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Bubba Morton
Wycliffe Nathaniel Morton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 180 lb.
School Howard University

Debut April 19, 1961
  vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 1969
Born December 13, 1931 in Washington, DC
Died January 14, 2006 in Seattle, WA

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 29 DET AL  77  108   26   31   5  1   2   19   3  1   9  25  .287  .342  .407   98   44   0   2   1   1   1
 1962 30 DET AL  90  195   30   51   6  3   4   17   1  1  32  32  .262  .366  .385  100   75   1   0   0   0   5
 1963 31 TOT     21   39    3    6   0  0   0    6   0  0   4   4  .154  .250  .154   19    6   0   0   1   1   2
         DET AL   6   11    2    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   2   1  .091  .231  .091   -6    1   0   0   0   0   0
         MLN NL  15   28    1    5   0  0   0    4   0  0   2   3  .179  .258  .179   29    5   0   0   1   1   2
 1966 34 CAL AL  15   50    4   11   1  0   0    4   1  1   2   6  .220  .250  .240   44   12   2   0   0   0   1
 1967 35 CAL AL  80  201   23   63   9  3   0   32   0  3  22  29  .313  .387  .388  135   78   4   0   1   2   8
 1968 36 CAL AL  81  163   13   44   6  0   1   18   2  1  14  18  .270  .341  .325  108   53   2   1   0   4   6
 1969 37 CAL AL  87  172   18   42  10  1   7   32   0  0  28  29  .244  .356  .436  127   75   1   2   1   3   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      451  928  117  248  37  8  14  128   7  7 111 143  .267  .351  .370  107  343  10   5   4  11  27
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        333   42   89  13  3   5   46   3  3  40  51  .267  .351  .370  107  123   4   2   1   4  10
 Career High     90  201   30   63  10  3   7   32   3  3  32  32                          78   4   2   1   4   8
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 29 DET AL  120   81   16   5.3   106| .287  .267| .342  .343| .407  .416| .749  .759|  98  .557  -0.3   0.0  75%
 1962 30 DET AL  228  151   28   5.0   105| .262  .267| .366  .339| .385  .415| .751  .754| 100  .541   0.6   0.1  50%
 1963 31 TOT      44   35    1   0.8    91| .154  .255| .250  .318| .154  .384| .404  .702|  19  .047  -4.1  -0.5   0%
         DET AL   13   10    0   0.0    97| .091  .259| .231  .325| .091  .399| .322  .725|  -6  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
         MLN NL   31   25    1   1.1    88| .179  .253| .258  .315| .179  .378| .437  .693|  29  .087  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1966 34 CAL AL   54   43    3   1.9    87| .220  .245| .250  .311| .240  .378| .490  .689|  44  .208  -3.7  -0.4  50%
 1967 35 CAL AL  229  153   29   5.1    80| .313  .238| .387  .306| .388  .356| .775  .662| 135  .640   9.5   1.0   0%
 1968 36 CAL AL  184  129   18   3.8    76| .270  .232| .341  .301| .325  .344| .666  .645| 108  .530   2.1   0.2  66%
 1969 37 CAL AL  206  137   28   5.5    90| .244  .247| .356  .323| .436  .373| .792  .696| 127  .620   7.3   0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1065  729  123   4.5    90| .267  .249| .351  .320| .370  .379| .721  .699| 107  .548  11.4   1.1  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1961 29 DET AL OF 30 39 1 2 1 .952 .978 1.33 1.98 2.28 2.25 18 158.0 RF 20 35 0 1 0 .972 .975 1.75 1.75 2.69 2.06 15 117.0 LF 8 7 1 0 1 1.000 .964 1.00 1.62 2.88 2.02 1 25.0 CF 2 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 1.50 2.25 1.69 2.59 2 16.0 1962 30 DET AL OF 62 110 4 1 1 .991 .980 1.84 1.92 2.46 2.19 45 417.3 RF 33 45 2 0 1 1.000 .979 1.42 1.71 2.15 2.00 18 196.3 CF 30 62 2 1 0 .985 .986 2.13 2.18 2.72 2.57 27 212.0 1B 3 14 0 0 0 1.000 .993 4.67 8.77 6.63 9.43 3 19.0 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.60 2.00 2.00 0 9.0 1963 31 TOT OF 12 21 0 1 0 .955 .981 1.75 1.79 2.62 2.06 7 72.0 TOT CF 6 15 0 1 0 .938 .987 2.50 2.15 3.00 2.48 5 45.0 DET AL CF 3 7 0 1 0 .875 .986 2.33 2.20 2.86 2.58 2 22.0 MLN NL OF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.56 1.76 2.52 2.02 5 50.0 LF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.38 2.00 1.80 2 27.0 CF 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 2.10 3.13 2.39 3 23.0 1966 34 CAL AL RF 14 25 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.69 1.96 1.94 14 119.3 1967 35 CAL AL OF 61 83 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.38 1.76 1.74 2.05 48 435.7 RF 56 68 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.23 1.56 1.64 1.82 43 378.3 LF 9 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.22 1.40 1.73 1.87 5 57.3 1968 36 CAL AL OF 50 64 1 1 1 .985 .980 1.30 1.80 1.85 2.08 39 315.7 RF 47 60 1 1 1 .984 .978 1.30 1.57 1.84 1.88 37 297.7 LF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.47 2.00 1.85 2 18.