Moose was having himself an excellent season, coming into the game with a record of 11-3 with an ERA just about at 3.00.
Two hours and six minutes later he had himself the best start of his career, throwing nine no-hit innings against three walks while striking out six.
He’d finish the year with a record of 14-3, leading the league with an .824 winning percentage while posting a final ERA of 2.91 along with six complete games and four saves.
It was his finest season as a Big League pitcher, as he would finish his career with a record of 76-71 with a 3.50 ERA over 289 appearances and 1303.1 innings pitched in 10 years.
Tragically, just seven years later, on his 29th birthday, Bob Moose was killed in an automobile accident on his way to Bill Mazeroski’s golf course in Rayland, Ohio, in a decade that was awful for such tragedies in the sport (Mike Miley, Danny Frisella, Thurman Munson, etc).
