Books and articles about Gerry Moses

The baby-faced Moses posed a long-ball threat, though his season high was only six. After 1970, when he made the All-Star squad, he bounced around the American League and generally served as a backup or platoon catcher. (PB)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 25, 1965: Nine different Twins (5) and Red Sox (4) hit home runs, tying a ML record. Minnesota wins the slugfest, 17–5. Boston's Gerry Moses, age 18 years and nine months, goes into the record books when he pinch hits his first homer, off Mudcat Grant. Moses is the youngest player to ever pinch hit a round tripper. » October 5, 1971: The Angels trade moody OF Alex Johnson and C Gerry Moses to the Indians for outfielders Vada Pinson and Frank Baker, and P Alan Foster. » September 24, 1972: In the nitecap of a twinbill sweep over the Indians, Sparky Lyle sets an American League record and tying the ML mark by saving his 35th game. The Yanks win, 8–3, after gaining a 5–4 win in the opener when they score two unearned runs on five Indian errors in the 11th. Munson steals 2B by kicking the ball out of Frank Duffy's glove and going to 3B on the error. Duffy then boots a grounder and throws wildly for two more E's. Catcher Gerry Moses then picks up a squibber and fires over 1B and RF Del Unser's throw to the plate is over Moses' head for error 5. » November 27, 1972: In a great trade for New York, the Indians swap 3B Graig Nettles and C Gerry Moses to the Yankees for C John Ellis, IF Jerry Kenney, and outfielders Charlie Spikes and Rusty Torres. » March 19, 1974: In a 3-team deal involving the Indians, Tigers, and Yankees, P Jim Perry joins his pitching brother, Gaylord, in Cleveland. P Ed Farmer and OF No Neck Williams end up on the Yankees, while C Gerry Moses goes to the Motor City. » April 19, 1974: The Yankees obtain Walt 'No Neck' Williams and pitchers Ed Farmer and Rick Sawyer from the Tigers for C Gerry Moses. Moses had come to New York in the Graig Nettles trade.