1929
Born January 11, 1929
St. Helena, CA, USA
Don Mossi Notable
b. January 11, 1929 · Cleveland Indians 1954–1958, Detroit Tigers 1959–1963, Chicago White Sox 1964, Kansas City Athletics 1965
Don Mossi played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1954 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1965.
He went 101 and 80 with a 3.43 earned run average, pitching 1,548 innings in 460 games. He struck out 932, completed 55 of his 165 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 463 games he batted .163, with 71 hits and 30 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 10 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1957.
He was born in St. Helena, CA, USA on January 11, 1929, and died on July 19, 2019. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1957 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CLE | 40 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .158 |
| 1955 | CLE | 57 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .111 |
| 1956 | CLE | 48 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .150 |
| 1957 | CLE | 36 | 55 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .218 |
| 1958 | CLE | 43 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .115 |
| 1959 | DET | 36 | 77 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 0 | .169 |
| 1960 | DET | 23 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .116 |
| 1961 | DET | 35 | 79 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 0 | .165 |
| 1962 | DET | 36 | 55 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 0 | .164 |
| 1963 | DET | 24 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .205 |
| 1964 | CHW | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1965 | KCA | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 463 | 436 | 30 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 43 | 152 | 0 | .163 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CLE | 6 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 7 | 93.0 | 56 | 20 | 39 | 55 | 1.94 |
| 1955 | CLE | 4 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 9 | 81.2 | 81 | 22 | 18 | 69 | 2.42 |
| 1956 | CLE | 6 | 5 | 48 | 3 | 11 | 87.2 | 79 | 35 | 33 | 59 | 3.59 |
| 1957 | CLE | 11 | 10 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 159.0 | 165 | 73 | 57 | 97 | 4.13 |
| 1958 | CLE | 7 | 8 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 101.2 | 106 | 44 | 30 | 55 | 3.90 |
| 1959 | DET | 17 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 228.0 | 210 | 85 | 49 | 125 | 3.36 |
| 1960 | DET | 9 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 158.1 | 158 | 61 | 32 | 69 | 3.47 |
| 1961 | DET | 15 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 240.1 | 237 | 79 | 47 | 137 | 2.96 |
| 1962 | DET | 11 | 13 | 35 | 27 | 1 | 180.1 | 195 | 84 | 36 | 121 | 4.19 |
| 1963 | DET | 7 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 122.2 | 110 | 51 | 17 | 68 | 3.74 |
| 1964 | CHW | 3 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 40.0 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 2.92 |
| 1965 | KCA | 5 | 8 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 55.1 | 59 | 23 | 20 | 41 | 3.74 |
| Career | — | 101 | 80 | 460 | 165 | 50 | 1548.0 | 1493 | 590 | 385 | 932 | 3.43 |
On this day & linked events
2019
Died July 19, 2019
1954
Major-league debut: Don Mossi
Don Mossi made a major-league debut on April 17, 1954.
1965
Final major-league game: Don Mossi
Don Mossi played a final major-league game on October 1, 1965.
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