Joseph Michael Morgan
[edit] Biography
Joe Morgan (Joseph Michael Morgan) was born on November 19, 1930 in Walpole, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on April 14, 1959 for the Milwaukee Braves. In 1960, his rookie year, he hit .192 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI. Morgan played for the Milwaukee Braves, Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 3 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 13
| 23
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .217
| .280
| .261
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| 20
| 21
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .190
| .292
| .286
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| Total
|
| 33
| 44
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .205
| .286
| .273
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 26
| 83
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .133
| .191
| .205
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 22
| 47
| 6
| 14
| 2
| 4
| .298
| .377
| .468
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| 48
| 130
| 11
| 25
| 2
| 6
| .192
| .261
| .300
| 4
| 2
| 12
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .273
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| STL
| N
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 42
| 109
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 3
| .147
| .205
| .211
| 3
| 2
| 8
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 46
| 78
| 8
| 20
| 2
| 7
| .256
| .341
| .385
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 88
| 187
| 15
| 36
| 2
| 10
| .193
| .263
| .283
| 5
| 3
| 18
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1959
| MIL
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 4
| 37
| 9
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 24
| 21
| 190
| 24
| 42
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 12
| 10
| 88
| 10
| 22
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1960
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| 3B
| 36
| 31
| 278
| 34
| 64
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 20
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 20
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 7
| 4
| 37
| 9
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 4
| 3
| 30
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 38
| 33
| 291
| 35
| 66
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 20
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (June 20, 1952).
- Sold by Milwaukee Braves to Kansas City Athletics (August 20, 1959).
- Returned to Milwaukee Braves (April 15, 1960).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Al Dark (June 23, 1960).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Cleveland Indians (August 9, 1960).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with cash and a player to be named later to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bob Nieman (May 10, 1961); St. Louis Cardinals received Mike Lee (@June 1, 1961).
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