Editing Ray Boone (section)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1923–2004)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
| name        = Ray Boone
| position    = [[Infielder]]
| image       = Ray Boone 1953.jpg
| caption     = Boone circa 1953
| bats        = Right
| throws      = Right
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1923|7|27}}
| birth_place = [[San Diego, California]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2004|10|17|1923|6|27}}
| death_place = San Diego, California, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate   = September 3
| debutyear   = 1948
| debutteam   = Cleveland Indians
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate   = August 11
| finalyear   = 1960
| finalteam   = Boston Red Sox
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label  = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
| stat1value  = .275
| stat2label  = [[Home run]]s
| stat2value  = 151
| stat3label  = [[Runs batted in]]
| stat3value  = 737
| teams       =
* [[Cleveland Indians]] ({{mlby|1948}}–{{mlby|1953}})
* [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{mlby|1953}}–{{mlby|1958}})
* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|1958}}–{{mlby|1959}})
* [[Kansas City Athletics]] ({{mlby|1959}})
* [[Milwaukee Braves]] ({{mlby|1959}}–{{mlby|1960}})
* [[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|1960}})
| highlights  =
* 2× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1954]], [[1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1956]])
* [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|1948}})
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders|AL RBI leader]] (1955)
}}
'''Raymond Otis Boone''' (July 27, 1923 – October 17, 2004) was an American professional [[baseball]] [[infielder]] and [[scout (sport)|scout]] who played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). Primarily a [[third baseman]] and [[shortstop]], he was a two-time [[American League]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ({{mlby|1954}} and {{mlby|1956}}), and led his league in [[runs batted in]] with 116 in {{mlby|1955}}. He batted and threw right-handed and was listed as {{convert|6|ft}} tall and {{convert|172|lb}}.

Boone was born in [[San Diego, California]], and attended San Diego's [[Hoover High School (San Diego, California)|Hoover High School]]. He served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. His son, [[Bob Boone|Bob]], and grandsons, [[Bret Boone|Bret]] and [[Aaron Boone|Aaron]], also played in MLB.