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Johnny Lee "Blue Moon" Odom (born May 29, 1945) is an American former professional baseball player. [1] He played as a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1964 through 1976, most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974.
There have been three no-hitters which the team allowed at least a run, one by Joe Benz, a combined no-hitter by Blue Moon Odom and Francisco Barrios, and most recently by Joe Cowley in 1986. The most baserunners allowed in a White Sox no-hitter was a combined no-hitter by Odom and Barrios (in 1976), who allowed 12.
Blue Moon Odom: Raleigh Tigers: 1962 Kansas City/Oakland Athletics Cleveland Indians Atlanta Braves Chicago White Sox: 1964–1975 1975 1975 1976 2× AL All-Star ...
The team was loaded with stars like Jackson, Catfish Hunter, Joe Rudi, Sal Bando, Blue Moon Odom, Vida Blue and Rollie Fingers. Eventually, owner Charlie Finley couldn’t afford to keep them with ...
In Game 5, the starting pitchers were Blue Moon Odom of the A's and Woodie Fryman of the Tigers. In the second inning on a double steal, center fielder and cleanup hitter Reggie Jackson scored from third base, but was injured and was out for the season. After two innings, the game was 1–1.
On September 5, 19-year-old Blue Moon Odom made his major league debut against the visiting New York Yankees. Odom started but lasted just two innings, giving up six earned runs on six hits with two walks and one strikeout. The A's tied the game in the third inning, so he did not get the loss. [24] [25]
Game 2 was a lopsided 5–0 win for the A's, as Blue Moon Odom (15–6) pitched a complete-game shutout and held the Tigers to three hits. Woodie Fryman (10–3), who had been virtually unhittable in August and September, gave up four runs in 4 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings.
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