Alonzo Boone

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Alonzo Boone was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 6 teams, including the Memphis Red Sox. Across 52 career appearances, he went 16-13 with a 3.90 ERA and 140 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 807.0.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 16–13
ERA 3.90
WHIP 1.41
SO 140
Pitcher PIV 807.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 184 lb
Born
1/13/1908 in Decatur, AL, USA
Died
4/8/1982 in East Cleveland, OH, USA

Full name: Alonzo Darn Boone

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Alonzo Boone — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
83.0 75.0 7.0 10.0 3.0 1.0 0 4.0 4.0 0 1.0 .133 .177 .200 .377

Pitching

Alonzo Boone — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
29 21 52 32 22 0 406.0 276 214 27 8 63 90 0.60 0.83

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Alonzo Boone — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 3.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Alonzo Boone — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1948 0 2 1 0 2 0 7.0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
1949 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.2 10 7 2 0 5 0 2.70 2.25
Listed seasons · 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 13.2 10 12 2 0 5 0 1.32 1.10

Career Pitching Statistics

Alonzo Boone — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
16 13 52 34 16 3 1 268.0 267 116 12 110 140 3.90 807.0

Career ERA 3.90 vs. league average 3.93 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Alonzo Boone Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1929 MRS NNL 2 1 7 6 1 0 0 25.1 33 20 16 14 7.11 4.60 (-55%) -1404.5
1931 CCU NNL 0 3 4 2 1 0 0 12.1 24 10 8 5 7.30 4.10 (-78%) -53.7
1932 BBB NSL 2 3 6 5 2 1 0 32.2 31 20 22 15 5.51 4.13 (-34%) -408.6
1939 CBR NAL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 3 3 3 4.50 — 0.0
1940 CBR NAL 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.2 8 3 3 2 4.76 — 0.0
1942 CCB NAL 4 2 12 8 4 0 0 79.1 74 24 28 53 2.72 3.57 (+24%) 1186.5
1943 CBE NAL 3 2 7 5 4 1 0 48.2 42 19 14 19 3.51 3.50 (avg) 288.9
1944 CBE NAL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.1 3 2 3 1 13.50 — 0.0
1944 BBB NAL 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 9.0 4 0 1 3 0.00 3.57 (+100%) 0.0
1945 BBB NAL 2 1 5 2 2 0 0 21.0 17 7 7 15 3.00 3.67 (+18%) 651.6
1946 CBE NAL 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 3.1 4 1 1 0 2.70 — 0.0
1947 CBE NAL 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 23.1 21 7 4 10 2.70 3.97 (+32%) 546.9
Career · 12 seasons 16 13 52 34 16 3 1 268.0 267 116 110 140 3.90 — 807

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Alonzo Boone — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
54 112 9 14 6 2 0 11 1 4 0 .125 .162 .214 .377 0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 53.2% below league average.

Career OBP .162 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 51.4% below league average.

Career SLG .214 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 42.9% below league average.

Career OPS .377 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 46.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Alonzo Boone Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1929 MRS NNL 7 12 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1931 CCU NNL 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1932 BBB NSL 7 15 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .133 — — — — 0.0
1939 CBR NAL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1940 CBR NAL 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1942 CCB NAL 12 30 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
1943 CBE NAL 8 22 3 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1944 CBE NAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1944 BBB NAL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1945 BBB NAL 5 8 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1946 CBE NAL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1947 CBE NAL 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 54 112 9 14 6 2 0 11 1 4 0 .125 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Alonzo Boone — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Alonzo Boone — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1944 NWS BBB 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Playoff Career Pitching

Alonzo Boone — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 4.2 4 0 3 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Alonzo Boone — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1944 NWS BBB 0 0 1 0 0 4.2 4 0 3 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Alonzo Boone — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home25231101.043
Away30163201.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Alonzo Boone — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home25121.088312420.22
Away30141.299520200.32

Last 10 Games — Batting

Alonzo Boone — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-06-25 LCBBLGW 200000000
1949-05-22 LCBBIRL 000000000
1948-07-30 CVBIN9L 000000000
1948-05-07 CVBBIRL 000000000
1947-07-17 CVBNW2L 100000020
1947-07-10 CVBCAGL 000000000
1947-07-04 CVBBIRW 000000000
1947-06-09 CVBBIRW 000000000
1947-06-05 CVBKCMW 300000000
1947-05-30 CVBCAGW 400000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Alonzo Boone — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-06-25 LCBBLG — 5.1750400
1949-05-22 LCBBIR — 1.1322100
1948-07-30 CVBIN9 — 1.0000000
1948-05-07 CVBBIR L 0.0000000
1947-07-17 CVBNW2 — 8.0310400
1947-07-10 CVBCAG — 0.0000000
1947-07-04 CVBBIR — 0.0000000
1947-06-09 CVBBIR W 9.0010000
1947-06-05 CVBKCM — 7.0540330
1947-05-30 CVBCAG W 8.1930340

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Alonzo Boone — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 52 34 5 52 6 2
SS 1 1 2 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Alonzo Boone — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1929 MRS P 7 6 1 3 0 0
1931 CCU P 4 2 0 3 0 0
1932 BBB P 6 5 1 6 0 0
1939 CBR P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1940 CBR P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1942 CCB P 12 8 1 24 1 1
1943 CBE P 7 5 1 9 2 1
1943 CBE SS 1 1 2 0 0 0
1944 CBE P 1 1 0 1 0 0
1944 BBB P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1945 BBB P 5 2 1 3 1 0
1946 CBE P 2 1 0 0 0 0
1947 CBE P 3 3 0 3 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Alonzo Boone Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 52
Shortstop 1

Alonzo Boone: the record in brief

The season rows for Alonzo Boone begin in 1929. Boone played for the Memphis Red Sox (1929), the Cleveland Cubs (1931), the Birmingham Black Barons (1932 through 1945), the Cleveland Bears (1939 to 1940), the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes (1942), and the Cleveland Buckeyes (1943 through 1947). The bio lists Boone as a pitcher who threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 184 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The birth record reads January 13, 1908, in Decatur, AL, USA. Boone died on April 8, 1982, in East Cleveland, OH, USA. Alonzo Boone was the playing name; the full given name is Alonzo Darn.

Boone pitched in 52 games, starting 34, and finished with a 16-13 record and 3.90 ERA. The totals include 140 strikeouts and 16 complete games. Boone's 3.90 ERA was close to the 3.93 league figure for those seasons. In 1942, one of the busiest seasons, Boone posted a 2.72 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.57.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alonzo Boone

Was Alonzo Boone a pitcher?
Yes. Alonzo Boone pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 140 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Alonzo Boone hit?
Alonzo Boone hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.
What teams did Alonzo Boone play for?
Alonzo Boone played for 5 teams: the Memphis Red Sox (1929), the Cleveland Cubs (1931), the Birmingham Black Barons (1932, 1944–1945), the Cleveland Bears (1939–1940), and the Cleveland Buckeyes (1942–1944, 1946–1947).
What were Alonzo Boone's career stats?
In 52 games, Alonzo Boone went 16-13 with a 3.90 ERA, 140 strikeouts, 268.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
What position did Alonzo Boone play?
Alonzo Boone played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Alonzo Boone and how much did he weigh?
Alonzo Boone was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 184 pounds.
What was Alonzo Boone's career ERA?
Alonzo Boone finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 16-13 with 140 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Alonzo Boone have?
Alonzo Boone recorded 140 career strikeouts.
Is Alonzo Boone in the Hall of Fame?
No. Alonzo Boone has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.