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Bubba Morton
Wycliffe Nathaniel Morton
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 13, 1931 in Washington, DC
School: Howard University
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1961
Final Game: September 28, 1969
Died: January 14, 2006 in Seattle, WA
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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
1961 29 DET AL 77 120 108 26 31 5 1 2 19 3 1 9 25 .287 .342 .407 .749 98 44 1 1 0 2 1 9/78
1962 30 DET AL 90 228 195 30 51 6 3 4 17 1 1 32 32 .262 .366 .385 .750 100 75 5 0 1 0 0 98/37
1963 31 TOT MLB 21 44 39 3 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 4 .154 .250 .154 .404 19 6 2 1 0 0 1 /87
1963 31 DET AL 6 13 11 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .091 .231 .091 .322 -6 1 0 0 0 0 0 /8
1963 31 MLN NL 15 31 28 1 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 .179 .258 .179 .437 29 5 2 1 0 0 1 /78
1966 34 CAL AL 15 54 50 4 11 1 0 0 4 1 1 2 6 .220 .250 .240 .490 44 12 1 0 2 0 0 9
1967 35 CAL AL 80 229 201 23 63 9 3 0 32 0 3 22 29 .313 .387 .388 .775 135 78 8 2 4 0 1 9/7
1968 36 CAL AL 81 184 163 13 44 6 0 1 18 2 1 14 18 .270 .341 .325 .666 108 53 6 4 2 1 0 9/75
1969 37 CAL AL 87 206 172 18 42 10 1 7 32 0 0 28 29 .244 .356 .436 .792 127 75 4 3 1 2 1 9/73
7 Seasons 451 1065 928 117 248 37 8 14 128 7 7 111 143 .267 .351 .370 .720 107 343 27 11 10 5 4
162 Game Avg. 162 383 333 42 89 13 3 5 46 3 3 40 51 .267 .351 .370 .720 107 123 10 4 4 2 1
CAL (4 yrs) 263 673 586 58 160 26 4 8 86 3 5 66 82 .273 .354 .372 .726 118 218 19 9 9 3 2
DET (3 yrs) 173 361 314 58 83 11 4 6 38 4 2 43 58 .264 .353 .382 .735 96 120 6 1 1 2 1
MLN (1 yr) 15 31 28 1 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 .179 .258 .179 .437 29 5 2 1 0 0 1
AL (7 yrs) 436 1034 900 116 243 37 8 14 124 7 7 109 140 .270 .354 .376 .729 109 338 25 10 10 5 3
NL (1 yr) 15 31 28 1 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 3 .179 .258 .179 .437 29 5 2 1 0 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
1961 DET AL 29 OF 30 18 158.0 42 39 1 2 1 .952 3.7 28.1 1.7 1.7 0.0 2 2.28 1.33 .979 2.25 1.98
1961 DET AL 29 RF 20 15 117.0 36 35 0 1 0 .972 3.7 37.9 2.7 2.3 0.4 1 2.69 1.75 .975 2.06 1.75
1961 DET AL 29 LF 8 1 25.0 8 7 1 0 1 1.000 1.5 72.0 0.5 0.9 -0.4 1 2.88 1.00 .962 2.02 1.62
1961 DET AL 29 CF 2 2 16.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 -1.5 -112.5 -1.5 -1.5 0.0 0 1.69 1.50 .975 2.59 2.25
1962 DET AL 30 OF 62 45 417.1 115 110 4 1 1 .991 3.5 10.1 1.5 -0.3 1.8 2 2.46 1.84 .980 2.19 1.92
1962 DET AL 30 RF 33 18 196.1 47 45 2 0 1 1.000 3.7 22.6 2.7 2.3 0.4 1 2.15 1.42 .979 2.00 1.71
1962 DET AL 30 CF 30 27 212.0 65 62 2 1 0 .985 0.1 0.6 -0.9 -2.3 1.4 1 2.72 2.13 .986 2.57 2.18
1962 DET AL 30 1B 3 3 19.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -56.8 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 0 6.63 4.67 .993 9.43 8.77
1962 DET AL 30 LF 1 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -40.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 2.00 1.60
1963 TOT MLB 31 OF 12 7 72.0 22 21 0 1 0 .955 1.4 23.3 1.4 0.4 1.0 0 2.62 1.75 .982 2.06 1.79
1963 TOT MLB 31 CF 6 5 45.0 16 15 0 1 0 .938 0.9 24.0 0.9 -0.3 1.2 0 3.00 2.50 .988 2.48 2.15
