Eual "Monk" Moore 1989 - Baseball - Chickasaw DATE OF BIRTH: May 27, 1908 DATE OF DEATH: February 12, 1989 BIRTH PLACE: Reagan, Oklahoma TRIBE: Chickasaw EDUCATION: Grade School SPORTS DATA: Baseball ACHIEVEMENTS: Minor Leagues: Abilene, Texas - West Texas League 1929 San Antonio, Texas - Texas League 1930-1932 Galveston, Texas - Texas League 1933 Baltimore Orioles - International League 1934 Major Leagues: Philadelphia Phillies - National League 1934-1935 New York Giants - National League 1935 Philadelphia Phillies - National League 1936-1937 Minor Leagues: Baltimore Orioles - International League 1938 Dallas, Texas - Texas League 1939 New Orleans, Louisiana - Southern Association 1940 COMMENTS: Won his first major league victory July 8, 1934, Phillies vs Boston Braves, Score 5 to 3. Did not issue a base on balls and was tight in the pinches. Established reputation in the National League as a crafty and courageous hurler who could be sent up in the clinches as a pinch hitter. Hit .324 with the Orioles. He began his pitching career in the minor leagues in 1927, and by 1933 had established himself as a world-class pitcher and Texas League workhorse, regularly pitching 300 innings a season, always with a sterling record. He began his major league career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1934, but his career was cut short due to an injury sustained in spring training in 1935.

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