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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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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1959 28 TOT MLB 33 50 44 4 9 1 1 0 4 0 0 5 11 .205 .286 .273 .558 55 12 2 0 1 0 0 /45
1959 28 MLN NL 13 26 23 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .217 .280 .261 .541 51 6 1 0 1 0 0 /4
1959 28 KCA AL 20 24 21 2 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 7 .190 .292 .286 .577 58 6 1 0 0 0 0 /5
1960 29 TOT MLB 48 143 130 11 25 4 2 2 6 0 0 12 15 .192 .261 .300 .561 54 39 4 0 1 0 1 5/9
1960 29 PHI NL 26 89 83 5 11 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 11 .133 .191 .205 .396 9 17 3 0 0 0 1 5
1960 29 CLE AL 22 54 47 6 14 2 0 2 4 0 0 6 4 .298 .377 .468 .845 131 22 1 0 1 0 0 5/9
1961 30 CLE AL 4 11 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .273 .200 .473 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 /8
1964 33 STL NL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 88 207 187 15 36 5 3 2 10 0 0 18 31 .193 .263 .283 .547 50 53 6 0 2 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 381 344 28 66 9 6 4 18 0 0 33 57 .193 .263 .283 .547 50 98 11 0 4 0 2
CLE (2 yrs) 26 65 57 6 16 2 0 2 4 0 0 7 7 .281 .359 .421 .780 113 24 1 0 1 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 26 89 83 5 11 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 11 .133 .191 .205 .396 9 17 3 0 0 0 1
MLN (1 yr) 13 26 23 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .217 .280 .261 .541 51 6 1 0 1 0 0
STL (1 yr) 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 20 24 21 2 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 7 .190 .292 .286 .577 58 6 1 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 46 89 78 8 20 2 1 2 7 0 0 10 14 .256 .341 .385 .726 98 30 2 0 1 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 42 118 109 7 16 3 2 0 3 0 0 8 17 .147 .205 .211 .416 15 23 4 0 1 0 1

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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

Transactions

June 20, 1952: Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent.

August 20, 1959: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the Milwaukee Braves.

April 15, 1960: Returned to the Milwaukee Braves by the Kansas City Athletics following previous purchase.

June 23, 1960: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves to the Philadelphia Phillies for Alvin Dark.

August 9, 1960: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Philadelphia Phillies.

May 10, 1961: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with a player to be named later and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Nieman. The Cleveland Indians sent Mike Lee (June 1, 1961) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

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