Les Moss
John Lester Moss
Born: May 14, 1925
Tulsa, OK USA
Deceased: 2012
Longwood, FL USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 205
Career: 1946-1958
Minor League Statistics
Les Moss compiled a career batting average of .247 with 63 home runs and 276 RBI in his 824-game career with the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1958 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 12 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .371 | .436 | .457 | .893 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 96 | 312 | 274 | 17 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 48 | .157 | .255 | .255 | .510 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 107 | 381 | 335 | 35 | 86 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 50 | .257 | .334 | .424 | .758 | 142 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 97 | 330 | 278 | 28 | 81 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 32 | .291 | .399 | .439 | .838 | 122 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 84 | 250 | 222 | 24 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 32 | .266 | .343 | .401 | .744 | 89 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 16 | 53 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .170 | .264 | .277 | .541 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 71 | 232 | 202 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 34 | .198 | .289 | .272 | .562 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 52 | 135 | 118 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | .246 | .331 | .347 | .678 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | St. Louis Browns | 78 | 259 | 239 | 21 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 31 | .276 | .329 | .368 | .698 | 88 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 50 | 141 | 126 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | .246 | .321 | .270 | .591 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 29 | 63 | 56 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | .339 | .413 | .464 | .877 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 32 | 68 | 59 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .254 | .333 | .390 | .723 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 56 | 147 | 127 | 20 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | .244 | .338 | .512 | .850 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 42 | 137 | 115 | 10 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | .270 | .375 | .348 | .723 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 824 | 2549 | 2234 | 210 | 552 | 75 | 4 | 63 | 276 | 1 | 5 | 282 | 316 | .247 | .333 | .369 | .702 | 824 | 80 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 3 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .968 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 96 | 0 | 0.0 | 362 | 43 | 7 | 6 | .983 | 4.219 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 103 | 0 | 0.0 | 357 | 52 | 5 | 8 | .988 | 3.971 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 83 | 0 | 0.0 | 283 | 41 | 10 | 9 | .970 | 3.904 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 60 | 0 | 0.0 | 204 | 20 | 10 | 4 | .957 | 3.733 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .967 | 4.833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | AL | Boston Red Sox | C | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 285 | 28 | 5 | 4 | .984 | 4.536 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | 118 | 17 | 6 | 3 | .957 | 3.462 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 | AL | St. Louis Browns | C | 71 | 0 | 0.0 | 296 | 21 | 7 | 4 | .978 | 4.465 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 38 | 31 | 284.0 | 159 | 16 | 5 | 4 | .972 | 5.546 | 4.605 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 41.2 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 32 | 13 | 163.0 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 5.245 | 2.969 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 22.2 |
| 1955 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 17 | 12 | 106.0 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.028 | 4.176 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 31.3 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 49 | 30 | 303.0 | 149 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .994 | 4.723 | 3.245 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 26.7 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | C | 39 | 34 | 292.0 | 138 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .980 | 4.500 | 3.744 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Totals | 720 | 120 | 1148.0 | 2612 | 279 | 64 | 52 | .978 | 22.665 | 4.015 | 45 | 30 | 46 | 19 | 29.2 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
