Wally Moon

Wally Moon
Moon in 1961.
Outfielder
Born: (1930-04-03)April 3, 1930
Bay, Arkansas, U.S.
Died: February 9, 2018(2018-02-09) (aged 87)
Bryan, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 13, 1954, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 12, 1965, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average.289
Home runs142
Runs batted in661
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Wallace Wade Moon[1] (April 3, 1930 – February 9, 2018) was an American professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball. Moon played his 12-year career in the major leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals (1954–1958) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1959–1965). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Moon was the 1954 National League Rookie of the Year. He was an All-Star for two seasons and a Gold Glove winner one season. Moon batted .295 or more for seven seasons. He led the National League in triples in 1959 and in fielding percentage as a left fielder in 1960 and 1961.

Moon was a three-time World Series champion with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1959, 1963, and 1965.

  1. ^ Steve Springer, "Dodgers' Moon found success in Coliseum", Los Angeles Times, March 23, 2008.