Peter Moylan

Peter Moylan, Australian baseball player

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Born: December 2, 1978
Age in 2026: 48
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1978

About Peter Moylan

Peter Michael Moylan (born 2 December 1978) is an Australian former professional baseball player and current television sports commentator. In 2003, he played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) as a member of the Macoto Gida team, and from 2006 to 2018 he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers and Kansas City Royals. He featured a mid-90s miles per hour fastball and threw sidearm. After his playing career Moylan became a baseball analyst covering the Atlanta Braves for the Fox Sports South network (now known as FanDuel Sports Network).

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The world when Peter Moylan was born

Peter Moylan was born in 1978. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1978

#1 song"Shadow Dancing" – Andy Gibb
Top movieThe Deer Hunter
Top TV showLaverne & Shirley
Best-selling bookThe World According to Garp – John Irving

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMuhammad Ali wins heavyweight title for the third time
Top headlineCamp David Accords — Egypt and Israel sign peace agreement
Technology milestoneFirst spam email sent
Defining fadDisco and Saturday Night Fever
Notable inventionGarfield comic strip debuts
World population4.30 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonWashington Bullets (NBA)
U.S. population222.6M

1978 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Peter Moylan's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1978	2026
Gas	$0.63	$3.45/gal
Average home	$55,700	$435,000
Average income	$17,730	$67,500
Minimum wage	$2.65	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$2.34	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.15	$0.73
Population	222.6M	341 million

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