Charles Pernell "Lefty" Boone (March 24, 1920 – September 18, 1976), also nicknamed "Zoot Suit", was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.[2] He played with several teams from 1940 to 1944.[3]

Lefty Boone
Pitcher
Born: (1920-03-24)March 24, 1920
East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.
Died: September 18, 1976(1976-09-18) (aged 56)[1]
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
1944, for the Cleveland Buckeyes
Teams

References

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  1. ^ "U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019". Ancestry. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  3. ^ "Lefty Boone Seamheads profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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