Charles Pernell "Lefty" Boone (March 24, 1920 – September 18, 1976), also nicknamed "Zoot Suit", was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.[2] He played with several teams from 1940 to 1944.[3]
| Lefty Boone | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: March 24, 1920 East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. | |
| Died: September 18, 1976 (aged 56)[1] | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Left | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1940, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1944, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
| Teams | |
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References
edit- ^ "U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019". Ancestry. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "Lefty Boone Seamheads profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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