Baseball career

Playing

Philadelphia Phillies

Bob Boone was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth round of the 1969 amateur draft after attending Stanford University, where he was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity. He was brought to the majors in late 1972, and, while he never had excellent hitting numbers, he was a phenomenal defensive catcher, committing only eight errors and allowing only three passed balls in the 1977 season. He made the National League All-Star team three times in a Phillies uniform, and helped the team win the 1980 World Series.

California Angels

In 1982, the Phillies decided to trade the veteran catcher to the California Angels, following an unproductive year from Boone, and also as a possible retaliation for Boone's key role in leading the players in negotiations during the 1981 Major League Baseball strike. But Boone rebounded by throwing out 21 of the first 34 steal attempts and helping the Angels to the AL West title, and followed in 1983 with his fourth and final All-Star appearance.

On September 30, 1984, Boone caught Mike Witt's perfect game.

Boone stayed with the Angels for seven seasons and was let go in 1988.

Kansas City Royals

As a free agent, he signed with the Kansas City Royals, but a broken finger in 1990 led to his retirement at age 42 following his shortened season.

Boone was a career .254 hitter with 105 home runs and 826 RBI in 2,264 games. He was selected an All-Star in 1976, 1978-79, and 1983. He was one of the top defensive catchers of his era, winning seven Gold Glove awards. Boone caught 2,225 games in a 19-year Major League career, a record which was later broken by Carlton Fisk (2,226). He caught 117 shutouts during his career, ranking him 14th all-time among major league catchers.

Managing

He returned to the Royals in 1995 as the manager of the team, but was let go during the 1997 season after a third straight sub-.500 season. In 2001, he was hired to be the skipper of the Cincinnati Reds, replacing Jack McKeon. However, after another two and a half sub-.500 seasons, the Reds fired Bob Boone on July 28, 2003. In 2005, Boone was inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame.

Managerial records

Team	Year	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
KC	1995	70	74	.486	2nd in AL Central	-	-	-	-
KC	1996	75	86	.466	5th in AL Central	-	-	-	-
KC	1997	36	46	.439	5th in AL Central	-	-	-	(fired)
CIN	2001	66	96	.407	5th in NL Central	-	-	-	-
CIN	2002	78	84	.481	3rd in NL Central	-	-	-	-
CIN	2003	46	58	.442	5th in NL Central	-	-	-	(fired)
Total		371	444	.455

Front Office

He currently serves as Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Player Development for the Washington Nationals.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]