Dan Boone (baseball)

James Albert "Dan" Boone (January 19, 1895 – June 11, 1968) was an American professional baseball pitcher.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1919 to 1923 for the Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers, and Cleveland Indians.

Boone reached the majors in 1919 with the Philadelphia Athletics, spending one year with them before moving to the Detroit Tigers (1921) and Cleveland Indians (1922–1923).In a four-season career, he posted an 8–13 record with 25 strikeouts and a 5.10 earned run average in 1621⁄3 innings pitched, including four complete games and two shutouts.

[1] At age 32, in 1927, Boone began five season tenure as the High Point Pointers player/manager, hitting .342 in 18 games with 12 home runs and 27 doubles while playing in the outfield.

[1] At age 33, continuing as the High Point player/manager, Boone hit 46 home runs while batting .372 in 140 games in 1929.