Bob Boone, a seven-time Gold Glove catcher who helped the Philadelphia Phillies win the 1980 World Series and later managed the Royals and Reds, has died at 78. The father of Yankees manager Aaron Boone, he was part of MLB’s first family to reach the majors across three generations.
Catcher Bob Boone #8 of the California Angels looks to throw from home plate during a 1988 season game. (Photo by Louis DeLuca/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Four-time MLB All-Star catcher Bob Boone, who was a crucial part of two Angels division title runs in the 1980s, has died at 78, the team and family announced Tuesday. Boone was a stalwart behind the plate from 1982 to 1988 after joining the Angels from Philadelphia.
Part of baseball's first three-generation family, Boone played 10 seasons with the Phillies, converting from an infielder to catcher, where he was a savant, winning seven Gold Gloves.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bob Boone, the catcher on the Philadelphia Phillies' first World Series championship team who won seven Gold Gloves and was part of baseball's first three-generation family, has died. He was 78. Boone's son, Bret, announced his father's death Tuesday on social media.
Bob Boone, the catcher on the Philadelphia Phillies' first World Series championship team who won seven Gold Gloves and was part of baseball's first three-generation family, has died.
Bob Boone, the catcher on the Philadelphia Phillies’ first World Series championship team who won seven Gold Gloves and was part of baseball’s first three-generation family, has died. He was 78. Boone’s son, Bret, announced his father’s death Tuesday on…
He set the record for career games caught by a catcher with 1,919 in Kansas City. He was 41 years old when he won his final Gold Glove with the Royals in 1989.
Longtime Angels catcher Bob Boone, a four-time All-Star and seven-time Gold Glove winner, has died at 78. His father and two sons also were All-Star MLB players.
Bob Boone, the longtime Philadelphia Phillies catcher who was behind the plate for the franchise's World Series championship, died on Monday. He was 78 years old. Bob Boone dies Boone's son, Bret Boone, announced the news on X on Tuesday.
Bob Boone, the World Series champion catcher and father of New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, died on Monday. He was 78 years old. Bob Boone dies Boone's son, Bret Boone, announced the news on X on Tuesday. "He taught me how to be a pro and more importantly, how to be a man," Brett Boone wrote.
