BRYAN, Texas -- Former National League Rookie of the Year Wally Moon, who played on three World Series-winning teams with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. He was 87.
Erin Giese, the funeral director at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan, Texas, said Monday that Moon died Friday at his home in Bryan.
Moon, a left-handed-hitting outfielder, played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1954 to '58 and was named NL Rookie of the Year in 1954, when he batted .304 with 12 homers and 76 RBIs.
Sending our thoughts and condolences to family and friends of former #STLCards Rookie of the Year, Wally Moon, who passed away over the weekend at the age of 87.