Walt Moryn Stats

Walt Moryn was born on Monday, April 12, 1926, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Moryn was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 29, 1954, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Walt Moryn baseball stats page.

"Tell the kid how to play the hitters in left field." - Cubs Manager Bob Scheffing "I should tell HIM how to play left field? That guy's (Billy Williams) gonna take my job!" - Walt Moryn in Baseball Digest (May 1976)

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Walt Moryn

Walt Moryn Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#122)

Walt Moryn Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#122)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Walter Joseph Moryn
Nickname:   Moose or Walt
Born On:   04-12-1926
Place of Birth Data Born In:   St. Paul, Minnesota
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-21-1996
Place of Death Data Died In:   Winfield, Illinois
Cemetery:   Assumption Cemetery, Wheaton, Illinois
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   06-29-1954 (Age 28)
Last Game:   09-28-1961
Draft:   Not Applicable
Walt Moryn

Walt Moryn Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Walt Moryn Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1954 Dodgers 48 91 16 25 4 2 2 0 14 7 - 11 2 1 1 3 .275 .330 .429
1955 Dodgers 11 19 3 5 1 0 1 0 3 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .263 .417 .474
1956 Cubs 147 529 69 151 27 3 23 0 67 50 2 67 1 5 3 9 .285 .348 .478
1957 Cubs 149 568 76 164 33 0 19 1 88 50 6 90 1 2 3 11 .289 .348 .447
1958 Cubs 143 512 77 135 26 7 26 0 77 62 7 83 2 3 8 7 .264 .350 .494
1959 Cubs 117 381 41 89 14 1 14 0 48 44 2 66 2 2 3 13 .234 .316 .386
1960 Cubs 38 109 12 32 4 0 2 0 11 13 0 19 0 1 0 2 .294 .366 .385
1960 Cardinals 75 200 24 49 4 3 11 0 35 17 4 38 0 4 0 6 .245 .299 .460
1961 Cardinals 17 32 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 .125 .152 .188
1961 Pirates 40 65 6 13 1 0 3 0 9 2 0 10 0 0 1 5 .200 .235 .354
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 785 2,506 324 667 116 16 101 1 354 251 22 393 8 18 19 57 .266 .335 .446
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Walt Moryn Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1954 Dodgers OF 20 - - 42 2.1 37 34 3 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .881 0.00 -
1955 Dodgers OF 7 - - 6 0.9 5 5 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 0.00 -
1956 Cubs OF 141 - - 291 2.1 286 268 18 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1957 Cubs RF 147 - - 301 2.0 289 276 13 12 3 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1958 Cubs LF 141 - - 275 2.0 269 265 4 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1959 Cubs OF 104 - - 186 1.8 184 175 9 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1960 Cubs OF 30 - - 56 1.9 54 52 2 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1960 Cardinals OF 62 - - 105 1.7 104 100 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1961 Cardinals OF 7 - - 9 1.3 8 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1961 Pirates OF 11 - - 20 1.8 19 17 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 382 0 0 715 1.9 697 659 38 18 6 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 --
RF Totals 147 0 0 301 2.0 289 276 13 12 3 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 --
LF Totals 141 0 0 275 2.0 269 265 4 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
8 Years 670 - - 1,291 1.9 1,255 1,200 55 36 10 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 --
Walt Moryn

Walt Moryn Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1954 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 45.5 8.3 6.5 - - -
1955 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 19.0 4.8 6.3 - - -
1956 Cubs 4 2 .667 - - n/a 23.0 7.9 7.9 - - -
1957 Cubs 0 2 .000 - - n/a 29.9 6.3 6.5 - - -
1958 Cubs 1 2 .333 - - n/a 19.7 6.2 6.6 - - -
1959 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 27.2 5.8 7.9 - - -
1960 Cubs 2 1 .667 - - n/a 54.5 5.7 9.9 - - -
1960 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 18.2 5.3 5.7 - - -
1961 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.4 16.0 - - -
1961 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 21.7 6.5 7.2 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 7 7 .500 - - n/a 24.8 6.4 7.1 - - -
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Walt Moryn Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1954 Brooklyn Dodgers 40 Undetermined - -
1955 Brooklyn Dodgers 49 Undetermined - -
1956 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined - -
1957 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago Cubs 7 Undetermined Stats -
1959 Chicago Cubs 7 Undetermined - -
1960 Chicago Cubs 7 Undetermined - -
1960 St. Louis Cardinals 28 Undetermined - -
1961 St. Louis Cardinals 28 Undetermined - -
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 20 Undetermined - -


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