Joe Morgan

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Third Baseman and Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: November 19, 1930 in Walpole, MA us

High School: Walpole HS (Walpole, MA)

School: Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)

Debut: April 14, 1959 (Age 28-146d, 11,624th in major league history)
vs. PHI 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1964 (Age 33-319d)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Joseph Michael Morgan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

187

.193

RBI

OBP

.263

SLG

.283

OPS

.547

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1952	21	BSN-min	A	72	258	258		59	6	0	3						.229	.229	.287	.516		74							HFD · EL
1953	22	MLN-min	B	78	344	301	53	74	10	5	4	29	5		33	22	.246	.322	.352	.675		106		1	9				EVN · IIIL
1954			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1955			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1956	25	MLN-min	A	132	586	476	85	143	24	8	9	45	7		96	68	.300	.419	.441	.860		210		3	8	3	2		JCK · SALL
1957	26	MLN-min	AA	149	680	551	111	174	31	8	12	77	13		116	80	.316	.435	.466	.901		257	14	4	4	5			ATA · SOUA
1958	27	MLN-min	AAA	133	525	442	60	111	22	4	11	49	6		72	65	.251	.356	.394	.749		174		2	5	4	11		WCH · AA
1959	28	MLN-min	AAA	82	366	305	54	96	26	6	8	47	3		46	35	.315	.402	.518	.920		158		2	8	5	3		LOU · AA
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	H/45
1959	28	MLN	NL	13	26	23	2	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.217	.280	.261	.541	52	6	1	0	1	0	0	/H4
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	H/5
1960	29	MLN-min	AAA	55	210	174	35	49	5	2	4	29	1		29	18	.282	.386	.402	.788		70		3	0	4	4		LOU · AA
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	5H/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/H
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	5H/9
1961	30	STL-min	AAA	118	477	405	59	117	21	2	8	46	2		66	47	.289	.385	.410	.795		166		0	2	4	6		SJN · IL
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	/8H

1962	31	STL-min	AAA	142	568	474	70	132	15	4	16	70	3	4	76	82	.278	.385	.428	.813		203		9	4	5			ATA · IL
1963	32	STL-min	AAA	131	489	406	61	114	12	3	12	70	3	5	72	71	.281	.388	.414	.802		168		3	2	6			ATA · IL
1964	33	STL-min	AAA	143	579	476	77	138	24	4	16	66	4	1	93	72	.290	.404	.458	.862		218		2	2	6			JCK · IL
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	/H
1965	34	STL-min	AAA	93	308	270	31	56	8	2	5	24	3	2	35	64	.207	.300	.307	.607		83		1	1	1			JCK · IL
1966	35	PIT-min	A	112	389	331	48	90	10	3	9	62	4	2	55	44	.272	.378	.402	.780		133		2	0	1			RAL · CARL
4 Yrs				88	207	187	15	36	5	3	2	10	0	0	18	31	.193	.263	.283	.547	51	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	51	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	52	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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