Howie Moss
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Howard Glenn Moss (October 17, 1919 – May 7, 1989) was an American
right-handed. He was born in Gastonia, North Carolina
.
Moss, nicknamed "Howitzer", built his legacy as one of the most feared sluggers of the
Governors' Cup championship title after he led the league hitters with 27 home runs, 141 RBI and 178 hits, while batting .306 with 122 runs and a .549 slugging percentage
. For his heroics, he received the IL Most Valuable Player Award.
In 1945, Moss served for one year for the
International League Hall of Fame
.
Moss endured three failed Major League tryouts. He was held
Cleveland Indians in September. Moss started eight games for Cleveland but could only muster two hits in 32 at-bats (.063).[4]
Altogether, in 22 Major League games, 75
bases on balls, and one run batted in, batting
.097.
Moss died in
Baltimore, Maryland
, at the age of 69.
References
- ^ Baseball Reference
- ^ 1946 CIN NL regular season batting log for Howie Moss from Retrosheet
- ^ 1946-4-24 box score from Retrosheet
- ^ 1946 CLE A regular season batting log for Howie Moss, from Retrosheet
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Minor League Baseball
- Retrosheet
- Baseball in Wartime