Jerry Moses

Jerry Moses
Jerry Moses
Runs batted in	109
Teams
	Boston Red Sox (1965, 1968–1970); California Angels (1971); Cleveland Indians (1972); New York Yankees (1973); Detroit Tigers (1974); San Diego Padres (1975); Chicago White Sox (1975);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1970);

Gerald Braheen Moses (August 9, 1946 – March 26, 2018) was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, he signed a bonus contract with the Boston Red Sox in 1964 and spent his early Major League Baseball career with the Bosox, but over the course of his nine years in MLB Moses would play for seven different teams. He batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 210 pounds (95 kg).

Moses first appeared briefly with the Red Sox in

Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox. Moses was traded along with Graig Nettles from the Indians to the Yankees for John Ellis, Charlie Spikes, Rusty Torres and Jerry Kenney at the Winter Meetings on November 27, 1972.^[1] He served as Detroit's regular catcher in 1974

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All told, Moses played in 386 major league games and collected 269 hits.

Personal life and death

Moses had two children with his wife of fifty years, Carolyn (née Altieri).^[2]

After his playing career, Moses was extremely involved with the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, championing increased benefits for inactive, non-vested former players who did not originally qualify for pension benefits, and acting as a catalyst for countless charitable events, including the Legends for Youth Clinic Series. Beloved by many due to his kind-hearted nature, Moses served as the chairman emeritus for Major League Alumni Marketing until his death.

Though in failing health, Moses attended the anniversary to the Red Sox "Impossible Dream" season at Fenway Park in August 2017. A Catholic, he attended Mass every Sunday in Rowley, Massachusetts, for the last few years of his life.

Moses died on March 27, 2018, in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He was 71 and had been in failing health for some time.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Durso, Joseph. "Mets Send Agee to the Astros for Pair; Yanks Trade Four to Get Graig Nettles," The New York Times, Tuesday, November 28, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2020
^ "Gerald Moses Obituary (2018) - Rowley, MA - Boston Globe". www.legacy.com.
^ "Former Red Sox catcher Jerry Moses dead". Retrieved 28 March 2018.
^ "Jerry Moses, Red Sox All-Star Catcher, Dead At 71". 27 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project

[1] Durso, Joseph. "Mets Send Agee to the Astros for Pair; Yanks Trade Four to Get Graig Nettles," The New York Times, Tuesday, November 28, 1972. Retrieved October 24, 2020

[2] "Gerald Moses Obituary (2018) - Rowley, MA - Boston Globe". www.legacy.com.

[3] "Former Red Sox catcher Jerry Moses dead". Retrieved 28 March 2018.

[4] "Jerry Moses, Red Sox All-Star Catcher, Dead At 71". 27 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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