Tom Morgan
[edit] Biography
Born on May 20, 1930 in El Monte, California, Tom Morgan (Tom Stephen Morgan) played for the New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators and Los Angeles Angels over the course of his 12 year career. Morgan broke into the bigs on April 20, 1951 with the New York Yankees, and put up a 3.68 ERA in 124.2 innings pitched in 1951, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Tom Morgan's best season was 1961, when he posted a 2.36 ERA and notched 10 saves.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1951
| NY
| A
| 27
| 16
| 9
| 3
| 3.68
| 57
| 56
| 51
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 124.2
| 119
| 11
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1952
| NY
| A
| 16
| 12
| 5
| 4
| 3.07
| 35
| 34
| 32
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 93.2
| 86
| 8
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1954
| NY
| A
| 32
| 17
| 11
| 5
| 3.34
| 34
| 58
| 53
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 143
| 149
| 8
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| 40
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 3.25
| 17
| 29
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 72
| 72
| 3
| 24
| 4
| 0
| 5
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| 41
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 4.16
| 20
| 41
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 71.1
| 74
| 2
| 27
| 4
| 0
| 3
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| 46
| 13
| 9
| 7
| 4.64
| 32
| 76
| 74
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 143.2
| 160
| 19
| 61
| 9
| 3
| 3
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 39
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 3.16
| 32
| 28
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 62.2
| 70
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| 46
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 3.98
| 39
| 48
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 92.2
| 94
| 11
| 18
| 3
| 2
| 6
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3.75
| 11
| 15
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 36
| 6
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 4.66
| 12
| 17
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 29
| 33
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| 36
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 4.25
| 23
| 32
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 53
| 69
| 12
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 59
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 2.36
| 39
| 31
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 91.2
| 74
| 7
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| 48
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 2.91
| 29
| 23
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 58.2
| 53
| 6
| 19
| 6
| 2
| 1
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.51
| 7
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 16.1
| 20
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 443
| 61
| 67
| 47
| 3.61
| 364
| 467
| 410
| 18
| 7
| 64
| 1023.1
| 1040
| 95
| 300
| 34
| 12
| 40
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1951
| NY
| A
| P
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 27
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .907
|
| 1952
| NY
| A
| P
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 29
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| NY
| A
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 38
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| P
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| P
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| P
| 46
| 13
| 143.2
| 20
| 37
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .983
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| P
| 39
| 1
| 62.2
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .917
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| P
| 46
| 1
| 92.2
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| P
| 14
| 0
| 24
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| P
| 22
| 0
| 29
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| P
| 36
| 0
| 53
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| P
| 59
| 0
| 91.2
| 8
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| .929
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| P
| 48
| 0
| 58.2
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 16.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 443
| 15
| 518.2
| 76
| 233
| 11
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 17
| 3
| .966
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1951
| NY
| A
| 27
| 44
| 6
| 12
| 1
| 3
| .273
| .273
| .386
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1952
| NY
| A
| 16
| 33
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 2
| .182
| .182
| .333
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| NY
| A
| 32
| 49
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 2
| .143
| .176
| .224
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| 40
| 18
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .222
| .278
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| 41
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .154
| .214
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| KC
| A
| 46
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .118
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1958
| DET
| A
| 39
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| DET
| A
| 46
| 23
| 3
| 9
| 2
| 4
| .391
| .391
| .652
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| DET
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| 36
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 59
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .083
| .154
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| LA
| A
| 48
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| LA
| A
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 443
| 247
| 21
| 46
| 5
| 12
| .186
| .202
| .271
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 73
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1949).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Irv Noren, Milt Graff, Mickey McDermott, Rip Coleman, Billy Hunter and a player to be named later to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Art Ditmar, Bobby Shantz, Jack McMahan, Wayne Belardi and 2 players to be named later (February 19, 1957); New York Yankees received Curt Roberts (April 4, 1957) and Kansas City Athletics received Jack Urban (April 5, 1957) and New York Yankees received Clete Boyer (June 4, 1957).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Gus Zernial, Billy Martin, Lou Skizas, Mickey McDermott and Tim Thompson to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Bill Tuttle, Jim Small, Duke Maas, John Tsitouris, Frank House, Kent Hadley and a player to be named later (November 20, 1957); Kansas City Athletics received Jim McManus (April 3, 1958).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers to Washington Senators in exchange for Bill Fischer (July 22, 1960).
- Sold by Minnesota Twins to Los Angeles Angels (January 31, 1961).
- Released by Los Angeles Angels (October 14, 1963).
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