William Bankhead Moskiman (December 20, 1879 – January 11, 1953) was a first baseman and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox in its 1910 season. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m), 170 lb. (77 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.[1]
| Doc Moskiman | |
|---|---|
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| First baseman/Outfielder | |
| Born: December 20, 1879 Oakland, California | |
| Died: January 11, 1953 (aged 73) San Leandro, California | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 23, 1910, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 8, 1910, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .111 |
| Runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Born in Oakland, California, Moskiman attended Jefferson Grammar School for eight years, and graduated from Oakland High School. Afterwards, he was a medical student at Cooper Medical College but never truly became a doctor because he chose to play ball instead.[2]
Moskiman spent parts of 13 seasons playing minor-league and independent-league ball, pitching more often than not and obtaining considerably good results in the California League, where he posted a 31–13 record in 1909 for the Oakland Commuters. Previously, he won 29 games for Oakland in 1901 and 22 for the Stockton Millers in 1908.[3]
As a result, newspapers like the Los Angeles Times bestowed his degree on him in advance by frequently referring to him as 'Doctor Moskiman', or simply 'Doc', a nickname given to a player to be wise, e.g., Doc Moskiman, who gave far more analysis to his pitching than most other pitchers.[2]
In five major-league games with the Red Sox, Moskiman was a .111 hitter (1-for-9) with one run scored and one run batted in. He made no errors in 18 fielding chances.[1]
After his playing days, Moskiman worked as a traveling salesman for the sporting goods manufacturer A. G. Spalding & Bros. and later was the retail manager of an athletic-goods store.[2]
In between, Moskiman was a long time resident of San Leandro, California, where he died in 1953 at the age of 73.[1]
Sources
edit- ^ a b c Major League Baseball batting and fielding statistics. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on June 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c Doc Moskiman. Article written by Bill Nowlin. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on June 18, 2019.
- ^ Minor League Baseball batting and pitching statistics. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on June 18, 2019.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project