- Source: Gene Moore (outfielder)
Eugene Moore Jr. (August 26, 1909 – March 12, 1978) was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Bees / Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, and St. Louis Browns between 1931 and 1945. His father, Gene Sr., was a pitcher for the Pirates and Reds between 1910 and 1912.
Career
In a 14-season career, Moore posted a .270 batting average with 58 home runs and 436 RBI in 1042 games played.
Best season
In 1936, Moore played in 151 games for the Boston Bees, batting .290, with 185 hits, 38 doubles, 12 triples, and 91 runs scored – all career-highs. On May 1, facing Pittsburgh's Waite Hoyt, Moore made Forbes Field history, becoming the first left-handed batter to launch a home run over that stadium's distant left-field wall, as well as the first to clear its then eleven-year-old, 24-foot-high scoreboard. (Scarcely one year later, he would become the first and only player to perform this feat twice.)
See also
List of second-generation Major League Baseball players
Notes
References
External links
Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Gene Moore at Find a Grave
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