Lute Boone

Lute Boone
Lute Boone
	Infielder
	Born: May 6, 1890; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Died: July 29, 1982 (aged 92); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 9, 1913, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
	September 2, 1918, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average	.209
Home runs	6
Runs batted in	76
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	New York Yankees (1913–1916); Pittsburgh Pirates (1918);

Lutellus Joseph Boone (May 6, 1890 – July 29, 1982) was an American professional baseball infielder.

He played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1918 for the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates. He worked after his baseball career ended as a pattern maker for the Mesta Machine Company in Homestead, Pennsylvania a suburb of Pittsburgh. From 1960 to 1962, Boone was the president of the Pittsburgh Professional Baseball Association.

Boone died on July 29, 1982 in Brentwood, Pennsylvania at the age of 92.^[1]

References

↑ "Boone". The Pittsburgh Press. July 31, 1982. p. 13. Retrieved April 4, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
Interview with Lute Boone conducted by Eugene Murdock, May 27, 1974, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1 hour 3 minutes) in three parts: Part 1 of 3, Part 2 of 3, Part 3 of 3
Lute Boone obituary

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