Rich Morales
[edit] Biography
Rich Morales (Richard Angelo Morales) was born on September 20, 1943 in San Francisco, California. He made his Major League debut on August 8, 1967 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .243 with 2 home runs and 14 RBI. Morales played for the Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres over the course of his 8 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 10
| 29
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .172
| .226
| .172
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 55
| 121
| 12
| 26
| 0
| 6
| .215
| .269
| .231
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| 62
| 112
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 2
| .161
| .228
| .205
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| 84
| 185
| 19
| 45
| 2
| 14
| .243
| .336
| .319
| 8
| 0
| 22
| 26
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 3
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 110
| 287
| 24
| 59
| 2
| 20
| .206
| .261
| .258
| 7
| 1
| 19
| 49
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 11
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| 90
| 244
| 9
| 40
| 0
| 16
| .164
| .245
| .197
| 6
| 1
| 27
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 3
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| 97
| 248
| 10
| 40
| 0
| 17
| .161
| .245
| .194
| 6
| 1
| 28
| 37
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 4
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 54
| 61
| 8
| 12
| 1
| 5
| .197
| .290
| .295
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 144
| 305
| 17
| 52
| 1
| 21
| .170
| .254
| .216
| 9
| 1
| 35
| 42
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 7
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 336
| 748
| 64
| 153
| 5
| 43
| .205
| .272
| .253
| 17
| 2
| 60
| 117
| 10
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 21
|
| Total
|
|
| 480
| 1053
| 81
| 205
| 6
| 64
| .195
| .267
| .242
| 26
| 3
| 95
| 159
| 10
| 9
| 7
| 13
| 26
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 7
| 3
| 33.2
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 5
| 2
| 25
| 12
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 7
| 6
| 48.2
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 38
| 29
| 260
| 68
| 95
| 4
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 13
| 4
| 58
| 9
| 23
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 12
| 7
| 71.2
| 24
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 25
| 10
| 119
| 14
| 45
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 19
| 7
| 92
| 11
| 21
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 57
| 46
| 406.1
| 66
| 138
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 18
| 4
| 79
| 7
| 16
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 86
| 71
| 617
| 120
| 213
| 11
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 16
| 0
| 48
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 14
| 8
| 87
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| SS
| 11
| 7
| 61
| 15
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 79
| 75
| 630.2
| 176
| 239
| 5
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| 2B
| 81
| 75
| 637.2
| 178
| 241
| 5
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 18
| 8
| 91.1
| 31
| 24
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 2
| 26
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| SS
| 29
| 3
| 72.2
| 16
| 26
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 175
| 127
| 1169.1
| 318
| 414
| 14
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 63
| 21
| 297
| 24
| 72
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 233
| 146
| 1392.2
| 258
| 496
| 23
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1963).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to San Diego Padres (May 26, 1973).
- Released by San Diego Padres (October 3, 1974).
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