Cy Moore

{{short description|American baseball player (1905-1972)}}

{{distinguish|Wilcy Moore}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Cy Moore

|position=Pitcher

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1905|2|7}}

|birth_place=Elberton, Georgia

|death_date={{death date and age|1972|3|28|1905|2|7}}

|death_place=Augusta, Georgia

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate= June 7

|debutyear= 1929

|debutteam= Brooklyn Robins

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 24

|finalyear=1934

|finalteam= Philadelphia Phillies

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=16–26

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.86

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=181

|teams=

}}

William Austin Moore (February 7, 1905 – March 28, 1972) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1929 to 1934 in the National League.

In October 1933, Moore hit and killed a pedestrian with his car in Henrico County, Virginia.{{cite news |title=Ashland Man, Hit By Baseball Star's Car, Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-obituary-for-qui/128419431/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=4 October 1933 |page=9}} Moore was charged criminally but ultimately acquitted.{{cite news |title=Baseball Star Freed in Fatal Traffic Mishap |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-baseball-star-fr/128419652/ |access-date=18 July 2023 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=4 November 1933 |page=3}}

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