Oscar Boone
| Oscar Boone | |
|---|---|
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| Catcher | |
| Born: March 28, 1911 Cameron, Texas | |
| Died: October 12, 1958 (aged 47) Eloy, Arizona | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1939, for the Atlanta Black Crackers | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1941, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Oscar Boone (March 28, 1911 – October 12, 1958), nicknamed "The San Angelo Sheepherder", was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues.
A native of Cameron, Texas, Boone played with the Atlanta Black Crackers and Baltimore Elite Giants in 1939 and the Chicago American Giants in 1941.[1] He died in Eloy, Arizona in 1958 at age 47.
References
[edit]- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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