Keith Moreland Notable

b. May 2, 1954 · Philadelphia Phillies 1978–1981, Chicago Cubs 1982–1987, San Diego Padres 1988, Detroit Tigers 1989, Baltimore Orioles 1989

Keith Moreland played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1978 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1989. His longest stay was with the Chicago Cubs, from 1982 to 1987.

Across 1,306 games he batted .279, with 1,279 hits and 511 runs. He finished with 121 home runs, 214 doubles and 28 stolen bases.

He played 677 games in the outfield, with 1,083 putouts and 24 errors. He also played 220 games at third base, 169 games behind the plate and 160 games at first base.

He was born in Dallas, TX, USA on May 2, 1954. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Month	1	1984

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1978	PHI	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	PHI	14	48	3	18	3	2	0	8	3	5	0	.375
1980	PHI	62	159	13	50	8	0	4	29	8	14	3	.314
1981	PHI	61	196	16	50	7	0	6	37	15	13	1	.255
1982	CHC	138	476	50	124	17	2	15	68	46	71	0	.261
1983	CHC	154	533	76	161	30	3	16	70	68	73	0	.302
1984	CHC	140	495	59	138	17	3	16	80	34	71	1	.279
1985	CHC	161	587	74	180	30	3	14	106	68	58	12	.307
1986	CHC	156	586	72	159	30	0	12	79	53	48	3	.271
1987	CHC	153	563	63	150	29	1	27	88	39	66	3	.266
1988	SDP	143	511	40	131	23	0	5	64	40	51	2	.256
1989	BAL/DET	123	425	45	118	20	0	6	45	31	45	3	.278
Career	—	1306	4581	511	1279	214	14	121	674	405	515	28	.279

On this day & linked events

1954

Born May 2, 1954

Dallas, TX, USA

1978

Major-league debut: Keith Moreland

Keith Moreland made a major-league debut on October 1, 1978.

1989

Final major-league game: Keith Moreland

Keith Moreland played a final major-league game on September 24, 1989.

Image: Lion Photo, public domain