Les Moss

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 205lb (180cm, 92kg)

Born: May 14, 1925 in Tulsa, OK us

Died: August 29, 2012 in Longwood, FL

Buried: Chapel Hill Cemetery, Orlando, FL

High School: Central HS (Tulsa, OK)

Debut: September 10, 1946 (Age 21-119d, 10,173rd in major league history)
vs. PHA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 1, 1958 (Age 33-110d)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: John Lester Moss

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.5

2234

552

.247

210

RBI

276

OBP

.333

SLG

.369

OPS

.702

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	BAL	@	WSH	L,5-12	GF	13	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
2	2	Apr 12	BAL		BOS	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
3	3	Apr 16	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
4	5 (1)	Apr 17 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,9-12	GS	38	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
5	8 (2)	Apr 21	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-14	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
6	9	Apr 22	BAL		WSH	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
7	11 (1)	Apr 24 (1)	BAL		WSH	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
8	16 (4)	Apr 30	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	18 (1)	May 1 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
10	24 (5)	May 8 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	L,7-15	CG	51	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
11	27 (2)	May 12	BAL		CHW	L,2-6	GF	8	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
12	29 (1)	May 15 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
13	35 (5)	May 22 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
14	38 (2)	May 25 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	C
15	41 (2)	May 28	BAL		NYY	L,2-3	GS	31	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
16	44 (2)	May 30 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	50 (5)	Jun 5 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,0-10	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
				Player went from Baltimore Orioles to Chicago White Sox
18	58	Jun 19 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-7	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
19	62 (3)	Jun 23	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-0	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
20	65 (2)	Jun 26 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
21	66	Jun 26 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-8	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
22	67	Jun 28	CHW		DET	L,4-5	GS	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
23	68	Jun 29	CHW		DET	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
24	69	Jun 30	CHW		DET	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	70	Jul 1	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
26	72 (1)	Jul 3	CHW	@	CLE	L,9-14	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
27	74 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
28	80 (5)	Jul 10 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
29	91 (10)	Jul 22	CHW		BOS	W,10-7	GF	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
30	92	Jul 23	CHW		BOS	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
31	93	Jul 24 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
32	94	Jul 24 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	C
33	100 (5)	Jul 31 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-1	GF	14	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	104 (3)	Aug 4	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
35	105	Aug 5	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS	25	6.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
36	106	Aug 6	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-8	GF	20	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
37	109 (2)	Aug 10	CHW	@	KCA	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
38	110	Aug 11	CHW	@	KCA	W,14-1	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
39	116 (5)	Aug 18 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,3-5	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
40	123 (6)	Aug 24 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,14-1	GF	7	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
41	125 (1)	Aug 25	CHW		WSH	L,1-6	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
42	126	Aug 26	CHW		WSH	L,0-10	GF	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
43	128 (1)	Aug 28 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,1-6	GF	14	4.0	6	0	0	6	0	PH C
44	130 (1)	Aug 30	CHW		BOS	W,7-5	GF	12	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	135 (4)	Sep 4 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	C
46	137 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
47	141 (3)	Sep 10	CHW	@	NYY	W,9-8		19	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
48	142	Sep 11 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-6	GS	29	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
49	145 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
							49gm		269.0	156	10	1	167	5