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Former MLB Catcher, Manager Bob Boone Dies at 78
Boone played 2,225 games behind the plate and won seven Gold Gloves in a career that stretched across 19 seasons.
- World Series-winning All-Star catcher Bob Boone died at 78 on Monday, a loss confirmed late Monday by his family and former teammates.
- Over 19 seasons, Boone played 2,225 games and earned seven Gold Gloves as a durable presence behind the plate, anchoring the 1980 Philadelphia Phillies World Series championship team.
- Following his playing days, Boone managed the Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds for six years, later serving in the Washington Nationals front office from 2005 until September 2021.
- As the middle link in Major League Baseball's first three-generation dynasty, Boone followed father Ray Boone and preceded sons New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone and All-Star Bret Boone.
- Former Philadelphia Phillies teammate Greg Luzinski and former Cincinnati Reds general manager Jim Bowden shared condolences for Boone's wife, Sue, mourning a 'great one' and man of integrity.
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Boone was a four-time All-Star, seven-time Gold Glove winner, and with that 1980 World Series run, Philadelphia royalty.
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