Carl Morton
Carl Morton
Full name: Carl Wendle Morton
Born: January 18, 1944, Kansas City, Missouri
Died April 12, 1983, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma
First Game: April 11, 1969 ; Final Game: August 21, 1976
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 200
NL Rookie of the Year (1970)
TSN NL Rookie Pitcher of the Year (1970)
Carl Morton
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1969 MON N Daily Splits 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 0.0 1969 MON N
1970 MON N Daily Splits 43 93 6 15 2 0 2 7 6 0 29 0 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 .161 .208 .247 0.0 1970 MON N
1971 MON N Daily Splits 36 77 7 14 0 0 2 6 3 0 23 0 2 1 0 1i 0 1 0 .182 .210 .260 0.0 1971 MON N
1972 MON N Daily Splits 35 52 5 7 2 1 0 2 4 0 20 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 .135 .211 .212 0.0 1972 MON N
1973 ATL N Daily Splits 40 94 7 17 4 0 3 15 4 0 25 1 2 0 0 1i 0 0 0 .181 .222 .319 0.0 1973 ATL N
1974 ATL N Daily Splits 38 89 8 10 1 0 0 1 6 0 33 0 12 0 0 2 2 0 0 .112 .168 .124 0.0 1974 ATL N
1975 ATL N Daily Splits 39 94 9 15 2 0 0 5 4 0 30 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 .160 .194 .181 0.0 1975 ATL N
1976 ATL N Daily Splits 27 45 2 8 0 0 0 6 2 0 15 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 .178 .204 .178 0.0 1976 ATL N
Total Splits 266 551 44 86 11 1 7 42 30 0 178 2 41 5 0 7i 4 2 0 .156 .201 .218 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
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Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
1969 MON N Daily Splits 8 5 0 0 1 0 29.1 29 136 2 15 15 18 3 16 3 3 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 4.60 -0.2 1969 MON N
1970 MON N Daily Splits 43 37 10 4 1 0 284.2 281 1218 27 123 114 125 17 154 9 6 2 4 3 46 12 32 13 18 11 3.60 2.0 1970 MON N
1971 MON N Daily Splits 36 35 9 0 1 1 213.2 252 958 22 129 114 83 13 84 10 7 6 4 1 35i 5i 23i 16i 10 18 4.80 -3.4 1971 MON N
1972 MON N Daily Splits 27 27 3 1 0 0 172 170 722 16 84 75 53 6 51 3 4 1 3 2 24 7 15 11 7 13 3.92 -0.7 1972 MON N
1973 ATL N Daily Splits 38 37 10 4 1 0 256.1 254 1074 18 114 97 70 7 112 14 5 3 4 0 24 4 22i 18i 15 10 3.41 1.5 1973 ATL N
1974 ATL N Daily Splits 38 38 7 1 0 0 274.2 293 1176 10 110 96 89 12 113 16 12 3 2 0 39 4 35 23 16 12 3.15 1.3 1974 ATL N
1975 ATL N Daily Splits 39 39 11 2 0 0 277.2 302 1199 19 122 108 82 3 78 19 8 1 3 1 38 10 18 19 17 16 3.50 1.2 1975 ATL N
1976 ATL N Daily Splits 26 24 1 1 0 0 140.1 172 630 6 79 65 45 4 42 11 6 2 5 1 24 5 14 13 4 9 4.17 -0.6 1976 ATL N
Total Splits 255 242 51 13 4 1 1648.2 1753 7113 120 776 684 565 65 650 85 51 18 27 9 233i 48i159i113i 87 92 3.73 1.1 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA PW Year Team
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Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1969 MON N Daily P 8 5 0 29.1 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1.000
1970 MON N Daily P 43 37 10 284.2 29 42 2 2 0 3 7 18 0 .973
1971 MON N Daily P 36 35 9 213.2 28 37 2 4 0 1i 4 12 0i .970
1972 MON N Daily P 27 27 3 172 24 25 1 0 0 1 11 9 1 .980
1973 ATL N Daily P 38 37 10 256.1 26 36 2 2 0 2i 8 16i 2i .969
1974 ATL N Daily P 38 38 7 274.2 25 36 1 3 0 2 11 21 0 .984
1975 ATL N Daily P 39 39 11 277.2 29 40 2 3 0 4 11 23 1 .972
1976 ATL N Daily P 26 24 1 140.1 18 26 1 1 0 0 6 8 0 .978
Total P 255 242 51 1648.2 182 249 11 15 0 14i 58 110i 4i .975
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
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Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (August 14, 1964 ).
Selected by Montreal Expos from Atlanta Braves (45th pick overall) in the expansion
draft (October 14, 1968 ).
Traded by Montreal Expos to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Pat Jarvis (February 28,
1973 ).
Traded by Atlanta Braves with Ken Henderson , Dave May , Roger Moret , Adrian Devine
and $250000 to Texas Rangers in exchange for Jeff Burroughs (December 9, 1976 ).
Released by Texas Rangers (April 1, 1977 ).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (@May, 1977).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (September 14, 1977 ).
Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (1978).
Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 18, 1978 ).
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