Seth Morehead Baseball player

Seth Marvin "Moe" Morehead (August 15, 1934 – January 17, 2006) was a left-handed specialist reliever in Major League Baseball. He was born in Houston, Texas.Morehead was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1952. He spent five seasons in the major leagues pitching in parts of three seasons with the Phillies (1957–59), two seasons with the Chicago Cubs (1959–60) and one season with the Milwaukee Braves (1961).Morehead posted a 5–19 record with a 4.81 ERA and five saves in 132 games pitched (24 as a starter). Among his career highlights was being the last pitcher to face Roy Campanella and also the last pitcher to face the Brooklyn Dodgers before the team moved to Los Angeles, California after the 1957 season.Following his baseball career, Morehead graduated from Baylor University with a degree in business. He worked in banking for 36 years before retiring in 1999.Morehead died in Shreveport, Louisiana, at the age of 71.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 15, 1934
Birth place
Houston
Date of deathJanuary 17, 2006
Place of death
Shreveport Louisiana

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Baseball player

Career startApril 27, 1957
Career endSeptember 15, 1961
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former teams
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
position
Pitcher
teams
Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
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Seth Morehead on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Seth_Morehead
  2. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/M/Morehead_Seth.stm
  3. http://www.thedeadballera.com/passings.html