Euel Walton Moore (May 27, 1908 – February 12, 1989) nicknamed "Chief" was a

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. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies and

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. In 1930, Moore pitched a

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in the

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for the San Antonio Indians. Moore was a

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. After his baseball career, he served in the U.S. Army in

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and then for 27 years as a game ranger in Oklahoma. Moore died on February 12, 1989, aged 80.

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