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)
 

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Birth Name:   Walter Joseph Moryn
Nickname:   Moose or Walt
Born On:   04-12-1926  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   St. Paul, Minnesota
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-21-1996 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Winfield, Illinois
Cemetery:   Assumption Cemetery, Wheaton, Illinois
High School:   Harding High School (St. Paul, MN)
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
Walt Moryn

Walt Moryn Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1954 28 Dodgers 48 91 16 25 4 2 2 0 14 7 - 11 2 1 1 3 .275 .330 .429
1955 29 Dodgers 11 19 3 5 1 0 1 0 3 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .263 .417 .474
1956 30 Cubs 147 529 69 151 27 3 23 0 67 50 2 67 1 5 3 9 .285 .348 .478
1957 31 Cubs 149 568 76 164 33 0 19 1 88 50 6 90 1 2 3 11 .289 .348 .447
1958 32 Cubs 143 512 77 135 26 7 26 0 77 62 7 83 2 3 8 7 .264 .350 .494
1959 33 Cubs 117 381 41 89 14 1 14 0 48 44 2 66 2 2 3 13 .234 .316 .386
1960 34 Cubs 38 109 12 32 4 0 2 0 11 13 0 19 0 1 0 2 .294 .366 .385
1960 34 Cardinals 75 200 24 49 4 3 11 0 35 17 4 38 0 4 0 6 .245 .299 .460
1961 35 Cardinals 17 32 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 .125 .152 .188
1961 35 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 GRSL 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
1954 Dodgers LF 14 12 342 36 2.6 31 28 3 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .861 2.45
1954 Dodgers RF 6 5 126 6 1.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
1955 Dodgers LF 1 1 33 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1955 Dodgers RF 6 3 90 5 0.8 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
1956 Cubs RF 141 141 3,723 295 2.1 289 272 17 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.10
1957 Cubs RF 147 143 372 299 2.0 287 272 15 12 3 n/a n/a n/a .960 20.83
1958 Cubs LF 141 13 45 276 2.0 270 266 4 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .978 162.00
1959 Cubs CF 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1959 Cubs LF 93 88 2,301 165 1.8 163 155 8 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .988 1.91
1959 Cubs RF 14 12 273 22 1.6 22 21 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.18
1960 Cubs LF 25 24 600 48 1.9 46 45 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.07
1960 Cubs RF 5 3 84 8 1.6 8 7 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.57
1960 Cardinals LF 29 19 555 40 1.4 40 39 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.95
1960 Cardinals RF 40 30 813 63 1.6 62 59 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.06
1961 Cardinals LF 3 3 63 5 1.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.14
1961 Cardinals RF 4 3 75 4 1.0 3 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 1.08
1961 Pirates LF 5 5 108 10 2.0 10 9 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.50
1961 Pirates RF 6 5 126 12 2.0 11 10 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 2.36
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
RF Totals 369 345 5,682 714 1.9 693 655 38 21 4 n/a n/a n/a .971 3.29
LF Totals 311 165 4,047 581 1.9 565 547 18 16 5 n/a n/a n/a .972 3.77
CF Totals 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
8 Years 681 510 9,732 1,296 1.9 1,259 1,203 56 37 9 n/a n/a n/a .971 3.49
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 28 0 n/a 45.5 8.3 6.5 - - -
1955 Dodgers 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 19.0 4.8 6.3 - - -
1956 Cubs 4 2 .667 6 0 n/a 23.0 7.9 7.9 - - -
1957 Cubs 0 2 .000 5 0 n/a 29.9 6.3 6.5 - - -
1958 Cubs 1 2 .333 7 0 n/a 19.7 6.2 6.6 - - -
1959 Cubs 0 0 .000 15 0 n/a 27.2 5.8 7.9 - - -
1960 Cubs 2 1 .667 10 0 n/a 54.5 5.7 9.9 - - -
1960 Cardinals 0 0 .000 15 0 n/a 18.2 5.3 5.7 - - -
1961 Cardinals 0 0 .000 10 0 n/a 0.0 6.4 16.0 - - -
1961 Pirates 0 0 .000 29 0 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 .500 130 0 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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