Ray Boone was born on Friday, July 27, 1923, in San Diego, California. Boone was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 1948, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ray Boone baseball stats page.
"Ray Boone essentially had three careers, playing shortstop for five years with the Cleveland Indians, severing primarily as a third baseman for the Detroit Tigers for four years, and then finishing off his career as a first baseman. Boone was batting .355 as a third baseman for Oklahoma City in the Texas League when he was called up to fill in for Cleveland shortstop manager Lou Boudreau when Boudreau was injured. Boone was so good that Boudreau moved himself to third upon returning to the lineup, and Boone didn't return to his natural position for several years." - Silverman, Matthew. Author. Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia. Total Sports Publishing. May 2000. Page 107. [Ray Boone Biography]
Ray BooneRay Boone Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#25 | Checklist) |
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Ray BooneRay Boone Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Ray BooneRay Boone Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1948 | 25 | Indians | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .600 |
1949 | 26 | Indians | 86 | 258 | 39 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 38 | 0 | 17 | 9 | - | 2 | 11 | .252 | .352 | .345 |
1950 | 27 | Indians | 109 | 365 | 53 | 110 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 27 | 2 | - | 2 | 10 | .301 | .397 | .430 |
1951 | 28 | Indians | 151 | 544 | 65 | 127 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 51 | 48 | 4 | 36 | 6 | - | 5 | 13 | .233 | .302 | .329 |
1952 | 29 | Indians | 103 | 316 | 57 | 83 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 53 | 1 | 33 | 4 | - | 2 | 11 | .263 | .372 | .367 |
1953 | 30 | Indians | 34 | 112 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 3 | - | 0 | 3 | .241 | .375 | .393 |
1953 | 30 | Tigers | 101 | 385 | 73 | 120 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 93 | 48 | 3 | 47 | 5 | - | 5 | 6 | .312 | .395 | .556 |
1954 | 31 | Tigers | 148 | 543 | 76 | 160 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 85 | 71 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | .295 | .376 | .466 |
1955 | 32 | Tigers | 135 | 500 | 61 | 142 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 116 | 50 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 16 | .284 | .346 | .476 |
1956 | 33 | Tigers | 131 | 481 | 77 | 148 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 81 | 77 | 8 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .308 | .403 | .518 |
1957 | 34 | Tigers | 129 | 462 | 48 | 126 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 65 | 57 | 6 | 47 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | .273 | .353 | .418 |
1958 | 35 | Tigers | 39 | 114 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .237 | .323 | .447 |
1958 | 35 | White Sox | 77 | 246 | 25 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .244 | .295 | .386 |
1959 | 36 | White Sox | 9 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .400 | .381 |
1959 | 36 | Athletics | 61 | 132 | 19 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .273 | .396 | .364 |
1959 | 36 | Braves | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .368 | .400 |
1960 | 37 | Braves | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .471 | .333 |
1960 | 37 | Red Sox | 34 | 78 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .205 | .300 | .256 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,373 | 4,589 | 645 | 1,260 | 162 | 46 | 151 | 8 | 737 | 608 | 35 | 463 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 133 | .275 | .361 | .429 |
Ray BooneRay Boone Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1948 Indians | SS | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2.3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 24.00 |
1949 Indians | SS | 76 | 68 | 1,733 | 393 | 5.2 | 372 | 162 | 210 | 21 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 5.80 |
1950 Indians | SS | 102 | 94 | 2,590 | 471 | 4.6 | 445 | 178 | 267 | 26 | 64 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 4.64 |
1951 Indians | SS | 151 | 149 | 3,952 | 769 | 5.1 | 736 | 311 | 425 | 33 | 108 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 5.03 |
1952 Indians | 2B | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
1952 Indians | 3B | 2 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 2.00 |
