In , Moran became the Angels' regular second baseman, starting 159 of the team's 162 games and posting career-best statistics as a batter, hitting .282 with 17 home runs and 74 runs batted in. He also led AL second basemen in putouts and was second in assists and third in fielding percentage.Information at Baseball Reference Moran was selected as the starting second baseman — ahead of eventual league Most Valuable Player runner-up Bobby Richardson — on the 1962 American League All-Star team. Moran started in both All-Star games that season, collecting two hits in seven at bats and playing errorless ball in the field. Meanwhile, the Angels stunned baseball by finishing third in the American League standings in the team's second season of existence.
