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Les Moss

Full name John Lester Moss
Born May 14, 1925, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Died August 29, 2012, Longwood, Florida
Buried at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Orlando, Florida
First Game: September 10, 1946; Final Game: September 1, 1958
Managed First Game: July 12, 1968; Managed Final Game: June 11, 1979
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 205
Named Minor League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1978)
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1946 STL A    Daily Splits   12    35    4   13   3   0   0    5    3   0    5   1   0       0   0   0    1   0  .371  .436  .457   0.4 1946 STL A
1947 STL A    Daily Splits   96   274   17   43   5   2   6   27   35   4   48   1   2       0   1   4    0   0  .157  .255  .255  -2.8 1947 STL A
1948 STL A    Daily Splits  107   335   35   86  12   1  14   46   39   0   50   0   7       0   3  16    0   0  .257  .334  .424  -0.5 1948 STL A
1949 STL A    Daily Splits   97   278   28   81  11   0  10   39   49   0   32   1   2       0   1  10    0   1  .291  .399  .439   1.0 1949 STL A
1950 STL A    Daily Splits   84   222   24   59   6   0   8   34   26   1   32   0   2       0   1   7    0   1  .266  .343  .401  -0.4 1950 STL A
1951 STL A    Daily Splits   16    47    5    8   2   0   1    7    6   0    8   0   0       0   1   3    0   0  .170  .264  .277  -0.3 1951 STL A
1951 BOS A    Daily Splits   71   202   18   40   6   0   3   26   25   2   34   1   4       0   6   9    0   0  .198  .289  .272  -1.2 1951 BOS A
1951 TOT A                   87   249   23   48   8   0   4   33   31   2   42   1   4       0   7  12    0   0  .193  .285  .273  -1.5 1951 TOT A
1952 STL A    Daily Splits   52   118   11   29   3   0   3   12   15   2   13   0   2       0   1   6    0   1  .246  .331  .347  -0.7 1952 STL A
1953 STL A    Daily Splits   78   239   21   66  14   1   2   28   18   1   31   1   1       0   3  10    0   1  .276  .329  .368  -0.9 1953 STL A
1954 BAL A    Daily Splits   50   126    7   31   3   0   0    5   14   0   16   0   1   0   0   0   3    0   0  .246  .321  .270  -0.5 1954 BAL A
1955 BAL A    Daily Splits   29    56    5   19   1   0   2    6    7   1    4   0   0   0   0   1   1    0   1  .339  .413  .464   0.5 1955 BAL A
1955 CHI A    Daily Splits   32    59    5   15   2   0   2    7    6   1   10   1   2   0   0   3   0    0   0  .254  .333  .390  -0.2 1955 CHI A
1955 TOT A                   61   115   10   34   3   0   4   13   13   2   14   1   2   0   0   4   1    0   1  .296  .372  .426   0.3 1955 TOT A
1956 CHI A    Daily Splits   56   127   20   31   4   0  10   22   18   0   15   0   2   0   0   1   7    0   0  .244  .338  .512  -0.3 1956 CHI A
1957 CHI A    Daily Splits   42   115   10   31   3   0   2   12   20   1   18   0   1   1   0   4   4    0   0  .270  .375  .348  -0.4 1957 CHI A
1958 CHI A    Daily Splits    2     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500  .000   0.0 1958 CHI A
Total    (13 Years) Splits  824  2234  210  552  75   4  63  276  282  13  316   6  26   1   0  26  80    1   5  .247  .333  .369  -6.3 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1946 STL A Daily Splits   C   12   10    9    92.1    55    5    2    1   0    0    7    3    0  .968
1947 STL A Daily Splits   C   96   84   69   738.1   362   43    7    6   0    6   37   25    2  .983
1948 STL A Daily Splits   C  104   88   79   795.1   357   52    5    8   0    4   30   24    0  .988
1949 STL A Daily Splits   C   83   79   62   668.2   283   41   10    9   0    4   26   20    1  .970
1950 STL A Daily Splits   C   60   53   43   463     204   20   10    4   0    6   10   15    3  .957
1951 STL A Daily Splits   C   12   11   10   100      50    8    2    1   0    0    2    6    0  .967
1951 BOS A Daily Splits   C   69   53   49   517     285   28    5    4   0    6   23   10    3  .984
1951 TOT A                C   81   64   59   617     335   36    7    5   0    6   25   16    3  .981
1952 STL A Daily Splits   C   39   29   26   276.2   118   17    6    3   0    3   11   11    1  .957
1953 STL A Daily Splits   C   71   61   51   558     296   21    7    4   0    4   20   13    1  .978
1954 BAL A Daily Splits   C   38   31   24   284     159   16    5    4   0    2   10    8    2  .972
1955 BAL A Daily Splits   C   17   12   10   106      66    5    0    4   0    2   11    5    0 1.000
1955 CHI A Daily Splits   C   32   13    9   163      90    5    1    1   0    1    7    2    0  .990
1955 TOT A                C   49   25   19   269     156   10    1    5   0    3   18    7    0  .994
1956 CHI A Daily Splits   C   49   30   22   303     149   10    1    1   0    4   12    4    1  .994
1957 CHI A Daily Splits   C   39   34   27   292     138    8    3    2   0    3    7    1    0  .980
Total (12 Years) Splits   C  721  588  490  5357.1  2612  279   64   52   0   45  213  147   14  .978
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG


                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1968 CHI A          2    0    2  .000     3     6   7-12   7-13    9  9  8
1968 CHI A         34   12   22  .353   106   113   7-24   8-22    9  9  8
1979 DET A         53   27   26  .509   257   255          6-11    5  5
Total ( 2 Years)   89   39   50  .438   366   374
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING


                  Coaching Record
Year Team   Position                   START    END
1967 CHI A  Coach                       4-12  10- 1
1968 CHI A  Coach                       4-10   7-11
1968 CHI A  Coach                       7-14   9-29
1969 CHI A  Coach                       4- 8  10- 2
1970 CHI A  Coach                       4- 7   9- 8
1981 CHI N  Pitching                    4- 9  10- 4
1982 HOU N  Coach                       4-28  10- 3
1983 HOU N  Coach                       4- 5  10- 2
1984 HOU N  Coach                       4- 3   9-30
1985 HOU N  Coach                       5-29  10- 6
1986 HOU N  Coach                       4- 8  10-15
1987 HOU N  Coach                       4- 6  10- 4
1988 HOU N  Coach                       4- 5  10- 2
1989 HOU N  Coach                       4- 4  10- 1
Total (13 Years) 



Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1942).

Traded by St. Louis Browns to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Jim Suchecki, Matt
Batts, $100000 and a player to be named later (May 17, 1951); St. Louis Browns
received Jim McDonald (July 18, 1951).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Tom Wright to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Gus
Niarhos and Ken Wood (November 28, 1951).

Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Fritz Dorish (June
6, 1955).

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