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Alonzo Boone
1908–1982
United States
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Biography
Alonzo D. "Buster" Boone (January 13, 1908 – April 8, 1982) was an American professional baseball pitcher and manager in the Negro leagues. He played from 1929 to 1947 with several teams. Boone was involved in a car accident on September 7, 1942. Ulysses Brown and Smoky Owens died, while Boone, Eugene Bremmer, Herman Watts, and Wilbur Hayes were injured. From 1948 to 1950, Boone managed the Cleveland/St. Louis Buckeyes.
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