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'''Bob Boone''' is the starting catcher and number 8 hitter for [[California]] in the [[NES]] version of [[RBI]]. Boone, also the father of two [[2nd Generation RBIers]], is typically subbed out for either [[Rick Burleson]] or [[Ruppert Jones]].

== Bio ==

[[Image:BobBooneMinors.JPG|right|175px]]

* Born November 14th, [[1947]] in San Diego, CA
* Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 6th round of the 1969 amateur draft.
* Played in the Big Leagues with Philadelphia (1972-1981), California (1982-1988) and Kansas City (1989-1990)
* 4-time [[All-Star]]
* 7-time Gold Glove Winner
* Had managerial stints with [[KC]] (1995-1997) and [[Cincinnati]] (2001-2003)
* Attended college at Stanford University
* Son of former major leaguer Ray Boone and father of Aaron and Bret Boone
* Boone retired in 1990 having caught a then-record 2,264 games (a mark since passed by Carlton Fisk)
* In [[1996]] during his managerial tenure in Kansas City, the Kansas City Star charted Boone's daily lineup changes in a daily "Boone-O-Meter," which concluded that the manager had used 152 different batting orders in the Royals' 161 games
* After several rounds of bourbon are consumed by Phillies GM Paul Owens and Detroit GM Jim Campbell at the winter meetings in [[1974]], Owens agrees to trade promising catcher Bob Boone and P Larry Christensen to Detroit for veterans Bill Freehan and Jim Northrup. Tomorrow morning, Owens won't recall the trade and the deal is never made. "How do you unshake a handshake?" says the disappointed Campbell.
* Boone's RBI single in the 20th ending gives the Angels a 4-3 victory over Seattle on April 14, [[1982]] in the longest game ever played at Anaheim Stadium
* When playing with the Alaska Goldpanners in the Summer League, set a record with a .405 batting average in 1968 - he was later named the greatest Goldpanner player of them all from a list of similarly outstanding players who performed with the Goldpanners over the years, including Dave Roberts, Dave Winfield, and Graig Nettles.

== RBI Stats ==

* [[Right-handed hitter]]
* .251 [[Batting Average]]
* 7 [[Home Runs]]
* 831 [[Power Rating]]
* 24 [[Contact Rating]]
* 120 [[Speed Rating]]

== Career Stats ==

<table width="520" height="56" border="1" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr align="center" valign="middle">
<td width="32">G</td>
<td width="32">AB</td>
<td width="32">R</td>
<td width="32">H</td>
<td width="24">2B</td>
<td width="18">3B</td>
<td width="24">HR</td>
<td width="32">RBI</td>
<td width="19">SB</td>
<td width="32">BB</td>
<td width="32">SO</td>
<td width="28">BA</td>
<td width="31">OBP</td>
<td width="29">SLG</td>
<td width="30">OPS</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center" valign="middle">
<td>2264</td>
<td>7245</td>
<td>679</td>
<td>1838</td>
<td>303</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>105</td>
<td>826</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>663</td>
<td>608</td>
<td>.254</td>
<td>.315</td>
<td>.346</td>
<td>.661</td>
</tr>
</table>

== Boone in RBI ==

There is no clear-cut decision on what to do with Bob Boone in RBI. In [[straight pitch]], Boone's right handedness and slow speed typically results in a substitution. His 831 power is quite respectable however, meaning some keep him in until a clutch pinch hit situation arises. Some people even keep Boone in for an entire game, which is more common with [[Anything Goes Pitching|anything goes]]. Boone has more power then two of California's bench players ([[Rick Burleson]] and [[Rob Wilfong]]), so keeping him in isn't necessarily a bad decision. It all boils down to how Bob Boone plays for you...

== Nicknames ==

* Booney
* The Booninator
* Boone's Strawberry Wine
* My Booney Lies Over The Ocean
* Bob BOOOOOOOOM

== RBI Baseball Cards ==

[[Image:BooneTopps1987.jpg|100 px|thumb|left|Bob Boone's 1987 Topps card]]
[[Image:BooneDonruss1987.jpg|100 px|thumb|left|Bob Boone's 1987 Donruss card]]
[[Image:BooneFleerAwardWinners1987.jpg|100 px|thumb|left|Bob Boone's 1987 Fleer Award Winners card]]
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== Other Pics ==

[[Image:BooneHaloMagazine1987.JPG|100 px|thumb|left|Bob Boone as the "Ironman" on the cover of a 1987 edition of "Halos Magazine"]]
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== External Links ==

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/boonebo01.shtml Bob Boone's stats on Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/boonebo01.shtml Bob Boone Managerial Record]
* [http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/pp/boonebob/ Boone on The Baseball Page]

[[Category:Players in RBI]]
[[Category:Players in NES RBI]]
[[Category:Gold Glove Winners]]
[[Category:RBI All-Stars]]
[[Category:RBI Managers]]
[[Category:RBI Catchers]]

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