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Tom Morgan
Tom Stephen Morgan (Plowboy)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.

Debut April 20, 1951
Final Game June 8, 1963
Born May 20, 1930 in ElMonte, CA
Died January 13, 1987 in Anaheim, CA

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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I distinctly remember Tom Morgan's two home runs in 1959. I was a young boy, listening to the games on the radio with my dad. The multi-talented Morgan was also used in pinch-hitting roles throughout the year.

Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1951 21 NYY AL   9   3  27  16   4   2   7  2  124.7  119   56   51  11   36   57   3   2   516       1  3.68  3.83  104 1.243
 1952 22 NYY AL   5   4  16  12   2   1   3  2   93.7   86   34   32   8   33   35   4   0   382       1  3.07  3.34  109 1.270
 1954 24 NYY AL  11   5  32  17   7   4   4  1  143.0  149   58   53   8   40   34   5   2   602       0  3.34  3.43  103 1.322
 1955 25 NYY AL   7   3  40   1   0   0  24 10   72.0   72   29   26   3   24   17   5   0   307   4   0  3.25  3.76  116 1.333
 1956 26 NYY AL   6   7  41   0   0   0  23 11   71.3   74   41   33   2   27   20   3   0   304   4   0  4.16  3.87   93 1.416
 1957 27 KCA AL   9   7  46  13   5   0  24  7  143.7  160   76   74  19   61   32   3   3   619   9   0  4.64  3.94   85 1.538
 1958 28 DET AL   2   5  39   1   0   0  11  1   62.7   70   28   22   7    4   32   1   0   256   0   0  3.16  4.03  128 1.181
 1959 29 DET AL   1   4  46   1   0   0  22  9   92.7   94   48   41  11   18   39   6   2   386   3   1  3.98  4.05  102 1.209
 1960 30 TOT AL   4   5  36   0   0   0  22  1   53.0   69   32   25  12   15   23   1   0   240   4   0  4.25  3.97   94 1.585
         DET AL   3   2  22   0   0   0  16  1   29.0   33   17   15   6   10   12   0   0   127   1   0  4.66  3.99   86 1.483
         WSH AL   1   3  14   0   0   0   6  0   24.0   36   15   10   6    5   11   1   0   113   3   0  3.75  3.95  105 1.708
 1961 31 LAA AL   8   2  59   0   0   0  33 10   91.7   74   31   24   7   17   39   5   0   363   3   0  2.36  4.51  191 0.993 MVP-21
 1962 32 LAA AL   5   2  48   0   0   0  26  9   58.7   53   23   19   6   19   29   1   2   242   6   0  2.91  3.85  132 1.227
 1963 33 LAA AL   0   0  13   0   0   0   5  1   16.3   20   11   10   1    6    7   3   1    76   1   0  5.51  3.41   62 1.592
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .588  67  47 443  61  18   7 204 64 1023.3 1040  467  410  95  300  364  40  12  4293  34   3  3.61  3.84  106 1.309
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9   6  59   8   2   0  27  8  138.0  140   63   55  12   40   49   5   1   579   4   0  3.61  3.84  106 1.309
 Career High     11   7  59  17   7   4  33 11  143.7  160   76   74  19   61   57   6   3   619   9   1  2.36  4.51  191 0.993

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 21 NYY AL  27   44    6   12   2  0   1    3   0  0   0   3  .273  .273  .386   80   17   1           0   3
 1952 22 NYY AL  16   33    3    6   0  1   1    2   0  0   0  12  .182  .182  .333   45   11   0           0   0
 1954 24 NYY AL  32   49    2    7   1  0   1    2   0  0   2  17  .143  .176  .224   11   11   1   0       0   2
 1955 25 NYY AL  40   18    2    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .222  .222  .278   35    5   1   0   0   0   0
 1956 26 NYY AL  41   13    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .154  .214  .154    0    2   3   0   0   0   0
 1957 27 KCA AL  46   33    0    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  10  .091  .118  .091  -42    3   4   0   0   0   3
 1958 28 DET AL  39   10    3    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   6  .200  .200  .200    8    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1959 29 DET AL  46   23    3    9   0  0   2    4   0  0   0   6  .391  .391  .652  175   15   0   0   0   0   1
 1960 30 TOT AL  36    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
         DET AL  22    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   1   0   0   0   0
         WSH AL  14    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1961 31 LAA AL  59   12    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .083  .154  .083  -37    1   0   0   0   0   0 MVP-21
 1962 32 LAA AL  48    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   2   0   0   0   0
 1963 33 LAA AL  13    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     443  247   21   46   4  1   5   12   0  0   5  73  .186  .202  .271   29   67  14   0   0   0   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         90    8   17   1  0   2    4   0  0   2  27  .186  .202  .271   29   25   5   0   0   0   3
 Career High     59   49    6   12   2  1   2    4   0  0   2  17                          17   4   0   0   0   3

