Richard Alan Moran (born December 5, 1938) is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop who played in 1963 and 1964 for the New York Mets. Born in Detroit, he threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg). Moran made his big league debut on April 9, 1963, at New York's Polo Grounds at the age of 24 against the St. Louis Cardinals. Facing right-hander Ernie Broglio, Moran went 0–3 in his debut. The rest of his team didn't fare much better in that game – Broglio held them to two hits and threw a 7–0, complete game shutout.