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Herbert (Herb) Moford (August 6, 1928 - December 3, 2005) was a right handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1955), Detroit Tigers (1958), Boston Red Sox (1959) and New York Mets (1962). He was born in Brooksville, Kentucky.

Moford spent each of his four major league seasons with a different team. His most significant year was 1958 with the Detroit Tigers, when he posted a 4-9 record with 58 strikeouts and a 3.61 ERA in 25 games pitched, including six complete games in 11 starts.

In 157 1/3 innings, Moford had a 5-13 record with 78 strikeouts, a 4.05 ERA, and three saves. Moford died in his homeland at age of 77.

Fact

On April 11, 1962, Moford was one of four New York Mets pitchers in the first game in franchise history, a 11–4 defeat against the St. Louis Cardinals at Sportsman's Park. The other pitchers used by Mets manager Casey Stengel
were Roger Craig
(the loser), Bob Moorhead
and Clem Labine
.

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