Bob Moose

Bob Moose
Pitcher
Born: October 9, 1947(1947-10-09) Export, Pennsylvania
Died: October 9, 1976(1976-10-09) (aged 29) Martins Ferry, Ohio
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 19, 1967 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1976 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics
Win–loss record	76–71
Earned run average	3.50
Strikeouts	827
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1967–1976)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1971) pitched a no-hitter on September 20, 1969

Robert (Bob) Ralph Moose Jr. (October 9, 1947 – October 9, 1976) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1967 to 1976. Moose spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His best season came in 1969 when he posted a 14–3 won-loss record and a 2.91 Earned Run Average working equally as a starter and reliever. On September 20 of that year, he no-hit the eventual World Series champion New York Mets. He is also known for his wild pitch in the bottom half of the ninth inning which allowed George Foster to score the winning run in the fifth and deciding game of the 1972 NLCS, sending the Cincinnati Reds to the World Series after Pittsburgh had a one-run lead entering the bottom of the ninth, in the final game of Roberto Clemente's career.

During the 1974 season, Moose suffered a blood clot under the shoulder of his pitching arm. Surgery was required to remove the clot plus one of Moose's ribs.

Moose was killed in an auto accident heading to Bill Mazeroski's golf course near Martins Ferry, Ohio, on his 29th birthday.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

External links

• Player statistics at Baseball-Reference

Preceded by Ken Holtzman

No-hitter pitcher September 20, 1969

Succeeded by Dock Ellis