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Originally a third baseman, and most valued for his offense, Keith Moreland was moved to catcher in 1977. After two seasons as a part-timer in Philadelphia, he was traded to Chicago. Found wanting defensively, he was moved to the outfield. Moreland was the Cubs' leading batter (.302) in 1983 and peaked in 1985 (.307, 14 HR, 106 RBI) while becoming a respectable, if slow, right fielder. He moved back to third base in 1987, replacing Ron Cey, and struggled defensively. However, he hit a career-high 27 homers. Traded to San Diego for Goose Gossage in 1988, he played outfield and first base. He moved on to Detroit for 1989 and was traded in mid-season to the contending Orioles. (ME)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » December 8, 1981: In the first major deal of the winter meetings, the Cubs trade P Mike Krukow to the Phillies for pitchers Dickie Noles and Dan Larsen and versatile Keith Moreland. » May 7, 1982: Keith Moreland has two home runs and seven RBI to power the Cubs to a 12–6 win over the Phils. » August 7, 1984: The Cubs sweep a pair from the visiting Mets, winning 8–6 and 8–4. Rick Sutcliffe (9–1) beats Ron Darling (10-5) in the opener, benefiting from a 6-run 5th inning. Keith Moreland hits a 3-run home run and Ron Cey a 2-run shot in the 5th. A 5-run 4th in game two propels Chicago to the win for reliever Tim Stoddard. Lee Smith notches his 25th save. » August 8, 1984: The Cubs tighten their grip on first place in the National League East with a 7–6 win over the Mets at Wrigley Field, completing a 4-game series sweep. Keith Moreland leads the way with three hits and four RBIs. Hubie Brooks is 4-for-4 with four runs for New York. Davey Johnson gets tossed in the 7th after Bob Dernier gets hit by a pitch, a continuation of yesterday's beanballing. Cubs manager Jim Frey follows Johnson in the 9th when Smith throws behind George Foster. » September 7, 1984: Dwight Gooden pitches a one-hitter and strikes out 11 in a 10–0 rout of the Cubs. The only hit is Keith Moreland's slow roller in the 5th inning, which 3B Ray Knight fields but can't get out of his glove. Gooden's 11 strikeouts give him 236 for the season, breaking the National League rookie record set by Grover Alexander in 1911. For Gooden, he will win another nine straight over the Cubs, lose, then win 12 straight. » June 3, 1987: The Cubs rout Houston 22–7 at Wrigley Field in a game that features a ML-record-tying three grand slams. Keith Moreland and Brian Dayett hit grand slams for Chicago and Billy Hatcher connects for the Astros to equal the record set by the Orioles and Rangers last August 6th. » February 12, 1988: The Padres trade reliever Rich Gossage to the Cubs for IF Keith Moreland in a deal that also includes a pair of minor leaguers. » October 28, 1988: The Tigers trade P Walt Terrell to San Diego for versatile Keith Moreland and 3B Chris Brown.