Gene Moore (outfielder)

Eugene Moore Jr. (August 26, 1909 – March 12, 1978) was an American professional baseball right fielder.

[1] In a 14-season career, Moore posted a .270 batting average with 58 home runs and 436 RBI in 1042 games played.

In 1936, Moore played in 151 games for the Boston Bees, batting .290, with 185 hits, 38 doubles, 12 triples, and 91 runs scored – all career-highs.

On May 1, facing Pittsburgh's Waite Hoyt, Moore made Forbes Field history, becoming the first left-handed batter to launch a home run over that stadium's distant left-field wall, as well as the first to clear its then eleven-year-old, 24-foot-high scoreboard.

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