Baseball Historian - player profiles, biographies, and stats

Wally Moon

Birthdate:

4/3/1930

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 175 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Bay, AR, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Brought up by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954, Wally Moon made head-line news with his outstanding fielding and clutch hitting. He was voted 'Rookie of the Year' as he hit .304, with 29 two base hits, 12 HR's in 635 at bats, scored 106 runs and had an excellent on base pct of .375. Wally Moon hit .295 with 24 home runs in 1957 and helped the Cardinals in the pennant battle. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1959 and continued to line clutch hits. In 1959, his first season with the Dodgers, Wally Moon batted .302, scored 93 runs and ranked-up 26 doubles, 11 triples and 19 HR's and his all-around play helped the Dodgers win the World Championship.

Wally Moon is credited with helping his young roommate, Sandy Koufax, by informing him that he was tipping off his pitches with his delivery. At the end of August in 1959, Koufax changed his delivery slightly and tied a major league record by fanning 18 batters and Moon crushed a three-run HR in the 9th inning as the Dodgers won 5-2. In 1961, Moon hit .328, a slg pct of .505 and led the league with an .438 on base pct. Wally Moon career stats: .289 BA, played 1457 games, 212 D, 60 T, 142 HR's, 737 runs, 661 RBI's, an excellent .374 on base pct. An a .445 slugging pct. We tip our cap to Wally Moon for your winning style of play. staff@baseballhistorian.com - archives Baseball Historian

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
12 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
1954	STL (NL)	151	635	106	193	29	9	12	76	71	73	18	10	0	1	2	7	.304	.371	SLG
1955	STL (NL)	152	593	86	175	24	8	19	76	47	65	11	11	4	3	1	1	.295	.349	SLG
1956	STL (NL)	149	540	86	161	22	11	16	68	80	50	12	9	7	1	1	0	.298	.390	SLG
1957	STL (NL)	142	516	86	152	28	5	24	73	62	57	5	6	12	1	0	7	.295	.367	SLG
1958	STL (NL)	108	290	36	69	10	3	7	38	47	30	2	3	5	0	1	2	.238	.342	SLG
1959	LAD (NL)	145	543	93	164	26	11	19	74	81	64	15	6	1	3	8	2	.302	.394	SLG
1960	LAD (NL)	138	469	74	140	21	6	13	69	67	53	6	10	4	1	4	6	.299	.383	SLG
1961	LAD (NL)	134	463	79	152	25	3	17	88	89	79	7	5	9	1	4	4	.328	.434	SLG
1962	LAD (NL)	95	244	36	59	9	1	4	31	30	33	5	2	3	1	2	1	.242	.326	SLG
1963	LAD (NL)	122	343	41	90	13	2	8	48	45	43	5	5	5	1	4	5	.262	.345	SLG
1964	LAD (NL)	68	118	8	26	2	1	2	9	12	22	1	1	3	0	2	0	.220	.292	SLG
1965	LAD (NL)	53	89	6	18	3	0	1	11	13	22	2	0	3	0	2	0	.202	.304	SLG
12 years		1457	4843	737	1399	212	60	142	661	644	591	89	68	56	13	31	35	.289	.371	.SLG

*note: all player information displayed is as accurate as possible, however from time to time there may be omissions or inaccuracies, please contact us if you believe you have found an error.