Moryn appeared in 785 games played over eight big-league seasons, collecting 667 hits, with 116 doubles, 16 triples and 101 home runs. He had 354 runs batted in, and batted .266. He spent four successive seasons (1956–59) as a regular outfielder for the Cubs, the first two as a right fielder and the latter pair as a left fielder, and he swatted 82 of his career homers during that period.
Moryn's career highlight was a dramatic shoe-string catch on the last out of the May 15, 1960, no-hitter by Don Cardwell of the Cubs. Cardwell's gem came in his Cubs debut after being acquired in a trade. Moryn himself was traded exactly a month later, at the trading deadline, when he was sent to the Cardinals. He was a member of the National League team for the 25th anniversary 1958 All-Star Game, but did not play in the game.
Moryn died of a heart attack in Winfield, Illinois, at the age of 70, and is buried in Assumption Cemetery in Wheaton.[1]
walt, moryn, walter, joseph, moose, moryn, april, 1926, july, 1996, american, major, league, baseball, outfielder, native, paul, minnesota, moryn, professional, baseball, career, began, 1948, after, served, united, states, navy, pacific, theater, operations, d. Walter Joseph Moose Moryn April 12 1926 July 21 1996 was an American Major League Baseball outfielder A native of St Paul Minnesota Moryn s professional baseball career began in 1948 after he served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II He played in the Majors from 1954 through 1961 for the Brooklyn Dodgers Chicago Cubs St Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates He stood 6 feet 2 inches 1 88 m tall and weighed 205 pounds 93 kg batted left handed and threw right handed Walt MorynOutfielderBorn 1926 04 12 April 12 1926Saint Paul Minnesota U S Died July 21 1996 1996 07 21 aged 70 Winfield Illinois U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutJune 29 1954 for the Brooklyn DodgersLast MLB appearanceSeptember 28 1961 for the Pittsburgh PiratesMLB statisticsBatting average 266Home runs101Runs batted in354TeamsBrooklyn Dodgers 1954 1955 Chicago Cubs 1956 1960 St Louis Cardinals 1960 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 1961 Career highlights and awardsAll Star 1958 Moryn appeared in 785 games played over eight big league seasons collecting 667 hits with 116 doubles 16 triples and 101 home runs He had 354 runs batted in and batted 266 He spent four successive seasons 1956 59 as a regular outfielder for the Cubs the first two as a right fielder and the latter pair as a left fielder and he swatted 82 of his career homers during that period Moryn s career highlight was a dramatic shoe string catch on the last out of the May 15 1960 no hitter by Don Cardwell of the Cubs Cardwell s gem came in his Cubs debut after being acquired in a trade Moryn himself was traded exactly a month later at the trading deadline when he was sent to the Cardinals He was a member of the National League team for the 25th anniversary 1958 All Star Game but did not play in the game Moryn died of a heart attack in Winfield Illinois at the age of 70 and is buried in Assumption Cemetery in Wheaton 1 References Edit Baseball AlmanacSources EditCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors This biographical article relating to an American baseball outfielder born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walt Moryn amp oldid 1153799678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
