Moses J. Yellow Horse, born January 28, 1898 in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), was a full-blooded Pawnee, who played two seasons in Major League Baseball. He began playing baseball when he attended the Chilocco Indian Agricultural School. After leaving Chilocco, he pitched for the Little Rock Travelers, a minor league team in the Southern Association. He helped the team win its first championship in 1920.
In 1921, he joined the Pittsburgh Pirates. His MLB debut was on April 15 when he relieved pitcher Peter Hamilton. The Pirates won the 3-1 over the Cincinnati Reds. Later that year, he injured his arm and the surgery forced him to sit out for two months. In 1922, he injured his arm a second time. In his two years with the Pirates, he compiled a record of 8 wins and 4 losses.
With his major league career over, Yellow Horse moved to the minors, but his career was plagued with injuries and alcoholism. He played for the Sacramento Senators of the Pacific Coast League. He was traded to Fort Worth but then soon was returned to Sacramento. They sold him to Omaha. He pitched his final game May 16, 1926.
In 1945, he stopped drinking, which had created a divide between him and the Pawnee tribe, and found steady work.
He passed away in Pawnee, Oklahoma in April 1964.
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