Isaac Morgan "Ike" Boone (February 17, 1897 – August 1, 1958) was an American professional
baseball
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player. He played eight seasons as a
right fielder
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in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) between 1922 and 1932 for the
New York Giants
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,
Boston Red Sox
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,
Chicago White Sox
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, and
Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers. His older brother,
Dan
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, also played in the major leagues from 1919 to 1923.
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Boone reached the majors in 1922 with the
New York Giants
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, spending one year with them before moving to the
Boston Red Sox
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(1923–25),
Chicago White Sox
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(1927) and
Brooklyn Dodgers
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(1930–32). His most productive season came in 1924 with Boston, when he posted career-highs in
batting average
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Cricket
In cricket, a player's batting average is ...
(.337),
home run
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s (13),
RBI (98),
hits (157),
runs (79),
doubles (34),
triples (5), and
games played
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Basebal ...
(133). In 1924 and 1925 he was considered for the
MVP Award. In an eight-season major league career, Boone was a .321 hitter with 26 home runs and 194 RBI in 356 games.
Boone was one of the greatest minor league hitters of all time. His .370 minor league career batting average set a new record, and in 1929 he set a professional baseball record, collecting 553
total bases
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while hitting .407 with 55 home runs and 218 RBI in 198 games played with the
Mission Reds
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First Missions team
In early September of 1914, the failed Sacramento Solons team moved ...
of the
Pacific Coast League
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. The same season, Boone and his brother Danny (46) combined for 101 home runs. He is the last player to hit .400 or better in the
Texas League
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, with a .402 average in 1923.
As player/
manager
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of the
Toronto Maple Leafs
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, Boone led the team to the
International League
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championship in 1934 and also was named the league MVP, winning the batting title with a .372 batting average. Boone managed the Leafs through the 1936 season.
He was later inducted into the
International League Hall of Fame
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and the
Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame
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.
Boone died in
Northport, Alabama
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, at the age of 61.
References
External links
Ike Boone- Baseballbiography.com
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1897 births
1958 deaths
Alabama Crimson Tide baseball players
Boston Red Sox players
Brooklyn Dodgers players
Brooklyn Robins players
Chicago White Sox players
New York Giants (NL) players
Major League Baseball right fielders
Cedartown Cedars players
New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
Little Rock Travelers players
Toledo Mud Hens players
San Antonio Bears players
Mission Bells players
Mission Reds players
Newark Bears (IL) players
Jersey City Skeeters players
Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) managers
Baseball players from Alabama
People from Northport, Alabama
International League MVP award winners
Baseball coaches from Alabama