base off pitcher Dick Ruthven and catcher BobBoone of the Philadelphia Phillies. This broke the single-season stolen base...
and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2009. "BobBoone Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19...
grounded out, Dick Schofield and BobBoone singled. After coming within two outs of a complete game, Clemens was removed, and Boone was replaced with a pinch...
Tim Foli and a squeeze bunt by BobBoone. California's Reggie Jackson homered in the third to make it 3–0, and Boone plated the Angels' fourth run with...
Forks International Baseball Tournament Mike Boddicker Barry Bonds BobBoone Bret Boone Pete Broberg Roger Clemens Bobby Crosby Alvin Davis Terry Francona...
era, the team did not qualify for the post-season. November 30, 1988: BobBoone was signed as a free agent by the Royals. December 6, 1988: Bill Buckner...
was the first catcher to win six American League Gold Gloves, although BobBoone won five in the American League and two more in the National League. His...
caught the second-most games ever by a catcher at the age of 37—only BobBoone, with 147 games, caught more at that age. He made his franchise-record...
attempting to win the National League Central. The Reds were managed by BobBoone. November 16, 2000: Chris Stynes was traded by the Reds to the Boston...
(Montreal Expos), Ron Guidry (New York Yankees), Rich Gedman (Red Sox), BobBoone (California Angels), and Doyle Alexander (Atlanta Braves). For the first...
close play at the plate. TV replays clearly showed Phillies' catcher BobBoone had the plate blocked and Garvey never touched home on the play, but home...
scouts, and prominent former Reds players, including Johnny Bench and BobBoone. As Molina recalled, he left the session with the impression that Cincinnati...
LLC. Archived from the original on 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2008-07-06. "BobBoone Managerial Record". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on...