Mike Moore & Mickey Tettleton played when baseball wasn't quite as specialized

Baseball stars Mike Moore, left, and Mickey Tettleton share stories after the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame luncheon Tuesday. [Jim Beckel/The Oklahoman]Mickey Tettleton remembers the look on Mike Moore’s face.

It was a game in Oakland, Tettleton thinks, and Moore had pitched the Detroit Tigers to a 2-1 lead. In the sixth inning, manager Sparky Anderson came out to the mound and wanted the ball.

Anderson long had been known as Captain Hook, a manager who went to his bullpen quickly, long before it became fashionable. Moore didn’t care if it was Captain Hook or Peter Pan; Moore wanted to stay in the game.

“I just remember the look on Mike’s face,” Tettleton said. “Like, what the hell are you…