1928
Born August 6, 1928
Brooksville, KY, USA
Herb Moford Notable
b. August 6, 1928 · St. Louis Cardinals 1955, Detroit Tigers 1958, Boston Red Sox 1959, New York Mets 1962
Herb Moford played for four clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1955 and closing with the New York Mets in 1962.
He went 5 and 13 with a 5.03 earned run average, pitching 157.3 innings in 50 games. He struck out 78. Across 50 games he batted .045, with 2 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Brooksville, KY, USA on August 6, 1928, and died on December 3, 2005. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | STL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1958 | DET | 25 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .027 |
| 1959 | BOS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | NYM | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Career | — | 50 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .045 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | STL | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 24.0 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 7.88 |
| 1958 | DET | 4 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 109.2 | 83 | 44 | 42 | 58 | 3.61 |
| 1959 | BOS | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8.2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11.42 |
| 1962 | NYM | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 7.20 |
| Career | — | 5 | 13 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 157.1 | 143 | 88 | 64 | 78 | 5.03 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Died December 3, 2005
Image: Omaha Cardinals / Major League Baseball, public domain