Jo-Jo Moore Notable

b. December 25, 1908 · New York Giants 1930–1941

Jo-Jo Moore spent all 12 of his major-league seasons with the New York Giants as a left fielder, from 1930 to 1941.

He collected 1,615 hits over 1,335 games, batting .298 with 513 runs batted in. He finished with 79 home runs, 258 doubles, 53 triples and 46 stolen bases.

He played 1,294 games in the outfield, with 2,501 putouts and 68 errors.

He was selected to six All-Star teams between 1934 and 1940.

He was born in Gause, TX, USA on December 25, 1908, and died on April 1, 2001. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	6	1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1934

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1930	NYG	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200
1931	NYG	4	8	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	.250
1932	NYG	86	361	53	110	15	2	2	27	20	18	4	.305
1933	NYG	132	524	56	153	16	5	0	42	21	27	4	.292
1934	NYG	139	580	106	192	37	4	15	61	31	23	5	.331
1935	NYG	155	681	108	201	28	9	15	71	53	24	5	.295
1936	NYG	152	649	110	205	29	9	7	63	37	27	2	.316
1937	NYG	142	580	89	180	37	10	6	57	46	37	7	.310
1938	NYG	125	506	76	153	23	6	11	56	22	27	2	.302
1939	NYG	138	562	80	151	23	2	10	47	45	17	5	.269
1940	NYG	138	543	83	150	33	4	6	46	43	30	7	.276
1941	NYG	121	428	47	117	16	2	7	40	30	15	4	.273
Career	—	1335	5427	809	1615	258	53	79	513	348	247	46	.298

On this day & linked events

1908

Born December 25, 1908

Gause, TX, USA

2001

Died April 1, 2001

1930

Major-league debut: Jo-Jo Moore

Jo-Jo Moore made a major-league debut on September 17, 1930.

1941

Final major-league game: Jo-Jo Moore

Jo-Jo Moore played a final major-league game on September 21, 1941.

Image: Goudey, public domain