Lloyd Moseby
| Lloyd Moseby | |||
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.jpg) Moseby at bat during a game in September 1985 | |||
| Center fielder | |||
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Born: November 5, 1959 Portland, Arkansas | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 24, 1980, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 6, 1991, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .257 | ||
| Home runs | 169 | ||
| Runs batted in | 737 | ||
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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.
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 on several occasions and regularly stealing 30-plus bases.
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 time with the Tigers for two seasons, and then traveled to Japan, where he played with the Yomiuri Giants for 1992 and 1993.
Over his career, Moseby had 869 runs, 169 HRs, 737 RBIs, 280 SBs while batting .257. He was an All-Star in 1986.
Moseby served as the Blue Jays' first base coach in 1998 and 1999.
See also
References
- ↑ Brosnan, Jim (September 1984), "Lloyd Moseby: Red-Hot Blue Jay", Boy's Life, 74 (9), p. 74
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