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Sam Moran
Sam Moran
	Moran with the Nashville Seraphs in 1895
	Pitcher
	Born: September 16, 1870; Rochester, New York, U.S.
	Died: August 27, 1897 (aged 26); Rochester, New York, U.S.
	Batted: Unknown Threw: Left
MLB debut
	August 28, 1895, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
	September 28, 1895, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	2–4
Earned run average	7.47
Strikeouts	19
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1895);

Samuel Moran (September 16, 1870 – August 27, 1897) was an American professional baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League in August and September 1895.^[1]

Moran was playing for the Southern League's Nashville Seraphs when his contract was purchased by the Pirates on August 18, 1895.^[1] Earlier that season, he pitched in an exhibition against the National League's Cleveland Spiders. Moran earned the win for Nashville, out-dueling Cleveland's 28-year-old ace, Cy Young.^[2]

References

1 2 "Sam Moran Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
↑ Traughber, Bill (August 15, 2011). "Looking Back: Cy Young Pitches in Nashville". Nashville Sounds. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 1, 2015.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac

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[BR-1] 1 2 "Sam Moran Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2015.

[2] Traughber, Bill (August 15, 2011). "Looking Back: Cy Young Pitches in Nashville". Nashville Sounds. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved February 1, 2015.

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