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Alonzo Boone

Pitcher/Manager

Born: January 13, 1908
Decatur, Alabama

Died: April 8, 1982 (aged 74)
Cleveland, Ohio

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

debut

1929, for the Memphis Red Sox

Last appearance

1950, for the Cleveland Buckeyes

Teams

As Player

Kansas City Monarchs (1926–1934, 1936)
Memphis Red Sox (1929)
Cleveland Cubs (1931)
Birmingham Black Barons (1932, 1944–1945)
Cleveland Bears (1939–1940)
Cleveland Buckeyes (1942, 1946–1947, 1949–1950)
Louisville Buckeyes (1948)

As Manager

Cleveland Buckeyes (1948-1950)

Alonzo D. "Buster" Boone (January 13, 1908 – April 8, 1982) was an American baseball pitcher and manager in the Negro leagues. He played from 1929 to 1947 with several teams. Boone was involved in a car accident on September 7, 1942. Ulysses Brown and Smoky Owens died, while Boone, Eugene Bremmer, Herman Watts, and Wilbur Hayes were injured. From 1948 to 1950, Boone managed the Cleveland/St. Louis Buckeyes.

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