Mike Moore (baseball)

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Mike Moore
Pitcher
Born: November 26, 1959 (1959-11-26) (age 48)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1982
for the Seattle Mariners
Final game
August 31, 1995
for the Detroit Tigers
Career statistics
Win-Loss Record     161-176
Strikeouts     1667
ERA     4.39
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Michael Wayne Moore (born November 26, 1959) in Eakly, Oklahoma, is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher.

In college Moore pitched for Oral Roberts University, going 28-11 with an ERA of 2.64. The Seattle Mariners drafted him the first round (first pick overall) of the 1981 MLB amateur draft.[1] Moore pitched for the Mariners 1982-1988, and would also play for the Oakland Athletics (1989-1992) and Detroit Tigers (1993-1995).

He made his Major League Baseball debut on April 11, 1982, and played his final game on August 31, 1995. His career concluded with a regular season won-loss record of 161-176 with a 4.39 earned run average, 79 complete games, and 16 shutouts in 450 games pitched (2,831.7 innings pitched). Moore was elected to the American League All-Star team in 1989.

Moore played for the Athletics in two World Series. He was a member of the A's team that swept the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 World Series, starting and winning two of the four games, and hitting a double as well. He was also on the A's team that lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1990 World Series. In 5 postseason series, Moore compiled a 3-2 won-loss record with a 3.29 earned run average.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rosenblatt, Richard. "Mariners draft and sign Moore", United Press International, June 8, 1981. 

Mike Moore now works as a baseball coach at Valley Christian High School in Chandler AZ.

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Darryl Strawberry		 First overall pick in the MLB Entry Draft
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