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Bob Boone Golden Glove Winner
1978, 79, 82, 86, 87, 88, 89All-Star Selection 1976, 78, 79, 83 |
| Full Name: Robert Raymond Boone Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6'2" Weight: 202 lbs. Born: Nov 19, 1947 in San Diego, CA Major League Debut: Sep 10, 1972 |
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CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
TM Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Cal Cal Cal Cal Cal Cal Cal KC KC |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL |
POS C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C |
G 16 145 146 97 121 132 132 119 141 76 143 142 139 150 144 128 122 131 40 |
AB 51 521 488 289 361 440 435 398 480 227 472 468 450 460 442 389 352 405 117 |
R 4 42 41 28 40 55 48 38 34 19 42 46 33 37 48 42 38 33 11 |
H 14 136 118 71 98 125 123 114 110 48 121 120 91 114 98 94 104 111 28 |
2B 1 20 24 14 18 26 18 21 23 7 17 18 16 17 12 18 17 13 3 |
3B 0 2 3 2 2 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 |
HR 1 10 3 2 4 11 12 9 9 4 7 9 3 5 7 3 5 1 0 |
RBI 4 61 52 20 54 66 62 58 55 24 58 52 32 55 49 33 39 43 9 |
TB 18 190 157 95 132 192 185 168 162 67 159 165 118 146 135 121 136 131 31 |
BB 5 41 35 32 45 42 46 49 48 22 39 24 25 37 43 35 29 49 17 |
IBB 2 8 9 6 14 5 10 9 12 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 4 0 |
| Totals | G 2264 |
AB 7245 |
R 679 |
H 1838 |
2B 303 |
3B 26 |
HR 105 |
RBI 826 |
TB 2508 |
BB 663 |
IBB 90 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 |
TM Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Cal Cal Cal Cal Cal Cal Cal KC KC |
LG NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL NL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL |
K 7 36 29 14 44 54 37 33 41 16 34 42 45 35 30 36 26 37 12 |
HBP 0 0 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 |
SH 0 5 9 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 23 10 6 16 12 14 9 8 2 |
SF 1 8 5 1 7 8 8 1 2 2 5 7 5 4 6 3 0 5 0 |
GDP 2 7 16 8 10 8 13 9 9 6 9 19 11 12 15 10 9 16 2 |
SB 1 3 3 1 2 5 2 1 3 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 2 3 1 |
CS 0 4 1 3 5 5 5 4 4 2 2 3 3 2 0 2 2 2 1 |
SB% 1.000 .429 .750 .250 .286 .500 .286 .200 .429 .500 .000 .571 .500 .333 1.000 .000 .500 .600 .500 |
AVG .275 .261 .242 .246 .271 .284 .283 .286 .229 .211 .256 .256 .202 .248 .222 .242 .295 .274 .239 |
OBP .333 .311 .295 .322 .348 .343 .347 .367 .299 .279 .310 .289 .242 .306 .287 .304 .352 .351 .336 |
SLG .353 .365 .322 .329 .366 .436 .425 .422 .338 .295 .337 .353 .262 .317 .305 .311 .386 .323 .265 |
AB/HR 51.0 52.1 162.7 144.5 90.3 40.0 36.3 44.2 53.3 56.8 67.4 52.0 150.0 92.0 63.1 129.7 70.4 405.0 --.- |
AB/K 7.3 14.5 16.8 20.6 8.2 8.1 11.8 12.1 11.7 14.2 13.9 11.1 10.0 13.1 14.7 10.8 13.5 10.9 9.8 |
| Totals | K 608 |
HBP 20 |
SH 142 |
SF 78 |
GDP 191 |
SB 38 |
CS 50 |
SB% .432 |
BAVG .254 |
OBP .315 |
SLG .346 |
AB/HR 69.0 |
AB/K 11.9 |
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ALL-STAR STATISTICS -
BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1976 1978 1979 1983 |
TM Phi Phi Phi Cal |
LG NL NL NL AL |
G 1 1 1 1 |
AB 2 1 2 0 |
R 0 1 1 0 |
H 0 1 1 0 |
2B 0 0 0 0 |
3B 0 0 0 0 |
HR 0 0 0 0 |
RBI 0 2 0 0 |
TB 0 1 1 0 |
BB 0 0 0 0 |
K 0 0 0 0 |
SB 0 0 0 0 |
BAVG .000 1.000 .500 -.--- |
SLG .000 1.000 .500 -.--- |
AB/HR --.- --.- --.- --.- |
AB/K --.- --.- --.- --.- |
| Totals | G 4 |
AB 5 |
R 2 |
H 2 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 2 |
