Alonzo Boone

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.[1]

Alonzo Boone
Pitcher/Manager
Born: (1908-01-13)January 13, 1908
Decatur, Alabama
Died: April 8, 1982(1982-04-08) (aged 74)
Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1929, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
1950, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Teams

References

  1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.



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