Joseph William Moffet (June 27, 1859 – February 24, 1935) was an American professional

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player who played

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in the American Association for the 1884

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. His brother,

Sam Moffet Samuel R. Moffet (March 14, 1857 – May 5, 1907) was an outfielder and pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played all or parts of three seasons between 1884 and 1888 for the Cleveland Blues and Indianapolis Hoosiers. Moffet stood at and weig ...

, also played professional baseball.

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