Ferdie Moore
| Ferdie Moore | |
|---|---|
| First baseman | |
| Born: February 22, 1896 Camden, New Jersey | |
| Died: May 6, 1947 (aged 51) Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| MLB debut | |
| October 2, 1914, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1914, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .500 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Ferdinand De Paige Moore (February 22, 1896 – May 6, 1947) was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played first base for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1914 season at the age of just 18 years old. He also served in the Navy in World War II. In 1947, Moore committed suicide after fatally shooting a friend.[1]
References
- ↑ "Ex-Ball Player Kills Friend and Self in Trivial Dispute". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 7, 1947. p. 1.
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
Categories:
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Philadelphia Athletics players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- Baseball players from Camden, New Jersey
- 1896 births
- 1947 suicides
- 1947 deaths
- Suicides by firearm in New Jersey
- Murder–suicides in the United States
- Murder–suicide perpetrators
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- Male suicides
- American baseball infielder stubs