Today on the blog, we add another Negro Leagues great to my long-running 1972 sub-set, former shortstop/outfielder Dobie Moore:
Though
only active for seven seasons, Moore has been considered one of the
greatest shortstop in the Negro League timeline, hitting .359 in his
short career while playing Gold Glove defense.
He played his
entire career with the Kansas City Monarchs, winning a batting title in
1924 when he hit a blistering .453, and held the highest career batting
average in the California Winter League when he hit .385.
Sadly,
during the 1926 season Moore was shot by his girlfriend, suffering a
compound fracture which pretty much ended his career, though there were
reports that he played later on in Semi-Pro ball at first base, not
nearly the player he was before.
He finished his career with a
.350 batting average, while hitting .270 over 23 games of Postseason
play, helping the Monarchs to three consecutive league titles between
1923-1925.
