| Lloyd Moseby | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Moseby at bat during a game in September 1985 | |
| Center fielder | |
| Born: (1959-11-05)November 5, 1959 (age 65) Portland, Arkansas, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: May 24, 1980, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
| NPB: April 21, 1992, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: October 6, 1991, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| NPB: August 28, 1993, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .257 |
| Home runs | 169 |
| Runs batted in | 737 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .289 |
| Home runs | 29 |
| Runs batted in | 84 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Member of the Canadian | |
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Induction | 2018 |
Lloyd Anthony Moseby (born November 5, 1959) is an American formerMajor League Baseball player. Acenter fielder, and good all-around athlete, Moseby's nickname, "Shaker", was said to stem from his ability to get away from or "shake" players who attempted to defend him on thebasketball court.
Born inPortland, Arkansas, Moseby graduated fromOakland High School inOakland, California. Moseby's primary sport in high school wasbasketball and he did not take baseball seriously until his sophomore year. Moseby had committed to playcollege basketball forSt. Mary's, one of 75 schools to offer him a basketball scholarship, if he had not decided to sign with the Blue Jays.[1]
Drafted 2nd overall by theToronto Blue Jays in the 1978 amateur draft, Moseby made his major league debut on May 24, 1980. Despite some growing pains early in his career, Moseby developed into a well-polished batter, fielder, and base-runner, driving in nearly 100 runs in three seasons (1984, 1986, and 1987) and regularly stealing 30-plus bases. Moseby finished in the top 25 for theAmerican LeagueMost Valuable Player Award twice—1983 and 1984.[2]
In the mid-1980s, he was part of the powerful "Killer B's" outfield trio for the Jays, playing center field betweenGeorge Bell andJesse Barfield. On April 19, 1983, he hit awalk-off two-run home run againstDan Spillner to give the Blue Jays a 9-7 victory over theCleveland Indians.[3] On August 16, 1987, Moseby took part in an unusual baserunning play. While on first base, he made an attempt to steal second base that saw the catcher throw the ball into centerfield. Moseby, now at second seeing the ball in the hands of the centerfielder, essentially made a run back to "steal" first base. Strangely enough, the center fielder, in trying to throw the ball back to the first baseman in an attempt to perhaps pick off Moseby, threw the ball wide and hard that resulted in Moseby racing to second base on the error.[4] After the 1989 season, Moseby signed with theDetroit Tigers. Moseby saw limited action with the Tigers for two seasons and then traveled toJapan, where he played with theYomiuri Giants in 1992 and 1993.
Over his career, Moseby had 869 runs, 169home runs, 737runs batted in, and 280stolen bases with a career batting average of .257. He led the American League intriples in 1984 and was anAll-Star in 1986. As of 2018, Moseby ranks in the top 10 for Toronto Blue Jays career leaders inWAR, games played, at-bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, walks, stolen bases (franchise leader), and extra-base hits.
Moseby served as the Blue Jays'first base coach in 1998 and 1999.
In 2018, Moseby was inducted into theCanadian Baseball Hall of Fame. As of June 2018[update], Moseby was living onQueens Quay in Toronto.[5]
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