Doc Moskiman

William Bankhead Moskiman

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.
• School Cooper Medical College
• High School Oakland (CA) High School
• Debut August 23, 1910
• Final Game October 8, 1910
• Born December 20, 1878 in Oakland, CA USA
• Died January 11, 1953 in San Leandro, CA USA

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Biographical Information

William "Doc" Moskiman played in the majors with the Boston Red Sox in 1910 at the age of 30. He got one hit, and appeared in the field at first base and right field. In the minors he was both a pitcher and a position player. In perhaps his best minor league season he went 31-13 in 1909 for the Oakland Oaks, although as a hitter he was impressive in 1903 when he hit .316 for Oakland. He likely had more than 150 minor league victories as a pitcher.

He started with Oakland in the California League in 1898, and pitched for San Francisco in the California League in 1900. He finished his professional career with the Louisville Colonels in 1912.

A writer to Sporting Life in the February 17, 1906 issue called Moskiman "a big, rangy fellow, but not at all ungainly".

"Dr. Moskiman is, according to Billy Murray, a fine piece of base ball property. . . Most every morning when the team was at home, Dr. William B. M. was in New York City taking a post-graduate course in one of the finest medical colleges." - Sporting Life, January 26, 1907

Sporting Life in 1913 said his degree was from the University of California's school of medicine, and that he was a physician and surgeon in Oakland during off-seasons. In 1914 he was being considered for an umpiring job in the Pacific Coast League.

Related Sites

• Doc Moskiman at the SABR Bio Project