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Terry Moore (baseball)

Terry Moore, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1995)

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Born
May 27, 1912
Died
March 29, 1995
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1912

About Terry Moore (baseball)

Terry Bluford Moore was an American professional baseball center fielder, manager, and coach. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, and later coached for them. Moore managed the 1954 Philadelphia Phillies, taking the reins from Steve O’Neill, for the second half of the season. Moore joined the Cardinals the year after the Gashouse Gang won the 1934 World Series. Moore was also known for being a great center fielder, who would have won several Gold Gloves had the award been available. He managed the Phils for exactly half a season — 77 games — and the team won 35 of those games (for a winning percentage of.455).

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Terry Moore (baseball) timeline

  1. Moore joined the Cardinals the year after the Gashouse Gang won the 1934 World Series.
  2. Moore managed the 1954 Philadelphia Phillies, taking the reins from Steve O’Neill, for the second half of the season.

The world when Terry Moore (baseball) was born

Terry Moore (baseball) was born in 1912. 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 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Terry Moore (baseball)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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