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Walt Moryn
Walter Joseph Moryn (Moose)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.

Debut June 29, 1954
Final Game September 28, 1961
Born April 12, 1926 in St. Paul, MN
Died July 21, 1996 in Winfield, IL

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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        Number 7; left field, May 15, 1960; "Moose" made a great shoestring catch to preserve Don Cardwell's no hitter. Wow!!

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 28 BRO NL  48   91   16   25   4  2   2   14   0  0   7  11  .275  .330  .429   94   39   2   1       1   3
 1955 29 BRO NL  11   19    3    5   1  0   1    3   0  0   5   4  .263  .417  .474  134    9   0   0   1   0   0
 1956 30 CHC NL 147  529   69  151  27  3  23   67   4  2  50  67  .285  .348  .478  121  253   1   5   2   3   9
 1957 31 CHC NL 149  568   76  164  33  0  19   88   0  2  50  90  .289  .348  .447  113  254   1   2   6   3  11
 1958 32 CHC NL 143  512   77  135  26  7  26   77   1  2  62  83  .264  .350  .494  123  253   2   3   7   8   7 AS
 1959 33 CHC NL 117  381   41   89  14  1  14   48   0  0  44  66  .234  .316  .386   87  147   2   2   2   3  13
 1960 34 TOT NL 113  309   36   81   8  3  13   46   2  1  30  57  .262  .323  .434  102  134   0   5   4   0   8
         CHC NL  38  109   12   32   4  0   2   11   2  1  13  19  .294  .366  .385  108   42   0   1   0   0   2
         STL NL  75  200   24   49   4  3  11   35   0  0  17  38  .245  .299  .460   98   92   0   4   4   0   6
 1961 35 TOT NL  57   97    6   17   3  0   3   11   0  0   3  15  .175  .208  .299   31   29   0   0   0   1   6
         STL NL  17   32    0    4   2  0   0    2   0  0   1   5  .125  .152  .188  -14    6   0   0   0   0   1
         PIT NL  40   65    6   13   1  0   3    9   0  0   2  10  .200  .235  .354   53   23   0   0   0   1   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      785 2506  324  667 116 16 101  354   7  7 251 393  .266  .335  .446  108 1118   8  18  22  19  57
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        517   67  138  24  3  21   73   1  1  52  81  .266  .335  .446  108  231   2   4   5   4  12
 Career High    149  568   77  164  33  7  26   88   4  2  62  90  .289  .350  .494  123  254   2   5   7   8  13
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 28 BRO NL  102   72   13   4.8   112| .275  .279| .330  .351| .429  .431| .759  .782|  94  .504  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1955 29 BRO NL   24   14    4   7.6   108| .263  .269| .417  .340| .474  .426| .891  .766| 134  .710   1.2   0.1   0%
 1956 30 CHC NL  588  395   89   6.0   102| .285  .263| .348  .330| .478  .415| .826  .745| 121  .633  15.7   1.6  66%
 1957 31 CHC NL  624  420   88   5.7   102| .289  .267| .348  .331| .447  .414| .795  .744| 113  .592  11.3   1.1   0%
 1958 32 CHC NL  587  391   91   6.2   104| .264  .267| .350  .335| .494  .417| .844  .752| 123  .631  16.9   1.6  33%
 1959 33 CHC NL  432  309   46   4.0   104| .234  .269| .316  .335| .386  .416| .702  .751|  87  .432  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1960 34 TOT NL  344  242   42   4.7   103| .262  .269| .323  .335| .434  .412| .757  .747| 102  .531   0.1   0.0  66%
         CHC NL  123   81   16   5.3    98| .294  .262| .366  .328| .385  .402| .751  .730| 108  .589   1.6   0.2  66%
         STL NL  221  161   26   4.4   106| .245  .272| .299  .339| .460  .418| .759  .757|  98  .498  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1961 35 TOT NL  101   86    5   1.6   109| .175  .275| .208  .342| .299  .428| .507  .769|  31  .118 -10.3  -1.0   0%
         STL NL   33   29    1   0.9   114| .125  .282| .152  .350| .188  .438| .340  .788| -14  .049  -5.5  -0.5   0%
         PIT NL   68   57    4   1.9   106| .200  .271| .235  .338| .354  .422| .589  .760|  53  .158  -4.8  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      2802 1929  378   5.3   104| .266  .267| .335  .334| .446  .416| .781  .750| 108  .564  26.7   2.6  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1954 28 BRO NL OF 20 34 3 5 1 .881 .976 1.85 2.18 6 0 15 1955 29 BRO NL OF 7 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 0.71 2.10 1 0 6 1956 30 CHC NL RF 141 272 17 6 1 .980 .974 2.05 1.80 2.09 2.00 141 1241.7 1957 31 CHC NL RF 147 272 15 12 3 .960 .972 1.95 1.72 2.02 1.98 143 1279.0 1958 32 CHC NL LF 141 266 4 6 1 .978 .975 1.91 1.54 2.04 2.00 136 1190.7 AS 1959 33 CHC NL OF 104 175 9 2 1 .989 .977 1.77 1.90 1.93 2.21 100 859.7 LF 93 155 8 2 1 .988 .971 1.75 1.59 1.91 2.04 88 767.3 RF 14 21 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.57 1.64 2.17 1.96 12 91.3 