Herbert Moford (August 6, 1928 – December 3, 2005) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (1955), Detroit Tigers (1958), Boston Red Sox (1959) and New York Mets (1962). He was born in Brooksville, Kentucky, stood tall and weighed . 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 career MLB innings, Moford had a 5–13 record with 78 strikeouts, a 5.03 ERA, and three saves. On April 11, 1962, Moford was one of four Met pitchers in the first game in franchise history, an 11–4 defeat against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The other pitchers used by Mets' manager Casey Stengel were Roger Craig (the loser), Bob Moorhead and Clem Labine. Moford was weak at the plate, posting a .045 batting average (2-for-44) in 50 appearances. He was perfect in the field, handling 44 total chances (8 putouts, 36 assists) without an error for a 1.000 fielding percentage. He was married to Martha (Beckett) Moford. In May of 1977, their daughter, Mindy Moford, was killed in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate, Kentucky. He died in Cincinnati, at the age of 77. References Sources Baseball Library Kentucky Memories Mets Database 1928 births 2005 deaths Allentown Cardinals players Baseball players from Kentucky Boston Red Sox players Charleston Senators players Columbus Cardinals players Columbus Red Birds players Detroit Tigers players Houston Buffaloes players Johnson City Cardinals players Lynchburg Cardinals players Major League Baseball pitchers Miami Marlins (IL) players Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players New York Mets players Omaha Cardinals players People from Brooksville, Kentucky Rochester Red Wings players St. Louis Cardinals players Salisbury Cardinals players Winston-Salem Cardinals players