Wally Moon Marquee

b. April 3, 1930 · St. Louis Cardinals 1954–1958, Los Angeles Dodgers 1959–1965

Wally Moon played right field for the St. Louis Cardinals for five seasons before a 1959 trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers moved him to left, where he stayed for the rest of his career through 1965.

He batted .289 with 1,399 hits over 1,457 games, hitting 142 home runs and drawing 644 walks across a twelve-season career.

He won a Gold Glove in 1960, the year after his move to Los Angeles.

Two All-Star selections came in 1957 and 1959. Moon came from Bay, Arkansas, born there on April 3, 1930; he batted left-handed while throwing right. He died on February 9, 2018, more than five decades after his retirement.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1957, 1959
Gold Glove	1	1960
Rookie of the Year	1	1954
The Sporting News Rookie of the Year	1	1954

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1954	STL	151	635	106	193	29	9	12	76	71	73	18	.304
1955	STL	152	593	86	175	24	8	19	76	47	65	11	.295
1956	STL	149	540	86	161	22	11	16	68	80	50	12	.298
1957	STL	142	516	86	152	28	5	24	73	62	57	5	.295
1958	STL	108	290	36	69	10	3	7	38	47	30	2	.238
1959	LAD	145	543	93	164	26	11	19	74	81	64	15	.302
1960	LAD	138	469	74	140	21	6	13	69	67	53	6	.299
1961	LAD	134	463	79	152	25	3	17	88	89	79	7	.328
1962	LAD	95	244	36	59	9	1	4	31	30	33	5	.242
1963	LAD	122	343	41	90	13	2	8	48	45	43	5	.262
1964	LAD	68	118	8	26	2	1	2	9	12	22	1	.220
1965	LAD	53	89	6	18	3	0	1	11	13	22	2	.202
Career	—	1457	4843	737	1399	212	60	142	661	644	591	89	.289

On this day & linked events

1930

Born April 3, 1930

Bay, AR, USA

2018

Died February 9, 2018

1954

Major-league debut: Wally Moon

Wally Moon made a major-league debut on April 13, 1954.

1965

Final major-league game: Wally Moon

Wally Moon played a final major-league game on September 12, 1965.

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