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Les Moss
John Lester Moss

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 205 lb.

MLB Debut September 10, 1946
Final Game September 1, 1958
Born May 14, 1925 in Tulsa, OK
Died August 29, 2012 (age 87)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1946 21 SLN NL    3   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .200  .333  .200  .533    77     2   0   0   0   0   1  
 1947 22 SLN NL  105  324   27   57  10   4   8   28   0   1   34   73  .176  .255  .306  .560    78    99   4   2   0   1  12  
 1948 23 CHN NL   97  314   32   70   9   0  10   39   0   0   39   62  .223  .306  .347  .653    90   109   1   3   1   0  12  
 1949 24 CHN NL   69  197   22   59   6   0   1   17   0   1   33   35  .299  .395  .345  .740    98    68   0   3   0   0   8  
         CIN NL   29   74   14   25   3   0   4   11   0   0   11   12  .338  .424  .541  .964   135    40   0   0   0   0   2  
         TOT      98  271   36   84   9   0   5   28   0   1   44   47  .310  .403  .399  .801         108   0   3   0   0  10 
 1950 25 CIN NL   70  218   30   67  15   0   9   44   0   0   29   18  .307  .384  .500  .884   116   109   1   3   0   0   7  
 1951 26 BOA AL   36   87    9   11   3   0   2   12   0   0   10   12  .126  .216  .230  .446    58    20   0   0   1   0   3  
 1952 27 BOA AL   12   34    0   10   0   0   0    1   0   0    7    3  .294  .415  .294  .709    99    10   1   0   0   0   3  
 1953 28 CHA AL   37  115    7   29   4   1   0   11   0   0    8   21  .252  .296  .304  .600    85    35   1   2   0   0   5  
 1954 29 CHA AL   65  198   16   46   7   0   0   18   0   0   17   29  .232  .293  .268  .561    79    53   0   0   0   0   4  
 1955 30 CHA AL   54  125   15   31   3   0   1   10   0   0   17   23  .248  .347  .296  .643    86    37   0   0   2   2   1  
 1956 31 CHA AL   64  147   21   31   3   0  13   24   0   0   23   12  .211  .314  .497  .811   110    73   0   2   3   0   2  
 1957 32 CHA AL   45  131   12   35   5   0   3   14   0   0   12   31  .267  .329  .374  .703    95    49   0   0   0   0   3  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons      686 1974  205  473  68   5  51  229   0   2  242  331  .240  .321  .357  .678         704   8  15   7   3  63
 Per 600 PA           528   55  127  18   1  14   61   0   1   65   89                                 188   2   4   2   1  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHA      265  716   71  172  22   1  17   77   0   0   77  116  .240  .314  .345  .659         247   1   4   5   2  15
   With CHN      166  511   54  129  15   0  11   56   0   1   72   97  .252  .341  .346  .688         177   1   6   1   0  20
   With SLN      108  334   27   59  10   4   8   28   0   1   36   73  .177  .257  .302  .560         101   4   2   0   1  13
   With CIN       99  292   44   92  18   0  13   55   0   0   40   30  .315  .394  .510  .904         149   1   3   0   0   9
   With BOA       48  121    9   21   3   0   2   13   0   0   17   15  .174  .275  .248  .523          30   1   0   1   0   6
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      824 2234  210  552  75   4  63  276   1   5  282  316  .247  .333  .369  .702         824  26   1   3   6  80
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1946 21 SLN NL  67    0   1.9   0   0   0  .000   1    1    0  .000    4    1  .800  C    4(+2)e12 -360   
 1947 22 SLN NL  18   24   2.3   0   0   0  .000   6   61   46  .754   48   43  .527  C    4(+2)e6    50   
 1948 23 CHN NL  11   32   3.4  12   5   0  .417   4   40   31  .775   25   18  .581  C    4(+1)e2  -105   
 1949 24 CHN NL  34   27   5.0  13   3   0  .231   6   25   20  .800   37   28  .569  C    4(+2)e9   -98   
         CIN NL  12   17   9.1   9   3   0  .333   2   11    9  .818   12    6  .667  C    4(+2)e9   126   
         TOT                    22   6   0  .273   8   36   29  .806   49   34  .590
 1950 25 CIN NL  81   42   7.0   9   4   0  .444  10   23   19  .826    4    3  .571  C    4(0)e16   140   
 1951 26 BOA AL   7    4   1.4   3   1   0  .333   4   20   14  .700   22   12  .647  C    4(+2)e7  -111   
 1952 27 BOA AL  12    4   4.0   0   0   0  .000   2    8    3  .375    8    1  .889  C    4(+2)e11   30   
 1953 28 CHA AL  77    9   2.8   2   1   0  .500   6   27   19  .704   19    7  .731  C    4(+2)e7   -97   
 1954 29 CHA AL  60   15   2.7   1   0   0  .000   2   18   15  .833   14    8  .636  C    4(+2)e14  -31   
 1955 30 CHA AL  35   14   4.0  14   4   0  .286   0   19   15  .789   11    1  .917  C    4(+3)e2  -155   
 1956 31 CHA AL  40   23   5.4  10   3   2  .300   1   30   27  .900    9    5  .643  C    4(+2)e1   -39   
 1957 32 CHA AL  54   16   4.4   4   0   0  .000   3   12    9  .750   17    8  .680  C    4(+2)e6   -20   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons          232   4.0  77  24   2  .312  47  295  227  .769  230  141  .620                 -27   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 5.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1946 21 SLN NL  C      3    24     1    1    0   .962     3    27.0   8.33
 1947 22 SLN NL  C    103   511    65    6    3   .990   100   857.2   6.04
 1948 23 CHN NL  C     84   399    33    4    1   .991    81   725.2   5.36
 1949 24 CHN NL  C     54   243    39    6    0   .979    53   442.0   5.74
         CIN NL  C     20   111     7    2    0   .983    20   172.2   6.15
 1950 25 CIN NL  C     58   263    12   10    2   .965    57   500.1   4.95
 1951 26 BOA AL  C     33   144    24    4    0   .977    29   224.0   6.75
 1952 27 BOA AL  C     12    80     1    2    0   .976    12    99.0   7.36
 1953 28 CHA AL  C     37   189    12    6    0   .971    31   283.1   6.38
 1954 29 CHA AL  C     65   254    18    2    2   .993    52   479.0   5.11
 1955 30 CHA AL  C     36   181     6    0    1  1.000    32   284.2   5.91
 1956 31 CHA AL  C     53   253    16    1    2   .996    34   339.2   7.13
 1957 32 CHA AL  C     41   168    11    3    1   .984    34   298.0   5.41
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    599  2820   245   47   12   .985   538  4733.0   5.83
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1953 WS    CHA BRN   W    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  .000  .000  .000  0
 1954 WS    CHA BRN   W    7  26  2  6  2  0  0   2  2  9  .231  .286  .308  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1946  SLN   89-65   Mike Rescigno
 1947  SLN   89-65   Mike Rescigno
 1948  CHN   75-79   Alan Boodman
 1949  CHN   57-97   Alan Boodman
 1949  CIN   72-82   John Storer
 1950  CIN   84-70   John Storer
 1951  BOA   64-90   Rob Tomlinson, Steve Bivens
 1952  BOA   70-84   Rob Tomlinson
 1953  CHA  108-46   Robert Rescigno
 1954  CHA   93-61   Robert Rescigno
 1955  CHA   81-73   Robert Rescigno
 1956  CHA   83-71   Robert Rescigno
 1957  CHA   93-61   Robert Rescigno

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