Wallace Moses was an American professional baseball right fielder, who played Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox.
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13 Facts About Wally Moses
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Wally Moses was born in Uvalda, Georgia and attended Vidalia High School.
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Wally Moses is the only player in Major League Baseball history to accomplish a "walk off steal of home" more than once, which he did twice.
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Wally Moses debuted with the Philadelphia Athletics on Opening Day of the 1935 season, singling off Earl Whitehill of the Washington Senators before President Franklin D Roosevelt and Vice President John Nance Garner at Griffith Stadium.
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Wally Moses had by far his most productive season in 1937, when he hit career-highs in home runs, RBI, runs, hits and doubles, batting.
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Wally Moses played in his only World Series in 1946 as a member of the Red Sox.
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Wally Moses started three of the Series' seven games in right field, and batted.
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Wally Moses made the American League All-Star team in 1937 and 1945.
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Wally Moses then moved to the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers, serving as both a first base coach and hitting instructor.
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Wally Moses was a minor league batting coach and scout for the Yankees.
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Wally Moses died in Vidalia, Georgia two days after his 80th birthday.
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Wally Moses was the last 20th century Athletics player with a 200-hit season, with 208 in 1937.
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