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'''John Morgan Boozer''' ([[July 6]], [[1938]] - [[January 24]], [[1986]]) born in [[Columbia, South Carolina]] was a Pitcher for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] (1962-64 and 1966-69).
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|death_place=[[Lexington, South Carolina]], U.S.
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'''John Morgan Boozer''' (July 6, 1938 – January 24, 1986) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] (1962–64 and 1966–69). Boozer has the distinction of being one of only four Major League Baseball players to be ejected from a game for violation of the [[spitball]] rule (the others were [[Nels Potter]] in 1944, [[Phil Regan (baseball)|Phil Regan]] later in 1968, and [[Gaylord Perry]] in 1982).<ref>Peter Morris, [https://books.google.com/books?id=ceroqgsb8osC&dq=%22on+august+18%2C+1968%22&pg=PA103 ''A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball: The Game on the Field''] (Ivan R. Dee, 2006) p103</ref>


The ejection occurred on May 2, 1968, when Boozer, having entered the game for the Phillies in relief of [[Woody Fryman]], with his team trailing 3–0 to the host [[New York Mets]], repeatedly touched his fingers to his mouth during warm-ups for the bottom of the seventh inning. Home-plate umpire [[Ed Vargo]] gave Boozer two warnings, calling a ball to batter [[Bud Harrelson]] three times — the last resulting in the pitcher’s ejection, along with the ejection of Phillies manager [[Gene Mauch]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=djft3U1LymYC&dat=19680503&printsec=frontpage&hl=en "Mauch, Vargo Feud Over Spitball Rule— Boozer's 'Housecleaning' Chores Start Feature Attraction At Met Game"], ''Pittsburgh Press'', May 3, 1968, p35</ref>
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He also played in the Puerto Rico Baseball Winter League in 1961,1962, and 1963 with the Ponce Lions. He was team mates with Nelson Briles, and a very young Steve Carlton. He was a great pitcher during those years and contributed to a championship for the Ponce Lions in 1963. He was very popular among local fans as he was always joking and making fun of himself on and off the field. He entertained kids and played dressed as a clown during an all star game.


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Boozer attended Wofford College and also played in the Puerto Rico Baseball Winter League in 1961, 1962, and 1963 with the Ponce Lions. He was teammates with [[Nelson Briles]] and [[Steve Carlton]]. He contributed to a championship for the Ponce Lions in 1963. He was popular among local fans as he was always joking and making fun of himself on and off the field. He entertained kids and dressed as a clown during an all-star game.
In 7 seasons he had a 14-16 win-loss record, 171 games (22 started), 3 complete games, 62 games finished, 15 saves, 394 ⅓ innings pitched, 414 hits allowed, 203 runs allowed, 179 earned runs allowed, 42 home runs allowed, 139 walks, 282 strikeouts, 6 hit batsmen, 15 wild pitches, 1,690 batters faced, 21 intentional walks, 1 balk, a 4.09 ERA and a 1.402 WHIP.


In seven Major League seasons, he tallied a 14–16 [[Win–loss record (pitching)|W–L record]], 171 games pitched (22 as a starter — three of which he completed), a 4.09 [[earned run average|ERA]], and recorded 15 saves.
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He died in [[Lexington, South Carolina]] at the age of 47.

After retiring from baseball, Boozer returned to [[Lexington, South Carolina]], where he founded the [http://www.lcrac.com Lexington County Recreation & Aging Commission].

Boozer died in Lexington at the age of 47 from [[Hodgkin's disease]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/John-Boozer/ |title=John Boozer |first1=Andy |last1=Sturgill |website=sabr.org |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] |access-date=January 15, 2023}}</ref> He is buried in the Pilgrim Lutheran Church Cemetery.

==References==
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==External links==
{{baseballstats|mlb=111226|espn=19374|br=b/boozejo01|fangraphs=1001194|brm=boozer001joh|retro=B/Pboozj101}}
*[https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=boozejo01 John Boozer] at Baseball Almanac


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Latest revision as of 01:16, 4 October 2024

John Boozer
Pitcher
Born: (1938-07-06)July 6, 1938
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Died: January 24, 1986(1986-01-24) (aged 47)
Lexington, South Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 22, 1962, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1969, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record14–16
Earned run average4.09
Strikeouts282
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

John Morgan Boozer (July 6, 1938 – January 24, 1986) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1962–64 and 1966–69). Boozer has the distinction of being one of only four Major League Baseball players to be ejected from a game for violation of the spitball rule (the others were Nels Potter in 1944, Phil Regan later in 1968, and Gaylord Perry in 1982).[1]

The ejection occurred on May 2, 1968, when Boozer, having entered the game for the Phillies in relief of Woody Fryman, with his team trailing 3–0 to the host New York Mets, repeatedly touched his fingers to his mouth during warm-ups for the bottom of the seventh inning. Home-plate umpire Ed Vargo gave Boozer two warnings, calling a ball to batter Bud Harrelson three times — the last resulting in the pitcher’s ejection, along with the ejection of Phillies manager Gene Mauch.[2]

Boozer attended Wofford College and also played in the Puerto Rico Baseball Winter League in 1961, 1962, and 1963 with the Ponce Lions. He was teammates with Nelson Briles and Steve Carlton. He contributed to a championship for the Ponce Lions in 1963. He was popular among local fans as he was always joking and making fun of himself on and off the field. He entertained kids and dressed as a clown during an all-star game.

In seven Major League seasons, he tallied a 14–16 W–L record, 171 games pitched (22 as a starter — three of which he completed), a 4.09 ERA, and recorded 15 saves.

After retiring from baseball, Boozer returned to Lexington, South Carolina, where he founded the Lexington County Recreation & Aging Commission.

Boozer died in Lexington at the age of 47 from Hodgkin's disease.[3] He is buried in the Pilgrim Lutheran Church Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ Peter Morris, A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That Shaped Baseball: The Game on the Field (Ivan R. Dee, 2006) p103
  2. ^ "Mauch, Vargo Feud Over Spitball Rule— Boozer's 'Housecleaning' Chores Start Feature Attraction At Met Game", Pittsburgh Press, May 3, 1968, p35
  3. ^ Sturgill, Andy. "John Boozer". sabr.org. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
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