Jerry Moses

Jerry Moses [Gerald Braheen Moses] is a former Major Leaguer who played 9 MLB seasons between 1965-1975. His date of birth is August 9th, 1946He died on March 27th, 2018 at the age of 71. He played High School baseball for the Yazoo City High School Indians in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Boston Red Sox in 1964, receiving a $50,000 signing bonus. Made his Major League Debut on May 9th, 1965 at the age of 18. Started the game and batted 9th going 0/1 for the Boston Red Sox against the Cleveland Indians. He struck out in his first at bat against Sam McDowell. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were Tony Conigliaro, Jim Lonborg, Rico Petrocelli, Carl Yastrzemski and ...
Sparky Lyle. Moses played 4 seasons with the Boston Red Sox organization, 1 season with the New York Yankees, 1 season with the Los Angeles Angels, 1 season with the Chicago White Sox, 1 season with the San Diego Padres, 1 season with the Detroit Tigers and 1 season with the Cleveland Guardians. Had a career high .263 Batting Average for the Boston Red Sox in 197. Had a career high .697 OPS for the Boston Red Sox in 197.

Career Transactions: Traded from Boston Red Sox with Tony Conigliaro and Ray Jarvis to California Angels for Ken Tatum, Jarvis Tatum and Doug Griffin on October 11th, 1970. Traded from California Angels with Alex Johnson to Cleveland Indians for Vada Pinson, Frank Baker and Alan Foster on October 5th, 1971. Traded from Cleveland Indians with Graig Nettles to New York Yankees for John Ellis, Jerry Kenney, Charlie Spikes and Rusty Torres on November 27th, 1972. Traded from New York Yankees to Detroit Tigers for Rick Sawyer, Walt Williams and Ed Farmer on March 19th, 1974. Sold by Detroit Tigers to New York Mets on January 30th, 1975. Sold by New York Mets to San Diego Padres on April 28th, 1975. Sold by San Diego Padres to Chicago White Sox on July 18th, 1975.