Curt Motton
[edit] Biography
Curt Motton (Curtell Howard Motton) was born on September 24, 1940 in Darnell, Louisiana. He made his Major League debut on July 5, 1967 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1968, his rookie year, he hit .198 with 8 home runs and 25 RBI. Motton played for the Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers and California Angels over the course of his 8 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| 27
| 65
| 5
| 13
| 2
| 9
| .200
| .267
| .323
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1968
| BAL
| A
| 83
| 217
| 27
| 43
| 8
| 25
| .198
| .298
| .341
| 7
| 0
| 31
| 43
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| 56
| 89
| 15
| 27
| 6
| 21
| .303
| .398
| .573
| 6
| 0
| 13
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| 52
| 84
| 16
| 19
| 3
| 19
| .226
| .369
| .393
| 3
| 1
| 18
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| 38
| 53
| 13
| 10
| 4
| 8
| .189
| .317
| .434
| 1
| 0
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1972
| MIL
| A
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| .167
| .286
| .667
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| 42
| 39
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .154
| .250
| .179
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| 48
| 45
| 7
| 7
| 1
| 3
| .156
| .255
| .244
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| 5
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 4
| .333
| .429
| .833
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 316
| 567
| 85
| 121
| 25
| 89
| .213
| .319
| .384
| 20
| 1
| 86
| 116
| 5
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 11
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 18
| 15
| 137.2
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1967
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 18
| 15
| 137.2
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1968
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 54
| 53
| 450
| 90
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1968
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 54
| 53
| 450
| 91
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 30
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 20
| 17
| 139
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 16
| 13
| 109
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 21
| 19
| 152
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 20
| 17
| 139
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 5
| 2
| 28
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 16
| 10
| 98
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 12
| 8
| 70
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 9
| 7
| 57.2
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 9
| 7
| 57.2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 12
| 7
| 61.2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 12
| 7
| 61.2
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 13
| 9
| 81
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 133
| 113
| 969.1
| 199
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 144
| 122
| 1050.1
| 224
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (July 20, 1961).
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles from Chicago Cubs in the minor league draft (November 26, 1962).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (December 9, 1971); Baltimore Orioles received Bob Reynolds (March 25, 1972).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to California Angels in exchange for Archie Reynolds (May 26, 1972).
- Released by California Angels (July 16, 1973).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (July 18, 1973).
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