Les Moss
[edit] Biography
Les Moss (John Lester Moss) was born on May 14, 1925 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1946 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1947, his rookie year, he hit .157 with 6 home runs and 27 RBI. Moss played for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 12 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1946
| STL
| A
| 12
| 35
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 5
| .371
| .436
| .457
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| STL
| A
| 96
| 274
| 17
| 43
| 6
| 27
| .157
| .255
| .255
| 5
| 2
| 35
| 48
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1948
| STL
| A
| 107
| 335
| 35
| 86
| 14
| 46
| .257
| .334
| .424
| 12
| 1
| 39
| 50
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 16
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| 97
| 278
| 28
| 81
| 10
| 39
| .291
| .399
| .439
| 11
| 0
| 49
| 32
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| 84
| 222
| 24
| 59
| 8
| 34
| .266
| .343
| .401
| 6
| 0
| 26
| 32
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 16
| 47
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 7
| .170
| .264
| .277
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| 71
| 202
| 18
| 40
| 3
| 26
| .198
| .289
| .272
| 6
| 0
| 25
| 34
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| 87
| 249
| 23
| 48
| 4
| 33
| .193
| .285
| .273
| 8
| 0
| 31
| 42
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 12
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| 52
| 118
| 11
| 29
| 3
| 12
| .246
| .331
| .347
| 3
| 0
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| 78
| 239
| 21
| 66
| 2
| 28
| .276
| .329
| .368
| 14
| 1
| 18
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| 50
| 126
| 7
| 31
| 0
| 5
| .246
| .321
| .270
| 3
| 0
| 14
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 59
| 5
| 15
| 2
| 7
| .254
| .333
| .390
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 29
| 56
| 5
| 19
| 2
| 6
| .339
| .413
| .464
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| 61
| 115
| 10
| 34
| 4
| 13
| .296
| .372
| .426
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 56
| 127
| 20
| 31
| 10
| 22
| .244
| .338
| .512
| 4
| 0
| 18
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| 42
| 115
| 10
| 31
| 2
| 12
| .270
| .375
| .348
| 3
| 0
| 20
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 824
| 2234
| 210
| 552
| 63
| 276
| .247
| .333
| .369
| 75
| 4
| 282
| 316
| 6
| 26
| 1
| 3
| 80
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1946
| STL
| A
| C
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1947
| STL
| A
| C
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 362
| 43
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1948
| STL
| A
| C
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 357
| 52
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1949
| STL
| A
| C
| 83
| 0
| 0
| 283
| 41
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| C
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 204
| 20
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| C
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1951
| BOS
| A
| C
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 285
| 28
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| C
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 335
| 36
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1952
| STL
| A
| C
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 118
| 17
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1953
| STL
| A
| C
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 296
| 21
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| C
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 159
| 16
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| C
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 90
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| C
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 66
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| C
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 156
| 10
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| C
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 149
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| C
| 39
| 34
| 292
| 138
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 720
| 34
| 292
| 2612
| 279
| 64
| 52
| 0
| 45
| 7
| 1
| 0
| .978
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1942).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jim Suchecki, Matt Batts, $100000 and a player to be named later (May 17, 1951); St. Louis Browns received Jim McDonald (July 18, 1951).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Tom Wright to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Gus Niarhos and Ken Wood (November 28, 1951).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Fritz Dorish (June 6, 1955).
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