Wally Moon
[edit] Biography
Wally Moon (Wallace Wade Moon) was born on April 3, 1930 in Bay, Arkansas. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1954 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .304 with 12 home runs and 76 RBI. Moon played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Wally Moon's best season was 1954, when he hit for a .304 average and knocked in 76 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1954
| STL
| N
| 151
| 635
| 106
| 193
| 12
| 76
| .304
| .371
| .435
| 29
| 9
| 71
| 73
| 1
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 10
|
| 1955
| STL
| N
| 152
| 593
| 86
| 175
| 19
| 76
| .295
| .349
| .459
| 24
| 8
| 47
| 65
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 4
| 11
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 149
| 540
| 86
| 161
| 16
| 68
| .298
| .390
| .469
| 22
| 11
| 80
| 50
| 1
| 1
| 12
| 7
| 13
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 142
| 516
| 86
| 152
| 24
| 73
| .295
| .367
| .508
| 28
| 5
| 62
| 57
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 14
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| 108
| 290
| 36
| 69
| 7
| 38
| .238
| .342
| .366
| 10
| 3
| 47
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 9
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| 145
| 543
| 93
| 164
| 19
| 74
| .302
| .394
| .495
| 26
| 11
| 81
| 64
| 3
| 8
| 15
| 1
| 9
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| 138
| 469
| 74
| 140
| 13
| 69
| .299
| .383
| .452
| 21
| 6
| 67
| 53
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 4
| 21
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| 134
| 463
| 79
| 152
| 17
| 88
| .328
| .434
| .505
| 25
| 3
| 89
| 79
| 1
| 4
| 7
| 9
| 9
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| 95
| 244
| 36
| 59
| 4
| 31
| .242
| .326
| .336
| 9
| 1
| 30
| 33
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 6
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| 122
| 343
| 41
| 90
| 8
| 48
| .262
| .345
| .382
| 13
| 2
| 45
| 43
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 12
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| 68
| 118
| 8
| 26
| 2
| 9
| .220
| .292
| .305
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 4
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| 53
| 89
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 11
| .202
| .304
| .270
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 1457
| 4843
| 737
| 1399
| 142
| 661
| .289
| .371
| .445
| 212
| 60
| 644
| 591
| 13
| 31
| 89
| 59
| 121
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1954
| STL
| N
| LF
| 9
| 8
| 73
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| OF
| 148
| 148
| 1345.1
| 387
| 11
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1954
| STL
| N
| CF
| 140
| 140
| 1272.1
| 370
| 9
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1955
| STL
| N
| OF
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 188
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1955
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 445
| 34
| 7
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| OF
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 159
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1956
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 498
| 47
| 9
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| LF
| 89
| 81
| 741.1
| 159
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| RF
| 48
| 43
| 392.2
| 71
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| OF
| 133
| 132
| 1210.2
| 245
| 8
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| CF
| 13
| 8
| 76.2
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| OF
| 82
| 75
| 671.2
| 122
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| CF
| 8
| 8
| 54
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| RF
| 54
| 38
| 366.1
| 61
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| STL
| N
| LF
| 31
| 29
| 251.1
| 44
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| RF
| 32
| 28
| 228.2
| 35
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| OF
| 143
| 141
| 1271
| 224
| 13
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| CF
| 4
| 3
| 20
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| LF
| 125
| 110
| 1022.1
| 185
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1959
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| RF
| 24
| 21
| 183
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| OF
| 127
| 120
| 1079.2
| 194
| 15
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| LF
| 109
| 99
| 896.2
| 168
| 14
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| RF
| 19
| 18
| 136
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| OF
| 133
| 131
| 1105
| 186
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| LF
| 126
| 113
| 969
| 159
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| LF
| 24
| 13
| 133.2
| 35
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| OF
| 36
| 25
| 226.1
| 51
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| RF
| 12
| 12
| 92.2
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 33
| 32
| 272
| 249
| 18
| 6
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| RF
| 61
| 48
| 439.2
| 60
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .924
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| LF
| 48
| 42
| 330.1
| 57
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| OF
| 96
| 90
| 779.2
| 125
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 9.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| OF
| 23
| 22
| 191
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| RF
| 17
| 17
| 145
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| LF
| 6
| 5
| 46
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| OF
| 23
| 18
| 157.1
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| RF
| 13
| 12
| 94
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| LF
| 10
| 6
| 63.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 137
| 32
| 275
| 1194
| 99
| 22
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1141
| 902
| 8037.2
| 1939
| 75
| 46
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 167
| 159
| 1432.2
| 410
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 280
| 237
| 2078
| 332
| 14
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 577
| 506
| 4527
| 837
| 36
| 22
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1950).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Phil Paine to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Gino Cimoli (December 4, 1958).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 22, 1965).
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