Wally Moon
Wallace Wade Moon
Born: April 3, 1930
Bay, AR USA
Deceased: 2018
Bryan, TX USA
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 169
College: Texas A&M University
Career: 1954-1965
Minor League Statistics
Wally Moon compiled a career batting average of .289 with 142 home runs and 661 RBI in his 1458-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1965 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 151 | 716 | 635 | 106 | 193 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 76 | 18 | 10 | 71 | 73 | .304 | .371 | .435 | .806 | 276 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 1955 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 152 | 645 | 593 | 86 | 175 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 76 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 65 | .295 | .349 | .459 | .808 | 272 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 149 | 622 | 540 | 86 | 161 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 68 | 12 | 9 | 80 | 50 | .298 | .390 | .469 | .858 | 253 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 1957 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 142 | 586 | 516 | 86 | 152 | 28 | 5 | 24 | 73 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 57 | .295 | .367 | .508 | .875 | 262 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 108 | 340 | 290 | 36 | 69 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 30 | .238 | .342 | .366 | .708 | 106 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 145 | 637 | 543 | 93 | 164 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 74 | 15 | 6 | 81 | 64 | .302 | .394 | .495 | .890 | 269 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 138 | 547 | 469 | 74 | 140 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 69 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 53 | .299 | .383 | .452 | .835 | 212 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 134 | 561 | 463 | 79 | 152 | 25 | 3 | 17 | 88 | 7 | 5 | 89 | 79 | .328 | .434 | .505 | .940 | 234 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 1962 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 95 | 278 | 244 | 36 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 33 | .242 | .326 | .336 | .662 | 82 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 122 | 398 | 343 | 41 | 90 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 43 | .262 | .345 | .382 | .727 | 131 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 1964 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 68 | 132 | 118 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 22 | .220 | .292 | .305 | .597 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 53 | 104 | 89 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 22 | .202 | .304 | .270 | .574 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 1457 | 5566 | 4843 | 737 | 1399 | 212 | 60 | 142 | 661 | 89 | 68 | 644 | 591 | .289 | .371 | .445 | .817 | 2157 | 121 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 56 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 148 | 148 | 1345.3 | 387 | 11 | 9 | 2 | .978 | 2.663 | 2.689 |
| 1955 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 100 | 96 | 862.0 | 188 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .975 | 2.015 | 1.930 |
| 1955 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 51 | 48 | 417.3 | 445 | 34 | 7 | 40 | .986 | 1.330 | 9.392 |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 97 | 95 | 838.3 | 159 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .988 | 1.793 | 1.722 |
| 1956 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | 52 | 52 | 454.0 | 498 | 47 | 9 | 52 | .984 | 1.804 | 1.481 |
| 1957 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 133 | 132 | 1210.7 | 245 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .966 | 1.881 | 1.902 |
| 1958 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 82 | 75 | 671.7 | 122 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .984 | 1.702 | 1.549 |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 143 | 141 | 1271.0 | 224 | 13 | 4 | 2 | .983 | 1.678 | 1.657 |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 2.000 |
| 1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 127 | 120 | 1079.7 | 194 | 15 | 3 | 3 | .986 | 1.742 | 1.646 |
| 1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 133 | 131 | 1105.0 | 186 | 5 | 6 | 1 | .970 | 1.556 | 1.436 |
| 1962 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 32 | 32 | 272.0 | 249 | 18 | 6 | 28 | .978 | 8.835 | 8.344 |
| 1962 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 36 | 25 | 226.3 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .981 | 2.108 | 1.472 |
| 1963 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 96 | 90 | 779.7 | 125 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .962 | 1.466 | 1.323 |
| 1964 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 23 | 22 | 191.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.555 | 1.435 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 23 | 18 | 157.3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.487 | 1.130 |
| Totals | 1277 | 1225 | 10884.3 | 3133 | 174 | 68 | 133 | .980 | 2.734 | 2.590 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 6 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .261 | .320 | .391 | .711 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .240 | .296 | .360 | .656 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | LF | 4 | 3 | 30.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 2.250 |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | RF | 3 | 3 | 22.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .818 | .667 |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | CF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 8 | 6 | 53.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.868 | 1.375 |
Awards
1954 - NL Rookie of the Year
1960 - NL Gold Glove LF
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