Wally Moon
| Wally Moon | |
|---|---|
Moon in 1961. | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 3, 1930 Bay, Arkansas, U.S. | |
| Died: February 9, 2018 (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 runs | 142 |
| Runs batted in | 661 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Wallace Wade Moon (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.