[1] Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Moss threw and batted right-handed; he was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 205 pounds (93 kg).

[2] In 1943 he moved up to the Class A Elmira Pioneers of the Eastern League where he posted a .308 batting average in 96 games.

[3] He would play for the Toledo Mud Hens in 1946, hitting .297 in 121 games before, being called up late in the season to make his major league debut at the age of 21 with the St. Louis Browns on September 10.

[1][2] Moss platooned alongside left-handed-hitting catcher Jake Early, producing a .157 batting average in 96 games during the 1947 season.

Moss played one full season in Baltimore before being traded to the Chicago White Sox on June 6, 1955, where he once again served as a backup to Sherm Lollar.

[1] After his playing career, Moss served as the White Sox' batting practice catcher, then moved into their player development organization as a manager in their farm system and an occasional scout through 1966.

Then, after a year as an Angels' scout, in 1975, Moss was hired by the Detroit Tigers to manage in their minor league organisation.

[9] He actually was not fired for cause or because he was ineffective, but rather because Sparky Anderson, a proven big-league manager and four-time pennant winner with the Cincinnati Reds, had unexpectedly become available.

[3] Mike Scott won the 1986 National League Cy Young Award while Moss served as the Astros' pitching coach.