1885
Born July 7, 1885
Chicago, IL, USA
George Moriarty Notable
b. July 7, 1885 · Chicago Cubs 1903–1904, New York Highlanders 1906–1908, Detroit Tigers 1909–1915, Chicago White Sox 1916
George Moriarty played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1903 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1916. His longest stay was with the Detroit Tigers, from 1909 to 1915.
Across 1,076 games he batted .251, with 920 hits and 372 runs. He finished with 5 home runs, 147 doubles and 248 stolen bases.
He played 796 games at third base, with 1,727 assists and 199 errors. He turned 84 double plays. He also played 180 games at first base.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on July 7, 1885, and died on April 8, 1964. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | CHC | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1904 | CHC | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1906 | NYY | 65 | 197 | 22 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 8 | .234 |
| 1907 | NYY | 126 | 437 | 51 | 121 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 25 | 38 | 28 | .277 |
| 1908 | NYY | 101 | 348 | 25 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 48 | 22 | .236 |
| 1909 | DET | 133 | 473 | 43 | 129 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 24 | 49 | 34 | .273 |
| 1910 | DET | 136 | 490 | 53 | 123 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 33 | 48 | 33 | .251 |
| 1911 | DET | 130 | 478 | 51 | 116 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 27 | 52 | 28 | .243 |
| 1912 | DET | 105 | 375 | 38 | 93 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 26 | 40 | 27 | .248 |
| 1913 | DET | 105 | 347 | 29 | 83 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 33 | .239 |
| 1914 | DET | 132 | 465 | 56 | 118 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 34 | .254 |
| 1915 | DET | 31 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .211 |
| 1916 | CHW | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 1076 | 3671 | 372 | 920 | 147 | 32 | 5 | 376 | 234 | 362 | 248 | .251 |
On this day & linked events
1964
Died April 8, 1964
1903
Major-league debut: George Moriarty
George Moriarty made a major-league debut on September 27, 1903.
1916
Final major-league game: George Moriarty
George Moriarty played a final major-league game on May 4, 1916.
1931
Bobby Burke's No-Hitter
Bobby Burke threw a no-hitter for the Washington Senators against the Boston Red Sox on August 8, 1931, winning 5–0.
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