Terry Moore Notable

b. May 27, 1912 · St. Louis Cardinals 1935–1942, 1946–1948

Terry Moore spent all 14 of his major-league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals as a center fielder, from 1935 to 1948.

Across 1,298 games he batted .280, with 1,318 hits and 719 runs. He finished with 80 home runs, 263 doubles and 82 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game. He struck out 1.

He played 1,189 games in the outfield, with 3,117 putouts and 48 errors.

He was selected to four consecutive All-Star teams, from 1939 to 1942.

He was born in Vernon, AL, USA on May 27, 1912, and died on March 29, 1995. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1939, 1940, 1941, 1942

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1935	STL	119	456	63	131	34	3	6	53	15	40	13	.287
1936	STL	143	590	85	156	39	4	5	47	37	52	9	.264
1937	STL	115	461	76	123	17	3	5	43	32	41	13	.267
1938	STL	94	312	49	85	21	3	4	21	46	19	9	.272
1939	STL	130	417	65	123	25	2	17	77	43	38	6	.295
1940	STL	136	537	92	163	33	4	17	64	42	44	18	.304
1941	STL	122	493	86	145	26	4	6	68	52	31	3	.294
1942	STL	130	489	80	141	26	3	6	49	56	26	10	.288
1946	STL	91	278	32	73	14	1	3	28	18	26	0	.263
1947	STL	127	460	61	130	17	1	7	45	38	39	1	.283
1948	STL	91	207	30	48	11	0	4	18	27	12	0	.232
Career	—	1298	4700	719	1318	263	28	80	513	406	368	82	.280

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1939	STL	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Career	—	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00

On this day & linked events

1912

Born May 27, 1912

Vernon, AL, USA

1995

Died March 29, 1995

1935

Major-league debut: Terry Moore

Terry Moore made a major-league debut on April 16, 1935.

1948

Final major-league game: Terry Moore

Terry Moore played a final major-league game on September 24, 1948.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain