- Bob Moose
Infobox MLB retired
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textcolor1=black
textcolor2=white
width=180
name=Bob Moose
position=Pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=October 9 ,1947
deathdate=death date and age|1976|10|9|1947|10|9
debutdate=September 19
debutyear=1967
debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
finaldate=September 25
finalyear=1976
finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label=Record
stat1value=76-71
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=3.50
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=827
teams =
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1967-by|1976)
highlights =
*No-hitter versus the New York Mets on September 20, 1969Robert (Bob) Ralph Moose Jr. (
October 9 ,1947 -October 9 ,1976 ) was a formerMajor League Baseball pitcher from 1967 to 1976. Moose spent his entire career with thePittsburgh Pirates . His best season came in 1969 when he posted a 14-3 won-loss record and a 2.91Earned Run Average working equally as a starter and reliever. OnSeptember 20 of that year, he no-hit the eventual World ChampionNew York Mets . However, he is also known for his bottom-of-the-ninth-inningwild pitch that allowed George Foster to score the winning run in the deciding game of the 1972 NLCS, sending theCincinnati Reds to the World Series after Pittsburgh had a one-run lead entering the bottom of the ninth.Moose was killed in an auto accident heading to Bill Mazeroski's golf course near
Martins Ferry, Ohio , on his 29th birthday.ee also
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List of Major League Baseball no-hitters External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moosebo01.shtml Player statistics at Baseball-Reference"]
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