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 21 NYY AL   45   36    5   3.7    99| .273  .263| .273  .343| .386  .385| .659  .728|  80  .414  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1952 22 NYY AL   33   27    2   2.0    91| .182  .253| .182  .332| .333  .369| .515  .701|  45  .208  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1954 24 NYY AL   52   45    2   1.2    96| .143  .262| .176  .337| .224  .383| .400  .719|  11  .088  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 1955 25 NYY AL   19   15    1   1.8   102| .222  .265| .222  .344| .278  .395| .500  .739|  35  .151  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1956 26 NYY AL   17   14    1   1.9   104| .154  .264| .214  .345| .154  .402| .368  .747|   0  .156  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1957 27 KCA AL   38   37    0   0.0   100| .091  .264| .118  .336| .091  .399| .209  .735| -42  .000  -6.6  -0.7   0%
 1958 28 DET AL   11    9    0   0.0   104| .200  .269| .200  .339| .200  .410| .400  .749|   8  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1959 29 DET AL   23   15    5   8.9   103| .391  .267| .391  .339| .652  .408|1.043  .748| 175  .786   2.1   0.2   0%
 1960 30 TOT AL    6    6    0   0.0   102| .000  .265| .000  .338| .000  .405| .000  .743|-100  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
         DET AL    1    1    0   0.0      |           |           |           |           |      .000   0.0   0.0   0%
         WSH AL    5    5    0   0.0   102| .000  .265| .000  .338| .000  .405| .000  .743|-100  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1961 31 LAA AL   13   11    0   0.0   113| .083  .276| .154  .353| .083  .430| .237  .783| -37  .000  -2.5  -0.2   0%
 1962 32 LAA AL    8    8    0   0.0   100| .000  .260| .000  .331| .000  .404| .000  .736|-100  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1963 33 LAA AL    1    1    0   0.0    90| .000  .248| .000  .314| .000  .384| .000  .698|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      266  224   16   1.9    99| .186  .263| .202  .339| .271  .392| .473  .731|  29  .179 -25.9  -2.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1951 21 NYY AL   P   27     12   27    4    2  .907  .954  1.44  0.99  2.81  2.07   16  124.7
 1952 22 NYY AL   P   16      6   29    0    3 1.000  .967  2.19  1.03  3.36  2.10   12   93.7
 1954 24 NYY AL   P   32     11   38    0    2 1.000  .959  1.53  0.93  3.08  2.01   17  143.0
 1955 25 NYY AL   P   40      6   24    1    2  .968  .955  0.75  0.83  3.75  1.99    1   72.0
 1956 26 NYY AL   P   41      2   18    2    5  .909  .948  0.49  0.82  2.52  1.92    0   71.3
 1957 27 KCA AL   P   46     20   37    1    6  .983  .963  1.24  0.86  3.57  1.99   13  143.7
 1958 28 DET AL   P   39      2    9    1    1  .917  .965  0.28  0.82  1.58  1.95    1   62.7
 1959 29 DET AL   P   46      4   15    0    2 1.000  .955  0.41  0.85  1.84  2.05    1   92.7
 1960 30 TOT AL   P   36      4   10    0    1 1.000  .966  0.39  0.78  2.38  1.95    0   53.0
         DET AL   P   22      3    6    0    1 1.000  .968  0.41  0.78  2.79  1.96    0   29.0
         WSH AL   P   14      1    4    0    0 1.000  .962  0.36  0.78  1.88  1.95    0   24.0
 1961 31 LAA AL   P   59      8   18    2    2  .929  .952  0.44  0.83  2.55  2.05    0   91.7
 1962 32 LAA AL   P   48      1    6    0    1 1.000  .959  0.15  0.79  1.07  2.09    0   58.7
 1963 33 LAA AL   P   13      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.15  0.79  1.10  1.99    0   16.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1951 21 NYY AL   P   27     12   27    4    2  .907  .954  1.44  0.99  2.81  2.07   16  124.7
 1952 22 NYY AL   P   16      6   29    0    3 1.000  .967  2.19  1.03  3.36  2.10   12   93.7
 1954 24 NYY AL   P   32     11   38    0    2 1.000  .959  1.53  0.93  3.08  2.01   17  143.0
 1955 25 NYY AL   P   40      6   24    1    2  .968  .955  0.75  0.83  3.75  1.99    1   72.0
 1956 26 NYY AL   P   41      2   18    2    5  .909  .948  0.49  0.82  2.52  1.92    0   71.3
 1957 27 KCA AL   P   46     20   37    1    6  .983  .963  1.24  0.86  3.57  1.99   13  143.7
 1958 28 DET AL   P   39      2    9    1    1  .917  .965  0.28  0.82  1.58  1.95    1   62.7
 1959 29 DET AL   P   46      4   15    0    2 1.000  .955  0.41  0.85  1.84  2.05    1   92.7
 1960 30 TOT AL   P   36      4   10    0    1 1.000  .966  0.39  0.78  2.38  1.95    0   53.0
         DET AL   P   22      3    6    0    1 1.000  .968  0.41  0.78  2.79  1.96    0   29.0
         WSH AL   P   14      1    4    0    0 1.000  .962  0.36  0.78  1.88  1.95    0   24.0
 1961 31 LAA AL   P   59      8   18    2    2  .929  .952  0.44  0.83  2.55  2.05    0   91.7
 1962 32 LAA AL   P   48      1    6    0    1 1.000  .959  0.15  0.79  1.07  2.09    0   58.7
 1963 33 LAA AL   P   13      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.15  0.79  1.10  1.99    0   16.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 443     76  233   11   27  .966  .958  0.70  0.85  2.72  2.02   61 1023.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       443     76  233   11   27  .966  .958  0.70  0.85  2.72  2.02   61   1023

