Bubba Morton

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: December 13, 1931 in Washington, DC us

Died: January 14, 2006 in Seattle, WA

Buried: Buried at sea

School: Howard University (Washington, DC)

Debut: April 19, 1961 (Age 29-127d, 9,444th in MLB history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1969 (Age 37-289d)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Wycliffe Nathaniel Morton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.3

AB

928

H

248

HR

BA

.267

R

117

RBI

128

SB

OBP

.351

SLG

.370

OPS

.720

OPS+

107

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
1955	23	DET-min	C	130	537	465	73	115	13	3	10	77	18		58	70	.247	.341	.353	.694		164		10	1	3			IDF · PION
1956	24	DET-min	D,B	110	437	397	49	115	20	2	12	42	8		34	31	.290	.350	.441	.791		175		3	3	0			JAM,TER · PONY,IIIL
1957	25	DET-min	B	126	534	445	93	138	24	8	18	82	18		71	74	.310	.413	.521	.935		232		10	4	4	1		DHM · CARL
1958	26	DET-min	A,AAA	135	566	476	75	143	16	16	4	80	10		77	68	.300	.401	.426	.827		203		6	2	5	5		LNC,AUG,CHL · EL,SALL,AA
1959	27	DET-min	AAA	141	478	424	57	121	22	7	2	37	8		41	47	.285	.350	.384	.735		163		3	7	3	3		CHL · AA
1960	28	DET-min	AAA	145	650	585	107	173	35	10	9	66	30		56	90	.296	.359	.436	.794		255		3	3	3	1		DEN · AA
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	H9/78
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	98H/37
1963	31	MLN-min	AAA	79	312	264	48	74	9	6	9	38	2	2	37	36	.280	.373	.462	.835		122		4	4	3			TTO · IL
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	H/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	/H8
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	H/78

1964	32	MLN-min	AAA,WRk	185	722	623	102	177	34	12	9	90	7	3	85	104	.284	.371	.421	.791		262		5	2	7			DEN,BRV · PCL,FECI
1965	33	CLE-min	AAA	141	602	529	87	169	21	10	8	50	3	1	65	76	.319	.393	.442	.836		234		2	2	4			POR · PCL
1966	34	CAL-min	AAA	141	599	511	98	146	25	10	10	60	7	2	78	82	.286	.378	.432	.810		221		1	3	6			SLE · PCL
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/H
1967	35	CAL-min	AAA	24	103	92	8	22	5	1	4	9	2	1	9	8	.239	.304	.446	.750		41		0	1	1			SLE · PCL
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	9H/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	9H/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	H9/73
7 Yrs				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	95	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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