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Sam Moran (baseball)
American baseball player (1870–1897) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samuel Moran (September 16, 1870 – August 27, 1897) was a professional baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League in August and September 1895.[1]
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Sam Moran | |
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![]() Sam Moran with the Nashville Seraphs in 1895 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1870-09-16)September 16, 1870 Rochester, New York | |
Died: August 27, 1897(1897-08-27) (aged 26) Rochester, New York | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
August 28, 1895, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 1895, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 2–4 |
Earned run average | 7.47 |
Strikeouts | 19 |
Teams | |
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Moran was playing for the Southern League's Nashville Seraphs when his contract was purchased by the Pirates on August 18, 1895.[1] Earlier that season, he pitched in an exhibition against the National League's Cleveland Spiders. Moran earned the win for Nashville, out-dueling Cleveland's 28-year-old ace, Cy Young.[2]