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1969 37 CAL AL OF 49 70 5 0 1 1.000 .978 1.53 1.84 1.96 2.13 44 344.0 RF 43 61 4 0 0 1.000 .975 1.51 1.60 1.93 1.91 38 303.0 LF 6 9 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.67 1.60 2.20 2.00 6 41.0 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.30 18.00 9.90 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1962 30 DET AL 1B 3 14 0 0 0 1.000 .993 4.67 8.77 6.63 9.43 3 19.0 1969 37 CAL AL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.30 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 1968 36 CAL AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1961 29 DET AL CF 2 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 1.50 2.25 1.69 2.59 2 16.0 1962 30 DET AL CF 30 62 2 1 0 .985 .986 2.13 2.18 2.72 2.57 27 212.0 1963 31 TOT CF 6 15 0 1 0 .938 .987 2.50 2.15 3.00 2.48 5 45.0 DET AL CF 3 7 0 1 0 .875 .986 2.33 2.20 2.86 2.58 2 22.0 MLN NL CF 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 2.10 3.13 2.39 3 23.0 1961 29 DET AL LF 8 7 1 0 1 1.000 .964 1.00 1.62 2.88 2.02 1 25.0 1962 30 DET AL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.60 2.00 2.00 0 9.0 1963 31 MLN NL LF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.38 2.00 1.80 2 27.0 1967 35 CAL AL LF 9 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.22 1.40 1.73 1.87 5 57.3 1968 36 CAL AL LF 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.33 1.47 2.00 1.85 2 18.0 1969 37 CAL AL LF 6 9 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.67 1.60 2.20 2.00 6 41.0 1961 29 DET AL OF 30 39 1 2 1 .952 .978 1.33 1.98 2.28 2.25 18 158.0 1962 30 DET AL OF 62 110 4 1 1 .991 .980 1.84 1.92 2.46 2.19 45 417.3 1963 31 TOT OF 12 21 0 1 0 .955 .981 1.75 1.79 2.62 2.06 7 72.0 DET AL OF 3 7 0 1 0 .875 .986 2.33 1.90 2.86 2.17 2 22.0 MLN NL OF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.56 1.76 2.52 2.02 5 50.0 1966 34 CAL AL OF 14 25 1 0 0 1.000 .981 1.86 1.82 1.96 2.10 14 119.3 1967 35 CAL AL OF 61 83 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.38 1.76 1.74 2.05 48 435.7 1968 36 CAL AL OF 50 64 1 1 1 .985 .980 1.30 1.80 1.85 2.08 39 315.7 1969 37 CAL AL OF 49 70 5 0 1 1.000 .978 1.53 1.84 1.96 2.13 44 344.0 1961 29 DET AL RF 20 35 0 1 0 .972 .975 1.75 1.75 2.69 2.06 15 117.0 1962 30 DET AL RF 33 45 2 0 1 1.000 .979 1.42 1.71 2.15 2.00 18 196.3 1966 34 CAL AL RF 14 25 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.86 1.69 1.96 1.94 14 119.3 1967 35 CAL AL RF 56 68 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.23 1.56 1.64 1.82 43 378.3 1968 36 CAL AL RF 47 60 1 1 1 .984 .978 1.30 1.57 1.84 1.88 37 297.7 1969 37 CAL AL RF 43 61 4 0 0 1.000 .975 1.51 1.60 1.93 1.91 38 303.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 278 412 13 5 4 .988 .980 1.53 1.85 2.05 2.12 215 1862.0 33 38 213# RF* 213 294 9 2 2 .993 .978 1.42 1.62 1.93 1.91 165 1411.7 CF* 38 80 2 3 0 .965 .986 2.16 2.18 2.70 2.55 34 273.0 LF* 33 39 2 0 2 1.000 .974 1.24 1.50 2.08 1.91 16 177.3 1B* 4 16 0 0 0 1.000 .994 4.00 8.65 7.20 9.45 3 20.0 3B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 283 428 13 5 4 .989 .980 1.56 1.94 2.11 2.20 218 1883
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Oldest Player
1968 AL-36-9
1969 AL-37-5

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.0 (2274) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

May 4, 1963: Purchased by the Milwaukee Braves from the Detroit Tigers.

February 5, 1965: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Milwaukee Braves.

September 15, 1965: Sent by the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels to complete an earlier deal made on June 15, 1965. The Cleveland Indians sent a player to be named later and cash to the California Angels for Phil Roof. The Cleveland Indians sent Bubba Morton (September 15, 1965) to the California Angels to complete the trade.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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