Daniel Edward Moeller (March 23, 1885 – April 14, 1951) was an American professional

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player. Moeller was an

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in the Major Leagues from – and from –. During his career, he played for the

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, Washington Senators, and

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. In 704 games over seven seasons, Moeller posted a .243 batting average (618-for-2538) with 379 runs, 15

home runs In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...

, 192 RBI, 171

stolen bases In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a runner advances to a base to which they are not entitled and the official scorer rules that the advance should be credited to the action of the runner. The umpires determine whether the runner is safe or ...

and 302

bases on balls A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls '' balls'', and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. The base on balls is defined in Se ...

. He led the American League in strikeouts in 1912 and 1913. Defensively, he recorded a .939

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playing at right and left field.

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