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Les Moss

Birthdate:

5/14/1925

Height / Weight:

5' 11" / 205 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Tulsa, OK, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Les Moss was a fine defensive catcher from the late 1940's through the 1950's. In 1949 his .291 batting average led all major league backstops. Moss caught for the old St. Louis Browns for eight years and went with the club when they moved to Baltimore in 1954. Although his batting average never approached his high in 1949, he did hit .266 with 8 homers, 34 RBI's in 1950.

Injuries caused him to miss most of 1951, he hit only .171 in 16 games and from then on was used mainly as a backup catcher to Browns' Sherm Lollar and later the Orioles Clint Courtney. Les Moss was rated a top handler of pitchers, excellent at knowing the batters weaknesses and calling for the correct pitches. From 1956-58, he was a backup catcher for the Chicago White Sox after they obtained Sherm Lollar from the Browns. After Moss' playing days were over he coached for several major league teams. Less Moss' caught in the American League for 13 seasons And his career stats are: .247 BA, 75 doubles, 63 home runs, 276 RBI's in 824 games. baseballhistorian.com archives

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
15 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1946	SLB (AL)	12	35	4	13	3	0	0	5	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	.371	.436	SLG
1947	SLB (AL)	96	274	17	43	5	2	6	27	35	48	0	0	0	1	2	0	.157	.255	SLG
1948	SLB (AL)	107	335	35	86	12	1	14	46	39	50	0	0	0	0	7	0	.257	.334	SLG
1949	SLB (AL)	97	278	28	81	11	0	10	39	49	32	0	1	0	1	2	0	.291	.399	SLG
1950	SLB (AL)	84	222	24	59	6	0	8	34	26	32	0	1	0	0	2	0	.266	.343	SLG
1951	SLB (AL)	16	47	5	8	2	0	1	7	6	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.264	SLG
1951	BOS (AL)	71	202	18	40	6	0	3	26	25	34	0	0	0	1	4	0	.198	.289	SLG
1952	SLB (AL)	52	118	11	29	3	0	3	12	15	13	0	1	0	0	2	0	.246	.331	SLG
1953	SLB (AL)	78	239	21	66	14	1	2	28	18	31	0	1	0	1	1	0	.276	.329	SLG
1954	BAL (AL)	50	126	7	31	3	0	0	5	14	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	.246	.321	SLG
1955	BAL (AL)	29	56	5	19	1	0	2	6	7	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.339	.413	SLG
1955	CHW (AL)	32	59	5	15	2	0	2	7	6	10	0	0	1	1	2	0	.254	.333	SLG
1956	CHW (AL)	56	127	20	31	4	0	10	22	18	15	0	0	0	0	2	0	.244	.338	SLG
1957	CHW (AL)	42	115	10	31	3	0	2	12	20	18	0	0	1	0	1	1	.270	.375	SLG
1958	CHW (AL)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.500	SLG
15 years		824	2234	210	552	75	4	63	276	282	316	1	5	3	6	26	1	.247	.333	.SLG

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