Pat Moran
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| Catcher / Manager | |||
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Born: February 7, 1876 Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
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Died: March 7, 1924 (aged 48) Orlando, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 15, 1901, for the Boston Beaneaters | |||
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| June 30, 1914, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .235 | ||
| Home runs | 18 | ||
| Runs batted in | 262 | ||
| Games managed | 1,344 | ||
| Win–loss record | 748–586 | ||
| Winning % | .561 | ||
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Patrick Joseph Moran (February 7, 1876 – March 7, 1924) was an American catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. As a manager, he led two teams to their first-ever modern-era National League championships: the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies and the 1919 Cincinnati Reds. Moran's 1919 Reds also captured their first World Series championship.
A native of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Moran played 819 games over 14 National League seasons for the Boston Beaneaters (1901–05), Chicago Cubs (1906–09) and Phillies (1910–14). A right-handed hitter, he batted .235 with 18 home runs. In 1903, he finished tied for second in the league in home runs with seven. After 1904 he did not appear in more than 100 games in a season. However, as a second-string catcher, Moran became a student of the game and especially of pitching. In 1913–1914, he was a player-coach and, guided by his support and counsel, Phillies right-hander Grover Cleveland Alexander developed into one of the greatest pitchers of all time.
Moran retired as a player after the 1914 season, and was immediately promoted to manager of the Phillies. The club had finished sixth in 1914 and was plagued by defections (and threatened defections) to the outlaw Federal League. Moran swung some astute trades and — led by Alexander's 31 wins and the slugging of right fielder Gavvy Cravath — the Phils improved by 17 games and won their first NL pennant. In the 1915 World Series, they were defeated four games to one by the Boston Red Sox.
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