Henry Tate Boney (October 28, 1903 – June 12, 2002) was an American professional

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player who was a

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during part of the 1927 season. Boney appeared in three games, all in relief, for the

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. Boney was born in

Wallace, North Carolina Wallace is a town in Duplin and Pender counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 3,880 at the 2010 census. The Pender County portion of Wallace is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The W. Sto ...

. He attended the

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in Gainesville, where he played for coach

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and coach

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teams in 1926 and 1927. Boney made his

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as 23-year-old rookie against the

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on June 28, 1927. He made his third and final relief appearance on July 13. Boney finished all three games in which he appeared, and pitched a total of four

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s, giving up just one

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. Boney's record was 0–0 with a 2.25

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