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1951   WS    NYY NYG     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     2   0   1   3 
 1955   WS    NYY BRO     L   2   0   4.91  0  0  0  0   3.2   3   2   3   1 
 1956   WS    NYY BRO     W   2   0   9.00  0  1  0  0   4     6   4   4   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   5   0   5.59  0  1  0  0   9.2  11   6   8   7 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1951   WS    NYY NYG     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1955   WS    NYY BRO     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1956   WS    NYY BRO     W   2   1   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        2-1   5   1   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1961-AL-21-0.01
Car-1440-0.01 shares

Won-Loss %
1954 AL-.688-8

Games
1957 AL-46-8
1959 AL-46-5
1961 AL-59-2

Saves
1955 AL-10-5
1956 AL-11-2
1957 AL-7-6
1959 AL-9-6
1961 AL-10-10
1962 AL-9-7

Shutouts
1951 AL-2-10
1954 AL-4-3

Hit Batsmen
1959 AL-6-10

Games Finished
1955 AL-24-8
1956 AL-23-6
1957 AL-24-5
1959 AL-22-7
1960 AL-22-7
1961 AL-33-7
1962 AL-26-10

Youngest Player
1951 AL-21-6

Gray Ink: Pitching - 26 (874) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3868) Pitching - 14.0 (528) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 6.0 (1118) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1949 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
February 19, 1957: Traded by the New York Yankees with a player to be named later, Rip Coleman, Milt Graff, Billy Hunter, Mickey McDermott, and Irv Noren to the Kansas City Athletics for players to be named later, Art Ditmar, Bobby Shantz, Jack McMahan, and Wayne Belardi. The New York Yankees sent Jack Urban (April 5, 1957) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade. The Kansas City Athletics sent Curt Roberts (April 4, 1957) and Clete Boyer (June 4, 1957) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
November 20, 1957: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Billy Martin, Mickey McDermott, Lou Skizas, Tim Thompson, and Gus Zernial to the Detroit Tigers for a player to be named later, Bill Tuttle, Jim Small, Duke Maas, John Tsitouris, Frank House, and Kent Hadley. The Detroit Tigers sent Jim McManus (April 3, 1958) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.
July 22, 1960: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Washington Senators for Bill Fischer.
January 31, 1961: Purchased by the Los Angeles Angels from the Minnesota Twins.
October 14, 1963: Released by the Los Angeles Angels.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1961-AL-21-0.01 Car-1440-0.01 shares	Won-Loss % 1954 AL-.688-8	Games 1957 AL-46-8 1959 AL-46-5 1961 AL-59-2	Saves 1955 AL-10-5 1956 AL-11-2 1957 AL-7-6 1959 AL-9-6 1961 AL-10-10 1962 AL-9-7	Shutouts 1951 AL-2-10 1954 AL-4-3	Hit Batsmen 1959 AL-6-10
Games Finished 1955 AL-24-8 1956 AL-23-6 1957 AL-24-5 1959 AL-22-7 1960 AL-22-7 1961 AL-33-7 1962 AL-26-10	Youngest Player 1951 AL-21-6