1952 Indians | SS | 96 | 90 | 2,361 | 455 | 4.7 | 428 | 177 | 251 | 27 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 4.89 |
1953 Indians | SS | 31 | 30 | 807 | 166 | 5.4 | 158 | 64 | 94 | 8 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 5.29 |
1953 Tigers | 3B | 97 | 97 | 2,506 | 336 | 3.5 | 322 | 111 | 211 | 14 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 3.47 |
1953 Tigers | SS | 3 | 3 | 75 | 13 | 4.3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 4.32 |
1954 Tigers | 3B | 148 | 148 | 3,817 | 521 | 3.5 | 502 | 170 | 332 | 19 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 3.55 |
1954 Tigers | SS | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1955 Tigers | 3B | 126 | 126 | 3,322 | 406 | 3.2 | 387 | 135 | 252 | 19 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 3.15 |
1956 Tigers | 3B | 130 | 130 | 3,382 | 411 | 3.2 | 394 | 151 | 243 | 17 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 3.15 |
1957 Tigers | 1B | 117 | 117 | 3,106 | 1,027 | 8.8 | 1,017 | 972 | 45 | 10 | 103 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 8.84 |
1957 Tigers | 3B | 4 | 4 | 105 | 19 | 4.8 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .895 | 4.37 |
1958 Tigers | 1B | 32 | 32 | 762 | 254 | 7.9 | 251 | 236 | 15 | 3 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 8.89 |
1958 White Sox | 1B | 63 | 60 | 1,573 | 553 | 8.8 | 545 | 511 | 34 | 8 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 9.35 |
1959 White Sox | 1B | 6 | 5 | 147 | 44 | 7.3 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 7.71 |
1959 Athletics | 1B | 38 | 30 | 759 | 303 | 8.0 | 298 | 275 | 23 | 5 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 10.60 |
1959 Athletics | 3B | 3 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
1959 Braves | 1B | 3 | 3 | 63 | 20 | 6.7 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.57 |
1960 Braves | 1B | 4 | 4 | 93 | 36 | 9.0 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.45 |
1960 Red Sox | 1B | 22 | 19 | 465 | 178 | 8.1 | 177 | 166 | 11 | 1 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 10.28 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 510 | 508 | 13,222 | 1,706 | 3.3 | 1,634 | 576 | 1,058 | 72 | 112 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 3.34 | |
SS Totals | 464 | 434 | 11,539 | 2,276 | 4.9 | 2,159 | 899 | 1,260 | 117 | 311 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 5.05 | |
1B Totals | 285 | 270 | 6,968 | 2,415 | 8.5 | 2,386 | 2,249 | 137 | 29 | 222 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 9.25 | |
2B Totals | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 | |
13 Years | 1,260 | 1,212 | 31,744 | 6,399 | 5.1 | 6,181 | 3,725 | 2,456 | 218 | 645 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 5.26 |
Ray BooneRay Boone Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1948 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1949 Indians | 0 | 2 | .000 | 11 | 4 | n/a | 64.5 | 15.2 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
1950 Indians | 4 | 3 | .571 | 6 | 2 | n/a | 52.1 | 13.5 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1951 Indians | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 45.3 | 15.1 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
1952 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 45.1 | 9.6 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1953 Indians | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 28.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1953 Tigers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 17.5 | 8.2 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
1954 Tigers | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 27.2 | 10.2 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1955 Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 25.0 | 10.2 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
1956 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 19.2 | 10.5 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1957 Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 38.5 | 9.8 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1958 Tigers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 19.0 | 8.8 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1958 White Sox | 1 | 1 | .500 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 35.1 | 7.5 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1959 White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 21.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | - | - | - |
