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Bob
Boone		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 212
 
Born: November 19, 1947 in Usa, CA, SAN DIEGO
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1972 24 CLE AL     4 4 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 9 9 9
1973 25 KCR AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 6 5 6 5 4 5 9 9 9
1974 26 KCR AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 4 5 9 9 9
1975 27 KCR AL     5 5 5 3 3 3 6 5 5 5 4 5 9 9 9
1976 28 KCR AL     6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 10 9 9
1977 29 KCR AL     6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5 9 9 9
1978 30 KCR AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 8 8 8
1979 31 KCR AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1980 32 KCR AL     7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1981 33 KCR AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 8 8 8
1982 34 KCR AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 2 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 5 3 3 3 5 4 4 3 2 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 6 5 6 6 5 5 10 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1972 24 AAA   4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1  
    AA   95 295 38 83 17 1 3 45 3 1 40 17 .281 .367 .376 .743 42.1  
1973 25 KCR AL 44 143 20 38 6 1 1 12 1 0 13 5 .266 .329 .343 .672 15.9 1.6
1974 26 AAA   56 135 22 37 10 1 3 20 1 1 13 3 .274 .338 .430 .767 18.9  
1975 27 AAA   137 575 83 167 30 1 12 79 2 10 46 31 .290 .343 .409 .752 75.6  
1976 28 AAA   137 491 70 145 21 1 9 71 7 6 51 27 .295 .362 .397 .759 69.6  
1977 29 AAA   129 528 63 164 28 3 17 88 4 8 62 16 .311 .383 .472 .855 90.1  
1978 30 KCR AL 13 41 5 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 .220 .289 .244 .533 3.3 0.0
    AAA   104 411 43 119 15 2 6 42 4 9 33 36 .290 .342 .380 .722 50.5  
1979 31 KCR AL 24 59 6 8 1 0 2 8 0 0 5 8 .136 .203 .254 .457 3.2 0.0
    AAA   33 137 12 50 6 2 3 15 1 5 5 10 .365 .387 .504 .891 22.1  
1980 32 AAA   137 486 56 173 25 8 12 82 5 3 40 36 .356 .405 .514 .919 91.1  
1981 33 KCR AL 32 81 6 19 4 0 0 11 0 0 6 11 .235 .287 .284 .571 7.0 0.4
1982 34 KCR AL 17 15 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .133 .133 .333 .467 0.8 0.0
1983 35 AAA   104 424 43 113 15 1 8 45 2 8 33 39 .267 .319 .363 .683 47.0  
5 Years Sim 130 339 38 76 12 1 4 35 1 0 28 29 .224 .285 .301 .585 30.2 2.0
9 Years AAA 841 3194 392 969 150 19 70 442 26 50 283 198 .303 .359 .428 .787 464.9  
1 Years AA 95 295 38 83 17 1 3 45 3 1 40 17 .281 .365 .376 .741 42.1  
10 Years Minors 936 3489 430 1052 167 20 73 487 29 51 323 215 .302 .359 .424 .783 506.9  
162 Game Average 422 47 94 14 1 4 43 1 0 34 36 .224 .285 .301 .585 37.6  
Career Highs 44 143 20 38 6 1 2 12 1 0 13 11 .266 .329 .343 .672 15.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   235 29 51 8 1 4 25 0 0 16 16 .217 .270 .311 .580 19.3
vs LH   104 9 25 4 0 0 10 1 0 12 13 .240 .316 .279 .595 10.1
Home 68 189 23 43 8 1 4 23 1 0 14 20 .228 .281 .344 .625 18.5
Away 62 150 15 33 4 0 0 12 0 0 14 9 .220 .289 .247 .536 10.9
RISP   71 0 19 3 0 2 29 0 0 1 7 .268 .274 .394 .668 7.4
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1
Close/Late   38 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 .158 .238 .184 .422 1.5
Mar/Apr 18 44 3 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 2 .159 .260 .182 .442 2.2
May 17 51 7 14 2 0 1 9 0 0 2 9 .275 .302 .373 .674 5.5
June 24 51 5 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 .118 .196 .157 .353 0.9
July 16 41 5 14 3 0 2 11 0 0 3 3 .341 .386 .561 .947 8.0
August 25 76 8 17 4 0 1 5 0 0 4 7 .224 .263 .316 .578 6.0
Sep/Oct 29 76 10 18 2 0 0 4 1 0 8 3 .237 .314 .263 .577 6.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1973 25 KCR AL C 41 40 349.0 212 14 1 0 .996 5.83 30 8 .267 1 1.5
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1978 30 KCR AL C 12 11 103.0 52 2 3 0 .947 4.72 16 2 .125 0 0.1
1979 31 KCR AL C 19 18 163.7 92 3 0 2 1.000 5.22 5 0 .000 0 0.7
    RF 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1981 33 KCR AL C 31 24 217.3 131 8 2 1 .986 5.76 25 5 .200 0 1.3
1982 34 KCR AL C 10 3 33.7 16 2 0 0 1.000 4.81 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    SS 2 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 113 96 866.7 503 29 6 3 .989 5.52 76 15 .197 1 3.9
  RF 3 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  SS 2 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   119 96 871.7 506 29 6 3 .989 5.52 76 15 .197 1 4.0
Career Highs   42 40 350.0 212 14 3 2 1.000 5.81 30 8 .267 1  
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  6. Zack Taylor (982)
  7. Terry Harper (982)
  8. Gus Mancuso (980)
  9. Joe Grace (980)
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 63rd overall pick, by Cleveland (A) in 1972
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Kansas City on 2/21/1973 (Going to KCR: C Bob Boone. Going to CLE: P Steve Renko)
Had first career hit (double) on 4/7/1973, off Joe Hoerner (DET)
Hit first career homerun on 8/23/1973, off Wayne Twitchell (SEM)
Injured on 8/10/1974 with a Broken Ankle, out for full season
Injured on 5/30/1977 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Kansas City on 7/31/1983
 
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