Happy Birthday, Moonlight!
Today, 9 November 2004, is the 128th anniversary of the birth of Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham. Graham was on the roster of the 1905 New York Giants for a single game. He had no at bats and never played in the field. His entry in the Baseball Almanac stands out by its lack of numbers:
Moonlight Graham Hitting Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1905 Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
"Moonlight" Graham was made famous after author W. P. Kinsella used him as a character in his classic book Shoeless Joe, which was later made into the movie Field of Dreams.
More info on Moonlight Graham can be found at the Moonlight Graham Scholarship Fund page.
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