Billy Moran
[edit] Biography
Billy Moran (William Nelson Moran) was born on November 27, 1933 in Montgomery, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1958 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1958, his rookie year, he hit .226 with 1 home run and 18 RBI. Moran played for the Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels over the course of his 7 year career.
Most people believe that Billy Moran's best season was 1962, when he slugged 17 home runs, hit for a .282 average and knocked in 74 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| 115
| 257
| 26
| 58
| 1
| 18
| .226
| .262
| .280
| 11
| 0
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 7
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 17
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .294
| .294
| .294
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 54
| 173
| 17
| 45
| 2
| 22
| .260
| .328
| .347
| 7
| 1
| 17
| 16
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| 160
| 659
| 90
| 186
| 17
| 74
| .282
| .324
| .407
| 25
| 3
| 39
| 80
| 4
| 14
| 5
| 2
| 8
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| 153
| 597
| 67
| 164
| 7
| 65
| .275
| .310
| .375
| 29
| 5
| 31
| 57
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 14
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 50
| 198
| 26
| 53
| 0
| 11
| .268
| .315
| .328
| 10
| 1
| 13
| 20
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 9
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 69
| 151
| 14
| 31
| 1
| 10
| .205
| .291
| .265
| 6
| 0
| 18
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1964
| TOT
| A
| 119
| 349
| 40
| 84
| 1
| 21
| .241
| .304
| .301
| 16
| 1
| 31
| 36
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 4
| 14
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 22
| 24
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .222
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 634
| 2076
| 242
| 545
| 28
| 202
| .263
| .308
| .355
| 88
| 10
| 133
| 218
| 11
| 47
| 10
| 10
| 48
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 39
| 21
| 194.1
| 38
| 56
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1958
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 74
| 52
| 475
| 136
| 154
| 12
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 4
| 30
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 13
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 2B
| 50
| 47
| 409.1
| 108
| 116
| 8
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| SS
| 3
| 2
| 19
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| 2B
| 160
| 159
| 1418
| 422
| 477
| 13
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| 2B
| 151
| 150
| 1342.1
| 352
| 455
| 22
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 3B
| 47
| 47
| 423
| 47
| 84
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 15
| 7
| 72.2
| 23
| 21
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1964
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 42
| 34
| 319.2
| 34
| 69
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1964
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 89
| 81
| 742.2
| 81
| 153
| 13
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1964
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 18
| 8
| 87.2
| 24
| 24
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 2
| 27.1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 89
| 81
| 742.2
| 81
| 153
| 13
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 49
| 24
| 236.1
| 48
| 66
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 466
| 422
| 3789.2
| 1052
| 1240
| 56
| 277
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1952).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to Toronto (International) (October 13, 1960).
- Traded by Toronto (International) to Los Angeles Angels in exchange for Ken Hamlin and Russ Heman (June 22, 1961).
- Traded by Los Angeles Angels to Cleveland Indians as part of 3-team trade in which Cleveland Indians sent Jerry Kindall to Minnesota Twins; Minnesota Twins sent Vic Power and Lenny Green to Los Angeles Angels; and Los Angeles Angels sent Frank Kostro to Minnesota Twins (June 11, 1964).
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Video Gallery
Add Videos
[edit] Picture Gallery
Add Pictures
[edit] See Also
[edit] Categories
