1945
Born May 29, 1945
Macon, GA, USA
Blue Moon Odom Notable
b. May 29, 1945 · Kansas City Athletics 1964–1967, Oakland Athletics 1968–1975, Cleveland Indians 1975, Atlanta Braves 1975, Chicago White Sox 1976
Blue Moon Odom played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Athletics in 1964 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1976. His longest stay was with the Oakland Athletics, from 1968 to 1975.
He went 84 and 85 with a 3.70 earned run average, pitching 1,509 innings in 295 games. He struck out 857, completed 40 of his 229 starts and threw 15 shutouts. Across 402 games he batted .195, with 79 hits and 76 runs. He finished with 12 home runs, 9 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1968 to 1969. He threw a no-hitter in 1976.
He was born in Macon, GA, USA on May 29, 1945. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1968, 1969 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | KCA | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | KCA | 17 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .097 |
| 1967 | KCA | 33 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .286 |
| 1968 | OAK | 42 | 78 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 0 | .218 |
| 1969 | OAK | 43 | 79 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .266 |
| 1970 | OAK | 37 | 54 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 1 | .241 |
| 1971 | OAK | 37 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .160 |
| 1972 | OAK | 59 | 66 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 4 | .121 |
| 1973 | OAK | 51 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1974 | OAK | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | ATL/CLE/OAK | 26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .077 |
| 1976 | CHW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 402 | 405 | 76 | 79 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 19 | 163 | 6 | .195 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | KCA | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17.0 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10.06 |
| 1965 | KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 |
| 1966 | KCA | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 90.1 | 70 | 25 | 53 | 47 | 2.49 |
| 1967 | KCA | 3 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 103.2 | 94 | 58 | 68 | 67 | 5.04 |
| 1968 | OAK | 16 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 231.1 | 179 | 63 | 98 | 143 | 2.45 |
| 1969 | OAK | 15 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 231.1 | 179 | 75 | 112 | 150 | 2.92 |
| 1970 | OAK | 9 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 156.1 | 128 | 66 | 100 | 88 | 3.80 |
| 1971 | OAK | 10 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 140.2 | 147 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 4.29 |
| 1972 | OAK | 15 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 194.1 | 164 | 54 | 87 | 86 | 2.50 |
| 1973 | OAK | 5 | 12 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 150.1 | 153 | 75 | 67 | 83 | 4.49 |
| 1974 | OAK | 1 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 87.1 | 85 | 37 | 52 | 52 | 3.81 |
| 1975 | ATL/CLE/OAK | 2 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 77.1 | 101 | 62 | 47 | 44 | 7.22 |
| 1976 | CHW | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28.0 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 5.79 |
| Career | — | 84 | 85 | 295 | 229 | 1 | 1509.0 | 1362 | 620 | 788 | 857 | 3.70 |
On this day & linked events
1964
Major-league debut: Blue Moon Odom
Blue Moon Odom made a major-league debut on September 5, 1964.
1976
Chicago White Sox Combined No-Hitter, 1976
Blue Moon Odom and Francisco Barrios threw a combined no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Oakland Athletics on July 28, 1976, winning 2–1.
1976
Final major-league game: Blue Moon Odom
Blue Moon Odom played a final major-league game on August 17, 1976.
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