TB 2 |
BB 0 |
K 0 |
SB 0 |
AVG .400 |
SLG .400 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K --.- |
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DIVISION SERIES STATISTICS -
BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1981 |
TM Phi |
LG NL |
G 3 |
AB 5 |
R 0 |
H 0 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 0 |
TB 0 |
BB 0 |
K 0 |
SB 0 |
BAVG .000 |
SLG .000 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K --.- |
| Totals | G 3 |
AB 5 |
R 0 |
H 0 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 0 |
TB 0 |
BB 0 |
K 0 |
SB 0 |
AVG .000 |
SLG .000 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K --.- |
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LCS STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1976 1977 1978 1980 1982 1986 |
TM Phi Phi Phi Phi Cal Cal |
LG NL NL NL NL AL AL |
G 3 4 3 5 5 7 |
AB 7 10 11 18 16 22 |
R 0 1 0 1 3 4 |
H 2 4 2 4 4 10 |
2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
HR 0 0 0 0 1 1 |
RBI 1 0 0 2 4 2 |
TB 2 4 2 4 7 13 |
BB 1 0 0 1 0 1 |
K 0 0 1 2 2 3 |
SB 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
BAVG .286 .400 .182 .222 .250 .455 |
SLG .286 .400 .182 .222 .438 .591 |
AB/HR --.- --.- --.- --.- 16.0 22.0 |
AB/K --.- --.- 11.0 9.0 8.0 7.3 |
| Totals | G 27 |
AB 84 |
R 9 |
H 26 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 2 |
RBI 9 |
TB 32 |
BB 3 |
K 8 |
SB 0 |
AVG .310 |
SLG .381 |
AB/HR 42.0 |
AB/K 10.5 |
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WORLD SERIES STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1980 |
TM Phi |
LG NL |
G 6 |
AB 17 |
R 3 |
H 7 |
2B 2 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 4 |
TB 9 |
BB 4 |
K 0 |
SB 0 |
BAVG .412 |
SLG .529 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K --.- |
| Totals | G 6 |
AB 17 |
R 3 |
H 7 |
2B 2 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 4 |
TB 9 |
BB 4 |
K 0 |
SB 0 |
AVG .412 |
SLG .529 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K --.- |
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When he broke in with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1972, catcher Bob Boone was known primarily as the son of Ray Boone, an infielder with the Cleveland Indians (and five other teams from 1948 to 1960). In the 1990s Bob Boone was seen as a manager, and was known as the father of second baseman Bret Boone. However, for most of the nineteen years in between, Boone challenged any team to post a more polished receiver plateside.
Boone was known for using a palm-size glove, smaller than most major league contemporaries. He broke Johnny Bench's consecutive Gold Glove streak in 1978. His catching helped the Phils to a World Series trophy in 1980
The coming of Keith Moreland prompted the Phils to swap Boone to the California Angels prior to the 1982 campaign. California manager Gene Mauch welcomed Boone, calling him the best quarterback in baseball. Boone's Gold Glove-winning presence led to an instant California division title. He would win the award four more times from 1986 to 1989, the last time as a forty-year-old free agent with the Kansas City Royals.
Boone retired with an incredible 2,225 games caught, just 4 games fewer than leader Carlton Fisk. He broke Bench's and Bill Dickey's records of thirteen seasons of catching 100-plus games. Boone's 154 double plays rank fifth-best in history.
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