PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Phillies 1980 World Series champion Bob Boone has died, his son shared on Facebook. He was 78.
Bret Boone wrote, “With a heavy heart I’m here to confirm the passing of my dad. … 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.”
Bob Boone was a homegrown Phillie who played for the team from 1972 through 1981. He won two of his seven Gold Gloves with the Phils.
He was a three-time All-Star as a Phillie and the catcher when Tug McGraw struck out Kansas City’s Willie Wilson for the final out of the 1980 World Series at Veterans Stadium.
Bob Boone hit .412 with a 1.029 OPS and four RBI’s in the 1980 World Series.
He was inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame in 2005.
