Lloyd Moseby
Lloyd Moseby | |||
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Moseby at bat during a game in September 1985 | |||
Center fielder | |||
Born: Portland, Arkansas | November 5, 1959|||
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Professional debut | |||
MLB: May 24, 1980, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
NPB: April 21, 1992, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||
Last appearance | |||
MLB: October 6, 1991, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
NPB: August 28, 1993, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .257 | ||
Home runs | 169 | ||
Runs batted in | 737 | ||
Teams | |||
Career highlights and awards | |||
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Lloyd Anthony Moseby (born November 5, 1959) is a former Major League Baseball player. A center fielder, and good all-around athlete, Moseby's nickname, Shaker, was said to stem from his ability to get away from or "shake" players who attempted to defend him on the basketball court.
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Career
Born in Portland, Arkansas, Moseby graduated from Oakland High School in Oakland, California.[1]
Drafted 2nd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1978 amateur draft, Moseby made his major league debut on May 24, 1980. Despite some growing pains early in his career, Moseby developed into a well-polished batter, fielder, and base-runner, knocking in nearly 100 runs in three seasons (1984, 1986, and 1987) and regularly stealing 30-plus bases. Moseby finished in the top 25 for the American League Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award twice—1983 and 1984.[2]
In the mid-1980s, he was part of the powerful "Killer B's" outfield trio for the Jays, playing center field between George Bell and Jesse Barfield. After the 1989 season, Moseby signed with the Detroit Tigers. Moseby saw limited action with the Tigers for two seasons and then traveled to Japan, where he played with the Yomiuri Giants in 1992 and 1993.
Over his career, Moseby had 869 runs, 169 HRs, 737 RBIs, 280 SBs with a career batting average of .257. He was an All-Star in 1986. As of 2018, Moseby ranks in the top-10 for Toronto Blue Jays career leaders in WAR, games played, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, walks, stolen bases (franchise leader), and extra-base hits.
Moseby served as the Blue Jays' first base coach in 1998 and 1999.
On February 1, 2018, Moseby was announced as part of the 2018 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Induction class.
See also
References
- ^ Brosnan, Jim (September 1984), "Lloyd Moseby: Red-Hot Blue Jay", Boys' Life, 74 (9), p. 74
- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mosebll01.shtml
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