Patrick Joseph Moran (February 7, 1876 – March 7, 1924) was an American catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters As a manager, he led two teams to their first-ever modern-era National League championships: the 1915 Philadelphia Phillies and the 1919 Cincinnati Reds. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Baseball 1915 World Series - Boston Red Sox defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1 Football The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Baseball World Series - Cincinnati Reds defeat Chicago White Sox, 5 games to 3 The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Moran's 1919 Reds also captured their first World Series championship. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
A native of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Moran played 819 games over 14 National League seasons for the Boston Braves (1901-05), Chicago Cubs (1906-09) and Phillies (1910-14). Fitchburg is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. A righthanded hitter, he batted . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 235 with 18 home runs. In 1903 he finished tied for second in the league in home runs with seven. Baseball In the winter Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase the defunct Baltimore franchise of the American League for $18000 and open for After 1904 he did not appear in more than 100 games in a season. Baseball World Series - The NL champion New York Giants refuse to participate in the 1904 World Series May 5 However, as a second-string catcher, Moran became a student of the game and especially of pitching. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of In 1913-14, he was a player-coach and, guided by his support and counsel, Phillies righthander Grover Cleveland Alexander developed into one of the greatest pitchers of all time. In Baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander ( February 26, 1887 - November 4, 1950) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher
In 1915 Moran was promoted to manager of the Phillies. The club had finished sixth in 1914 and was plagued by defections (and threatened defections) to the outlaw Federal League. Baseball World Series - Boston Braves defeat Philadelphia Athletics, 4 games to 0 The Federal League was the last major attempt to establish an independent major Professional baseball league in the United States Moran swung some astute trades and – led by Alexander’s 31 wins and the slugging of right fielder Gavvy Cravath – the Phils improved by 17 games and won their first NL pennant. Position description Outfielders must cover large distances so speed instincts and quickness to react to the ball are key Clifford Carlton "Gavvy" Cravath ( March 23 1881 - May 23 1963) also nicknamed "Cactus" was an American In the 1915 World Series, they were defeated four games to one by the Boston Red Sox. In the 1915 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to one The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions.
The Phillies then finished second in successive years, to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1916 and the New York Giants in 1917. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Baseball The Federal League goes out of business in a settlement with Organized Baseball that leaves out one club the Baltimore Terrapins The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Baseball World Series - Chicago White Sox defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 Football ( With baseball disrupted by World War I (and after the trade of Alexander to the Cubs) the Quakers sank below . World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All 500 in 1918 and Moran was fired. Baseball The United States curtails professional baseball September 2 in order to accelerate mobilization for war World Series
Concurrently, there was a job opening in Cincinnati, where manager Christy Mathewson, the former pitching great, had been stricken with tuberculosis from exposure to poison gas during military maneuvers. Christopher "Christy" Mathewson ( August 12 1880 &ndash October 7 1925) nicknamed "Big Six" "The Christian Gentleman" Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common Chemical warfare involves using the toxic properties of Chemical substances to kill injure or incapacitate an enemy. The Reds had finished third, 15½ games behind, in 1918. Under Moran, they won 96 of 140 games in an abbreviated 1919 schedule to take the flag by nine games.
The 1919 World Series, won by Cincinnati five games to three, should have been Moran’s crowning accomplishment. The 1919 World Series matched the American League champion Chicago White Sox against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. But when it was charged that eight key members of the American League champion Chicago White Sox had conspired with gamblers to "throw" the series – the infamous Black Sox Scandal – the Reds' achievement was somehow tarnished. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Black Sox Scandal refers to a number of events that took place around and during the play of the 1919 World Series. (The eight players were acquitted in a controversial 1920 trial but were nonetheless expelled from baseball. ) In the wake of the scandal, Moran, his players and many baseball experts would furiously assert that Cincinnati would have won the series under any circumstances.
Moran remained at the helm in Cincinnati during the early 1920s. Apart from a poor 1921 campaign, the Reds fielded contending ballclubs but did not return to the World Series. The club finished second in 1922 and 1923. Baseball (Major League World Series - New York Giants defeat New York Yankees, 4 games to 0 with one tie Auto racing First 24 hours of Le Mans won by André Lagache and René Leonard Baseball (Major League During the 1923-24 off-season at his Fitchburg home, Moran became ill. He reported to the Reds' training camp in Orlando, Florida, but his condition worsened and he died there at the age of 48. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. The cause of death was listed as Bright's Disease, a kidney ailment, but some baseball historians ascribe Moran's fatal illness to alcoholism. Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that would be described in modern Medicine as acute or chronic Nephritis The kidneys are complicated organs that have numerous biological roles Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions
Moran won 748 games and lost 586 (. 561) as a major league manager over nine seasons. He won six and lost seven World Series games.
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career managing record and playing statistics
- The Deadball Era
References
- The New York Times, quoted at http//www. thedeadballera. com
- Biography Project, Society for American Baseball Research
| Preceded by Red Dooin |
Philadelphia Phillies Manager 1915-1918 |
Succeeded by Jack Coombs |
| Preceded by Christy Mathewson |
Cincinnati Reds Manager 1919-1923 |
Succeeded by Jack Hendricks |
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