Herb Moford

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Herbert Moford

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 12, 1955
Final Game April 29, 1962
Born August 6, 1928 in Brooksville, KY USA
Died December 3, 2005 in Cincinnati, OH USA

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18 year old Right-hander Herb Moford was signed as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals before the 1947 season. In his initial season he would be with two teams, the Salisbury Cardinals and the Johnson City Cardinals going 6-13 in a split season with a combined 4.84 ERA. He would come back with a good second year in 1948 going 20-4 for Salisbury with a 2.39 ERA.

Moford would have a good year with the Allentown Cardinals in 1950, going 14-7 with a 2.98 ERA and in 1954 he would win 17 and lose 14 for the Columbus Red Birds and get a look at Sportsman's Park for the first time in 1955. He appeared in 14 games and went 1-1. His railroad lost a few wheels and a little steam and the Cardinals would trade him to the Detroit Tigers for Bob Thorpe on July 14, 1957.

Herb would be with the AAA Charleston Senators, win six and lose none with an 0.95 ERA and wound up at Briggs Stadium, going 4-9 in 25 appearances with a 3.61 ERA and the Detroit club then passed him on to the Boston Red Sox on December 2, 1958. Moford would wind up with two more stops in the majors, going 0-2 with the Red Sox in 1959 and winding down his career with the Mets in 1962, losing his only decision in 7 appearances. Herb finished at 5-13 with a 5.03 in his four shots at the big leagues.

Moford spent 17 seasons in pro baseball (1947-63), a lot more in the minors then in the majors, and wound up his minor league career with a very respectable 147-131 record, appearing in 462 games with a 3.83 ERA.

A tobacco farmer and cattle rancher in Minera, KY, Herb served as the campaign manager for former teammate Jim Bunning's unsuccessful attempt to be elected Governor of Kentucky.