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Robert Barry Moore
Washington Senators
Pitcher
Bats: Left Throws: Left Height: 6'1" Weight: 190
Born: April 3, 1943, Statesville, NC
Signed: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent before 1962 season
Major League Teams: Washington Senators 1965-69; Cleveland Indians 1970; Chicago White Sox 1970
Pitcher
Born: April 3, 1943, Statesville, NC
Signed: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent before 1962 season
Major League Teams: Washington Senators 1965-69; Cleveland Indians 1970; Chicago White Sox 1970
World Series Appearances: XX
An alum of Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, North Carolina, along with other notables such as Monty Montgomery, Billy Wynne and Jim Passaro, Sr., Barry Moore pitched in parts of six big league seasons, primarily with the Senators. Moore was originally a starter, but gradually shifted to the bullpen over his career. He pitched in one game in May 1965, not returning to the Senators until July 1966. He'd join their starting pitching rotation in 1967, with only Phil Ortega (#406) and Camilo Pascual (#513) making more starts for Gil Hodges' (#564) squad. In 27 games that season, Moore was 7-11 with a 3.76 ERA, including three complete games and one shutout. His best season was likely 1968, when he was 4-6 with a 3.37 ERA in 32 games, including 18 starts.
An alum of Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, North Carolina, along with other notables such as Monty Montgomery, Billy Wynne and Jim Passaro, Sr., Barry Moore pitched in parts of six big league seasons, primarily with the Senators. Moore was originally a starter, but gradually shifted to the bullpen over his career. He pitched in one game in May 1965, not returning to the Senators until July 1966. He'd join their starting pitching rotation in 1967, with only Phil Ortega (#406) and Camilo Pascual (#513) making more starts for Gil Hodges' (#564) squad. In 27 games that season, Moore was 7-11 with a 3.76 ERA, including three complete games and one shutout. His best season was likely 1968, when he was 4-6 with a 3.37 ERA in 32 games, including 18 starts.
Moore struggled with wildness throughout his career, walking 300 and striking out 278 in 599 2/3 innings pitched. He last appeared in the majors in 1970, but attempted a comeback over three seasons between 1971 and 1973 in the Pirates' system. In 140 big league games, Moore was 26-37 with a 4.16 ERA.
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.
Having had success the prior two shows at Uncle Dick's Cards with his well-organized, neon common binders, I opted to pull up a chair once again at the friendly dealer's array of tables. The aim was simple: Clear out Uncle Dick's 1969 Topps commons, starting off where I had left off the year before with card #501 and going through the end of the set, card #664. In less than 25 minutes, I completed my quest, and this is the 84th of 98 commons pulled from the binder. After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me less than $1.50.
The Senators updated their uniforms for the 1968 season, switching to a primarily red color scheme. This photo was likely taken during spring training in 1969, given the lock-out against Topps the prior spring. The cartoon on the back of the card celebrates Moore's 12 no-hitters as an amateur, and these would have come while pitching for his youth league/Legion teams or while at Pfeiffer.
Accuracy Index: Moore's card earns a +5 for the accurate uniform.
1969 Season
With Ted Williams (#650) now managing the Senators, Moore slotted in as the team's fourth starter in 1969, behind Joe Coleman (#246), Dick Bosman (#607) and Jim Hannan (#106). Moore was 9-8 with a 4.30 ERA in 31 games (25 starts), with four complete games and 134 innings pitched. He had 67 walks to 51 strikeouts throughout the season.
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First Mainstream Card: 1967 Topps #11
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (4): 1967-70
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1981 TCMA The 1960s II #360
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 12 in the Beckett online database as of 6/16/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / Wikipedia
Blog Update
We'll be taking a little break as the summer kicks into high gear. I'm looking forward to wrapping up the remaining small stack of cards yet to be featured from our December 2024 haul, and then getting back out to some local shows to find the remaining 105 cards needed for our set.
#638 Ed Sprague - Oakland Athletics / #640 Fergie Jenkins - Chicago Cubs
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