Charlie Moore Passes Away

Charlie Moore, a longtime Brewers catcher and outfielder, died at age 72. He began his major league career in 1973 and spent 14 of 15 seasons in a Milwaukee uniform, with his only other season coming in 1987 with the Blue Jays. Early in his career he backed up Darrell Porter while also playing corner outfield. After Porter’s trade in 1976, Moore received more time behind the plate, then shifted to a more regular right field role from 1982 to 1984 before returning to catching for his final three seasons. He made a notable defensive throw to third base in the 1982 ALCS and hit .385/.429/.462 in the Brewers’ World Series run. He finished with 36 home runs, a .261/.319/.355 line, 51 stolen bases, and a cycle plus two steals on October 1, 1980.

"Moore spent 14 of his 15 Major League seasons in a Milwaukee uniform, spending only his 15th and final season with the Blue Jays in 1987. Beginning his big league career in 1973, Moore spent his first few seasons backing up Darrell Porter at the catcher position while also getting a good chunk of playing time as a corner outfielder. Porter was traded to the Royals after the 1976 campaign, which opened up more time behind the plate for Moore over the next five seasons."

"The Brewers than moved Moore into more or less an everyday right field role from 1982-84 before he returned to regular catching duty in his final three seasons. It was something of an unusual career arc for a catcher, yet Moore was a good athlete who held his own defensively as a right fielder. Reggie Jackson learned this the hard way during Game 5 of the 1982 ALCS, when Moore threw out Jackson at third base when the superstar was trying to go from first to third on a Fred Lynn single."

"Moore's big play was a key moment as Milwaukee went on to a 4-3 victory. The 1982 squad is still the only Brewers team to reach the World Series, falling just short to the Cardinals in a seven-game Fall Classic. Moore was a huge part of Milwaukee's playoff run, hitting .385/.429/.462 over 44 plate appearances during that postseason."

"Moore finished his career with 36 homers and a .261/.319/.355 slash line over 4483 PA and 1334 career games. He also had 51 career stolen bases, with two of them coming on October 1, 1980 when Moore also hit for the cycle. That huge all-around day made Moore the first player in modern baseball history to both hit for a cycle and steal two bases in the same game."

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