Les Moss Notable

b. May 14, 1925 · St. Louis Browns 1946–1953, Boston Red Sox 1951, Baltimore Orioles 1954–1955, Chicago White Sox 1955–1958

Les Moss played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1946 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1958.

Across 824 games he batted .247, with 552 hits and 210 runs. He finished with 63 home runs, 75 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He played 720 games behind the plate, with 2,612 putouts and 64 errors. He turned 52 double plays.

He was born in Tulsa, OK, USA on May 14, 1925, and died on August 29, 2012. 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
1946	SLB	12	35	4	13	3	0	0	5	3	5	1	.371
1947	SLB	96	274	17	43	5	2	6	27	35	48	0	.157
1948	SLB	107	335	35	86	12	1	14	46	39	50	0	.257
1949	SLB	97	278	28	81	11	0	10	39	49	32	0	.291
1950	SLB	84	222	24	59	6	0	8	34	26	32	0	.266
1951	BOS/SLB	87	249	23	48	8	0	4	33	31	42	0	.193
1952	SLB	52	118	11	29	3	0	3	12	15	13	0	.246
1953	SLB	78	239	21	66	14	1	2	28	18	31	0	.276
1954	BAL	50	126	7	31	3	0	0	5	14	16	0	.246
1955	BAL/CHW	61	115	10	34	3	0	4	13	13	14	0	.296
1956	CHW	56	127	20	31	4	0	10	22	18	15	0	.244
1957	CHW	42	115	10	31	3	0	2	12	20	18	0	.270
1958	CHW	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Career	—	824	2234	210	552	75	4	63	276	282	316	1	.247

On this day & linked events

1925

Born May 14, 1925

Tulsa, OK, USA

2012

Died August 29, 2012

1946

Major-league debut: Les Moss

Les Moss made a major-league debut on September 10, 1946.

1958

Final major-league game: Les Moss

Les Moss played a final major-league game on September 1, 1958.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain