Lute Boone
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: May 6, 1890 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
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Died: July 29, 1982 (aged 92) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| September 9, 1913 for the New York Yankees | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 2, 1918 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .209 | ||
| Home runs | 6 | ||
| Runs batted in | 76 | ||
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Lutellus Joseph "Lute" Boone (May 6, 1890 to July 29, 1982), was a Major League Baseball infielder who played from 1913 to 1916 with the New York Yankees and in 1918 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted and threw right-handed. Boone had a .209 career batting average. He was born and died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lute Boone replaced Honus Wagner as shortstop after his retirement from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He worked after his baseball career ended as a pattern maker for the Mesta Machine Company in Homestead, Pennsylvania a suburb of Pittsburgh. From 1960 to 1962, Boone was the president of the Pittsburgh Professional Baseball Association.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Lute Boone obituary