1959 Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | 0 | n/a | 66.0 | 7.8 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
1959 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 15.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1960 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | - | - | - |
1960 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 0 | n/a | 78.0 | 5.2 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 21 | 19 | .525 | 127 | 7 | n/a | 30.4 | 9.9 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
Ray BooneRay Boone Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1948 Cleveland Indians | 11 | $4,200.00 | - | Stats |
1949 Cleveland Indians | 8 | $5,000.00 | - | - |
1950 Cleveland Indians | 8 | $7,000.00 | - | - |
1951 Cleveland Indians | 8 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1952 Cleveland Indians | 8 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1953 Cleveland Indians | 8 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1953 Detroit Tigers | 8 | " " | - | - |
1954 Detroit Tigers | 8 | $18,500.00 | Stats | - |
1955 Detroit Tigers | 8 | $23,500.00 | - | - |
1956 Detroit Tigers | 8 | $28,750.00 | Stats | - |
1957 Detroit Tigers | 8 | $28,000.00 | - | - |
1958 Detroit Tigers | 8 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
1958 Chicago White Sox | 3, 8 | " " | - | - |
1959 Chicago White Sox | 8 | $22,000.00 | - | - |
1959 Kansas City Athletics | 30 | " " | - | - |
1959 Milwaukee Braves | 19 | " " | - | - |
1960 Milwaukee Braves | 19 | $22,000.00 | - | - |
1960 Boston Red Sox | 39, 5 | " " | - | - |
Ray Boone Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Ray Boone joined the fathers & sons list when his son, Bob Boone, made his Major League debut on September 10, 1972. Bob Boone joined the fathers & sons list when his son, Bret Boone, made his Major League debut on September 19, 1992, then added another name to the sons "column" when his second son, Aaron Boone, made his debut on June 20, 1997. The Boone family was the first in baseball history to be included in the Baseball Grandfathers, Fathers and Sons section of the Baseball Almanac Baseball Family Tree.
Ray Boone was an All-Star in 1954 and 1956. Bob Boone was an All-Star in 1976, 1978, 1979, and 1983. Bret Boone was an All-Star in 1998, 2001 and 2003. Aaron Boone was an All-Star in 2003. The Boone family was the first in baseball history to send three generations of players to an All-Star Game.
The Boone Family | 2003 All-Star Game | AP Photo by Mark DuncanBaseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Ray Boone led the American League in runs batted in (RBI) in 1955, driving in one-hundred sixteen runs and finishing the year tied with Jackie Jensen (Top 25)? Boone joined an elite set of former Detroit Tigers who also led the junior circuit: Hank Greenberg1946, 1940, 1935), Rudy York (1943), Harry Heilmann (1925) Bobby Veach (1918, 1917, 1915), Sam Crawford (1915, 1910) and Ty Cobb (1911, 1909, 1908, 1907).
Two years earlier, Ray Boone had 114 RBI for the season, 21 RBI with the Indians and 93 RBI with the Tigers. Did you know that before Ray, only two players in baseball history had a higher single season RBI total split amongst two teams? They were Goose Goslin in 1930 (38 RBI with the Senators and 100 RBI with the Browns) and Gus Zernial in 1951 (4 RBI with the White Sox and 125 RBI with the Athletics).
Ray Boone also hit two grand slams with the Indians and two grand slams with the Tigers in 1953, tying the American League record for grand slams in a season (since broken), set previously by Babe Ruth (1919), Lou Gehrig (1934), Rudy York (1938), Tommy Henrich (1948) and Al Rosen (1951).
Did you know that Ray Boone was the second player from Herbert Hoover High School (San Diego, California) to make it to the show, beating Jack Harshman to the field by thirteen days, but well after his boyhood idol, Ted Williams? Since that trio, Herbert Hoover has continued steadily producing Major League players; Gene Leek (1959-1962), Larry Elliott (1962-1966), Dave Morehead (1963-1970), Jerry DaVanon (1969-1977), Ty Waller (1980-1987), Mike Davis (1980-1989), Eddie Williams (1986-1998) and Mark Davis (1991-1991).
The only Grandfathers, Fathers and Sons set in baseball history to have each generation appear in a World Series game, is the Boone Family! Ray Boone played in the 1948 World Series (Indians 4 vs Braves 2), Bob Boone played in the 1980 World Series (Phillies 4 vs Royals 2), Bret Boone played played in the 1999 World Series (Braves 0 vs Yankees 4), and Aaron Boone played in the 2003 World Series (Yankees 2 vs Marlins 4).