Wally Moon
Wally Moon: Rookie of the Year, 'Moon Shot' legend, and three-time World Series champion with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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.
Quick Facts
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats
- Left
- Throws
- Right
- Born
- 3 April 1930
- Birthplace
- Bay, Arkansas, U.S.
- Died
- 9 February 2018
- Place of death
- Bryan, Texas, U.S.
- Debut league
- MLB
Facts from the source article.
Background
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. He hit a home run in the sixth and final game of the 1959 World Series, which the Dodgers won over the Chicago White Sox. He also caught Luis Aparicio's fly ball for the final out of that Series.
Did You Know?
- He hit a home run in his first major league at-bat on April 13, 1954, despite chants of 'We want Slaughter' from the crowd.
- He appeared in a 1960 episode of the TV western 'Wagon Train' as Sheriff Bender.
- Moon sported a prominent unibrow, featured on many baseball card websites.
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