Henry Boney
Henry Boney | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Wallace, North Carolina | October 28, 1903|
Died: June 12, 2002 Lake Worth, Florida | (aged 98)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 28, 1927, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 13, 1927, for the New York Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 2.25 |
Strikeouts | 0 |
Teams | |
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Henry Tate Boney (October 28, 1903 – June 12, 2002), nicknamed Hank Boney, was an American professional baseball player who was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball during part of the 1927 season. Boney appeared in three games, all in relief, for the New York Giants.
Boney was born in Wallace, North Carolina. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he played for coach Lance Richbourg and coach Brady Cowell's Florida Gators baseball teams in 1926 and 1927.
Boney made his major league debut as 23-year-old rookie against the Philadelphia Phillies at Baker Bowl on June 28, 1927. He made his third and final relief appearance on July 13. Boney finished all three games in which he appeared, and pitched a total of four innings, giving up just one earned run. Boney's record was 0–0 with a 2.25 earned run average.
See also[]
- Florida Gators
- List of Florida Gators baseball players
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Retrosheet
- 1903 births
- 2002 deaths
- Baseball players from North Carolina
- Florida Gators baseball players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- New York Giants (NL) players
- People from Wallace, North Carolina
- American baseball pitcher, 1900s births stubs