 Moran, Patrick
Chicago, N.L.
 1919: Manager of World
Champs Cincinnati Reds
PAT MORAN
Moran, Patrick Joseph
b: 2/7/1876, Fitchburg, Mass. d: 3/7/24, Orlando, Fla.
BR/TR, 5'10", 180 lbs. Deb: 5/15/01 M
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YEAR TM/L G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
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1901 Bos-N 52 180 12 38 5 1 2 18 3 .211
1902 Bos-N 80 251 22 60 5 5 1 24 17 .239
1903 Bos-N 109 389 40 102 25 5 7 54 29 .262
1904 Bos-N 113 398 26 90 11 3 4 34 18 .226
1905 Bos-N 85 267 22 64 11 5 2 22 8 .240
1906 *Chi-N 70 226 22 57 13 1 0 35 7 .252
1907 *Chi-N 65 198 8 45 5 1 1 19 10 .227
1908 Chi-N 50 150 12 39 5 1 0 12 13 .260
1909 Chi-N 77 246 18 54 11 1 1 23 16 .220
1910 Phi-N 68 199 13 47 7 1 0 11 17 16 .236
1911 Phi-N 34 103 2 19 3 0 0 8 3 13 .184
1912 Phi-N 13 26 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 7 .115
1913 Phi-N 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1914 Phi-N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 --
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Total 14 818 2634 198 618 102 24 18 262 142 ? 36 .235
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A hard-throwing catcher, Pat was signed by the Boston Beaneaters (Braves) in 1900 and was eventually traded
to the powerhouse Chicago Cubs. The understudy to catcher Johnny Kling, Moran was, nevertheless, an important cog
in Chicago's winning ways. He was Ed Reulbach's personal catcher. Traded to the Phillies,
Moran remained an understudy but also became the pitching coach and took over the managerial reins from Charley
Dooin in 1915.
Moran was considered one of the premier managers of his time with an excellent knowledge of the game and his
personnel. A rookie manager with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1915, his team won the NL pennant (the first championship
flag for the Phillies). In 1916, he kept the Phillies in the NL race into the last day of the season but was beaten
out by the Dodgers. Moving to Cincinnati, he turned around the second division Reds in 1919 by winning the NL pennant
and the World Series (vs. the Black Sox). In 1921, Pat overhauled his team by planting the seeds for a championship-caliber
team that in 1922 finished second. In 1923, after a slow start, (in 7th place at the end of May) the Reds stormed
to challenge the league-leading John McGraw Giants, finishing second, again. Pat Moran died from Brights Disease
during spring training in 1924.
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