Archie Moore (baseball)

Archie Moore
Archie Moore
	Outfielder
	Born: August 30, 1941 (age 83); Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	April 20, 1964, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
	September 28, 1965, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Batting average	.275
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	5
Teams
	New York Yankees (1964–1965);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing United States
Pan American Games

Archie Francis Moore (born August 30, 1941) is an American former Major League Baseball player. Moore appeared in forty games for the New York Yankees during the 1964 and 1965 seasons, as an outfielder, first baseman and pinch hitter. He batted and threw left-handed.

Biography

Moore grew up in Florham Park, New Jersey.^[1] and attended Hanover Park High School in East Hanover Township together with future MLB pitcher Harry Fanok.^[2]

He was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1963.

References

^ Staff. "YANKS WIN By 9-8 ON 5 RUNS IN 9TH", The New York Times, April 5, 1964. Accessed October 29, 2017. "Richardson grounded to Minoso, who made his erratic peg to set up the game-winning situation for Moore, the bonus player from Florham Park, N. J., via Springfield (Mass.) College."
^ Costello, Rory; and Fanok, Harry. Harry Fanok, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed October 29, 2017. "After leaving Morristown Prep, I went to Hanover Park High School.... We had a lot of heart on that Hornet team though. Jim Russin, Archie Moore [1964-65 Yankees], and myself would go on to the pros."

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Staff. "YANKS WIN By 9-8 ON 5 RUNS IN 9TH", The New York Times, April 5, 1964. Accessed October 29, 2017. "Richardson grounded to Minoso, who made his erratic peg to set up the game-winning situation for Moore, the bonus player from Florham Park, N. J., via Springfield (Mass.) College."

[2] Costello, Rory; and Fanok, Harry. Harry Fanok, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed October 29, 2017. "After leaving Morristown Prep, I went to Hanover Park High School.... We had a lot of heart on that Hornet team though. Jim Russin, Archie Moore [1964-65 Yankees], and myself would go on to the pros."

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