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1960 34 TOT NL OF 92 152 6 3 1 .981 .978 1.72 1.92 2.07 2.20 76 685.4 TOT NL LF 54 84 2 2 1 .977 .974 1.59 1.55 2.01 1.99 43 385.6 TOT NL RF 45 66 4 1 0 .986 .979 1.56 1.76 2.10 1.98 33 299.6 CHC NL OF 30 52 2 2 1 .964 .978 1.80 1.92 2.13 2.20 27 228.7 LF 25 45 1 2 1 .958 .975 1.84 1.55 2.07 1.99 24 200.3 RF 5 7 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.76 2.54 1.97 3 28.3 STL NL OF 62 100 4 1 0 .990 .978 1.68 1.92 2.05 2.20 49 456.7 RF 40 59 3 1 0 .984 .979 1.55 1.76 2.06 1.98 30 271.3 LF 29 39 1 0 0 1.000 .973 1.38 1.55 1.94 1.99 19 185.3 1961 35 TOT NL OF 18 25 2 2 1 .931 .978 1.50 1.86 1.95 2.16 16 124.7 TOT NL RF 10 13 1 2 0 .875 .972 1.40 1.60 1.88 1.93 8 67.0 TOT NL LF 8 14 1 0 1 1.000 .974 1.88 1.50 2.34 1.87 8 57.7 STL NL OF 7 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 1.14 1.86 1.54 2.16 6 46.7 RF 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 0.75 1.60 1.08 1.94 3 25.0 LF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.50 2.07 1.87 3 21.7 PIT NL OF 11 17 2 1 1 .950 .979 1.73 1.86 2.19 2.16 10 78.0 RF 6 10 1 1 0 .917 .973 1.83 1.60 2.36 1.93 5 42.0 LF 5 9 1 0 1 1.000 .971 2.00 1.50 2.50 1.88 5 36.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1959 33 CHC NL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1958 32 CHC NL LF 141 266 4 6 1 .978 .975 1.91 1.54 2.04 2.00 136 1190.7 1959 33 CHC NL LF 93 155 8 2 1 .988 .971 1.75 1.59 1.91 2.04 88 767.3 1960 34 TOT NL LF 54 84 2 2 1 .977 .974 1.59 1.55 2.01 1.99 43 385.6 CHC NL LF 25 45 1 2 1 .958 .975 1.84 1.55 2.07 1.99 24 200.3 STL NL LF 29 39 1 0 0 1.000 .973 1.38 1.55 1.94 1.99 19 185.3 1961 35 TOT NL LF 8 14 1 0 1 1.000 .974 1.88 1.50 2.34 1.87 8 57.7 STL NL LF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.50 2.07 1.87 3 21.7 PIT NL LF 5 9 1 0 1 1.000 .971 2.00 1.50 2.50 1.88 5 36.0 1954 28 BRO NL OF 20 34 3 5 1 .881 .976 1.85 2.18 6 0 15 1955 29 BRO NL OF 7 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 0.71 2.10 1 0 6 1956 30 CHC NL OF 141 268 18 5 2 .983 .977 2.03 2.05 2.07 2.28 141 1241.7 1957 31 CHC NL OF 147 276 13 12 3 .960 .980 1.97 2.07 2.03 2.29 143 1279.0 1958 32 CHC NL OF 141 265 4 6 1 .978 .980 1.91 1.95 2.03 2.26 136 1190.7 1959 33 CHC NL OF 104 175 9 2 1 .989 .977 1.77 1.90 1.93 2.21 100 859.7 1960 34 TOT NL OF 92 152 6 3 1 .981 .978 1.72 1.92 2.07 2.20 76 685.4 CHC NL OF 30 52 2 2 1 .964 .978 1.80 1.92 2.13 2.20 27 228.7 STL NL OF 62 100 4 1 0 .990 .978 1.68 1.92 2.05 2.20 49 456.7 1961 35 TOT NL OF 18 25 2 2 1 .931 .978 1.50 1.86 1.95 2.16 16 124.7 STL NL OF 7 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 1.14 1.86 1.54 2.16 6 46.7 PIT NL OF 11 17 2 1 1 .950 .979 1.73 1.86 2.19 2.16 10 78.0 1956 30 CHC NL RF 141 272 17 6 1 .980 .974 2.05 1.80 2.09 2.00 141 1241.7 1957 31 CHC NL RF 147 272 15 12 3 .960 .972 1.95 1.72 2.02 1.98 143 1279.0 1959 33 CHC NL RF 14 21 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.57 1.64 2.17 1.96 12 91.3 1960 34 TOT NL RF 45 66 4 1 0 .986 .979 1.56 1.76 2.10 1.98 33 299.6 CHC NL RF 5 7 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.76 2.54 1.97 3 28.3 STL NL RF 40 59 3 1 0 .984 .979 1.55 1.76 2.06 1.98 30 271.3 1961 35 TOT NL RF 10 13 1 2 0 .875 .972 1.40 1.60 1.88 1.93 8 67.0 STL NL RF 4 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 0.75 1.60 1.08 1.94 3 25.0 PIT NL RF 6 10 1 1 0 .917 .973 1.83 1.60 2.36 1.93 5 42.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 670 1200 55 36 10 .972 .979 1.87 1.99 612 5381.0 303 1 378# RF* 357 644 38 21 4 .970 .974 1.91 1.75 337 2978.7 LF* 296 519 15 10 4 .982 .974 1.80 1.56 275 2401.3 CF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 670 1200 55 36 10 .972 .979 1.87 1.99
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1958   CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1958

Slugging %
1958 NL-.494-10

Doubles
1956 NL-27-10
1957 NL-33-5

Home Runs
1958 NL-26-7

Bases on Balls
1958 NL-62-10

Strikeouts
1957 NL-90-5
1958 NL-83-9

Extra-Base Hits
1958 NL-59-8

Hit By Pitch
1958 NL-8-1

At Bats per Home Run
1958 NL-19.7-5

     

Gray Ink: Batting - 13 (1226) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.0 (1771) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (1669) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

December 9, 1955: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Don Hoak and Russ Meyer to the Chicago Cubs for Randy Jackson and Don Elston.

June 15, 1960: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim McKnight.

June 15, 1961: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 17, 1961: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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