1963 DET AL 31 CF 3 2 22.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 0.5 27.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.86 2.33 .988 2.58 2.20
1963 DET AL 31 OF 3 2 22.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 0.5 27.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.86 2.33 .988 2.17 1.90
1963 MLN NL 31 OF 9 5 50.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 21.6 0.9 0.4 0.5 0 2.52 1.56 .979 2.02 1.76
1963 MLN NL 31 LF 6 2 27.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 22.2 0.5 0.7 -0.2 0 2.00 1.00 .967 1.80 1.38
1963 MLN NL 31 CF 3 3 23.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 20.9 0.4 -0.3 0.7 0 3.13 2.67 .988 2.39 2.10
1966 CAL AL 34 OF 14 14 119.1 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.3 0 1.96 1.86 .981 2.10 1.82
1966 CAL AL 34 RF 14 14 119.1 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.3 0 1.96 1.86 .977 1.94 1.69
1967 CAL AL 35 OF 61 48 435.2 84 83 1 0 0 1.000 0.8 2.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 2 1.74 1.38 .980 2.05 1.76
1967 CAL AL 35 RF 56 43 378.1 69 68 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 1 1.64 1.23 .981 1.82 1.56
1967 CAL AL 35 LF 9 5 57.1 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 16.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1 1.73 1.22 .973 1.87 1.40
1968 CAL AL 36 OF 50 39 315.2 66 64 1 1 1 .985 -1.1 -4.2 0.9 0.2 0.7 -2 1.85 1.30 .980 2.08 1.80
1968 CAL AL 36 RF 47 37 297.2 62 60 1 1 1 .984 -1.4 -5.6 0.6 0.2 0.4 -2 1.84 1.30 .977 1.88 1.57
1968 CAL AL 36 LF 3 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 20.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 2.00 1.33 .975 1.85 1.47
1968 CAL AL 36 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
1969 CAL AL 37 OF 49 44 344.0 75 70 5 0 1 1.000 2.7 9.4 2.7 1.6 1.2 0 1.96 1.53 .977 2.13 1.84
1969 CAL AL 37 RF 43 38 303.0 65 61 4 0 0 1.000 1.1 4.4 2.1 0.7 1.5 -1 1.93 1.51 .974 1.91 1.60
1969 CAL AL 37 LF 6 6 41.0 10 9 1 0 1 1.000 1.6 46.8 0.6 0.9 -0.3 1 2.20 1.67 .980 2.00 1.60
1969 CAL AL 37 1B 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.00 2.00 1.000 9.90 8.30
7 Seasons OF 278 215 1862.0 430 412 13 5 4 .988 11.0 7.1 7.0 3.2 3.8 4 2.05 1.53 .980 2.12 1.85
6 Seasons RF 213 165 1411.2 305 294 9 2 2 .993 7.1 6.0 7.1 5.1 2.0 0 1.93 1.42 .977 1.91 1.62
3 Seasons CF 38 34 273.0 85 80 2 3 0 .965 -0.5 -2.2 -1.5 -4.1 2.6 1 2.70 2.16 .986 2.55 2.18
6 Seasons LF 33 16 177.1 41 39 2 0 2 1.000 4.4 29.8 1.4 2.2 -0.8 3 2.08 1.24 .973 1.91 1.50
2 Seasons 1B 4 3 20.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -54.0 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 0 7.20 4.00 .994 9.45 8.65
1 Season 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
7 Seasons TOT 283 218 1883.0 446 428 13 5 4 .989 10.1 6.4 6.1 3.2 2.9 4 0 2.11 1.56 .969 2.20 1.94
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

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Oldest s c a p y
1968 AL--born 1931-12-13--9th
1969 AL--born 1931-12-13--5th

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2348), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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.

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Name and misspellings: Wycliffe Bubba Nathaniel Morton

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