Bob Boone, World Series champion and part of 3-generation baseball family, dies at 78

PHILADELPHIA — Bob Boone, the catcher on the Philadelphia Phillies’ first World Series championship team who won seven Gold Gloves and was part of baseball’s first three-generation family, has died. He was 78.

Boone’s son, Bret, announced his father’s death Tuesday on social media. No cause of death was announced.

“He was a man of great integrity. He was a great dad, husband, and patriarch. It was a privilege to call him my father. Baseball lost a great one today,” Bret Boone wrote.

Boone spent his first 10 seasons with the Phillies, played seven with the California Angels and two with the Kansas City Royals. He also managed the Royals and Cincinnati Reds.

His father, Ray, played 13 seasons in the majors and was a two-time All-Star with the Detroit Tigers. Bob Boone’s two sons both enjoyed long baseball careers. Aaron Boone played 13 seasons in the majors and played for the Reds when Bob managed the team. Aaron now manages the New York Yankees. Bret Boone was a three-time All-Star over a 14-year career spent largely with the Seattle Mariners. A third son played in the minor leagues. Bret’s son, Jake Boone, works in the New York Mets’ front…

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