Thursday, February 2, 2023

NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUES ALL-TIME LEGENDS: DOBIE MOORE

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.