Joe Morgan
Joseph Michael Morgan
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 19, 1930 in Walpole, MA
School: Boston College
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1959
Final Game: October 3, 1964
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 MLN NL 28 2B 7 4 37.0 23 9 12 2 1 .913 -1.8 -58.4 -0.8 -1.9 1.1 -1 5.11 3.00 .978 5.28 4.79
1959 KCA AL 28 3B 2 2 13.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -64.6 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 2.08 1.50 .933 3.18 2.70
1960 TOT MLB 29 3B 36 31 278.0 104 34 64 6 4 .942 0.7 3.0 1.7 -0.4 2.2 -1 3.17 2.72 .953 3.02 2.64
1960 PHI NL 29 3B 24 21 190.0 68 24 42 2 3 .971 -0.1 -0.6 0.9 -0.1 1.1 -1 3.13 2.75 .951 2.97 2.61
1960 CLE AL 29 3B 12 10 88.0 36 10 22 4 1 .889 0.8 10.9 0.8 -0.3 1.1 0 3.27 2.67 .956 3.14 2.72
1960 CLE AL 29 OF 2 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -12.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.90 0.50 1.000 2.25 1.95
1960 CLE AL 29 RF 2 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -12.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.90 0.50 1.000 1.98 1.70
1961 CLE AL 30 CF 2 2 20.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 24.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 2.70 3.00 .983 2.61 2.25
1961 CLE AL 30 OF 2 2 20.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 24.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 2.70 3.00 .983 2.25 2.00
2 Seasons 3B 38 33 291.0 107 35 66 6 4 .944 0.0 0.0 1.0 -1.1 2.2 -1 3.12 2.66 .952 3.03 2.65
1 Season 2B 7 4 37.0 23 9 12 2 1 .913 -1.8 -58.4 -0.8 -1.9 1.1 -1 5.11 3.00 .978 5.28 4.79
2 Seasons OF 4 3 30.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 12.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 2.10 1.75 .986 2.25 1.98
1 Season CF 2 2 20.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 24.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 2.70 3.00 .983 2.61 2.25
1 Season RF 2 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -12.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.90 0.50 1.000 1.98 1.70
4 Seasons TOT 49 40 358.0 137 51 78 8 5 .942 -1.5 -5.0 0.5 -3.0 3.6 0 -2 3.24 2.63 .900 3.20 2.90

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1959 KCA AL 28 20 2 20 20 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
1959 MLN NL 28 13 4 13 13 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1960 PHI NL 29 26 21 26 26 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1960 CLE AL 29 22 11 22 22 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 2 2 9 1
1961 CLE AL 30 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0
1964 STL NL 33 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
4 Seasons 88 40 88 88 0 0 0 7 38 0 0 2 2 4 45 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1959 KCA AL 28 65 72% 72% 17% 4 100% 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 PHI NL 29 824 55% 82% 29% 67 93% 0 24 19 1 4 44 38 6 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 67%
1960 CLE AL 29 385 63% 76% 27% 34 94% 1 10 7 2 1 23 19 3 1 0 4 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 100%
2 Seasons 1274 58% 80% 28% 105 93% 1 36 28 3 5 69 59 9 1 1 6 0 4 2 4 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 80%
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 89% 59%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1959 MLN NL 28 175 53% 79% 23% 17 88% 0 9 4 3 2 12 11 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1 Season 175 53% 79% 23% 17 88% 0 9 4 3 2 12 11 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 93%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1960 CLE AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 66% 73% 30% 1 100%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 66% 73% 30% 1 100%
MLB Averages 41.7% 3.0% 61% 77% 28% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1961 CLE AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 83 60% 82% 33% 10 60%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 83 60% 82% 33% 10 60%
MLB Averages 40.7% 2.0% 61% 77% 28% 55%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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