Lefty Boone | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. | March 24, 1920|
Died: September 18, 1976[1] | (aged 56)|
Batted: Unknown Threw: Left | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1940, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
Last appearance | |
1944, for the Cleveland Buckeyes | |
Teams | |
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Charles Pernell "Lefty" Boone (March 24, 1920 – September 18, 1976), also nicknamed "Zoot Suit", was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.[2] He played with several teams from 1940 to 1944.[3]