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Carl Morton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: January 18, 1944 in Kansas City, MO us

Died: April 12, 1983 in Tulsa, OK

Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, OK

High School: Webster HS (Tulsa, OK)

Schools: University of Tulsa (Tulsa, OK), University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: April 11, 1969 (Age 25-083d, 12,790th in major league history)
vs. CHC 9.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 21, 1976 (Age 32-216d)
vs. STL 7.1 IP, 10 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Carl Wendle Morton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.1

ERA

3.73

255

242

1648.2

650

WHIP

1.406

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-25 / in Starts: 10-25
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 83 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	45 (23-17-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 83 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (26-16-8)

Most Driven In
Self	2
R Fairly	1
J Bateman	1
B Bailey	1
G Sutherland	1

Most Driven In By
R Staub	2
Self	2
R Hunt	1
B Bailey	1
B Day	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	52	1	Apr 6	MON	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.18	-0.055	1.86	-0.05%	-0.46	P
2	53	4 (2)	Apr 11	MON	@	PHI	L,4-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.025	1.15	-0.02%	-0.26	P
3	54	6 (1)	Apr 17	MON		CIN	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.52	-0.103	1.99	-0.08%	-0.85	P
4	55	10 (3)	Apr 23	MON	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.62	0.017	.83	0.01%	-0.27	P
5	56	13 (2)	Apr 28	MON	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.99	-0.072	1.92	-0.08%	-0.37	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	57	17 (3)	May 2	MON	@	STL	L,0-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.73	-0.056	3.56	-0.07%	-0.18	P
7	58	20 (2)	May 7	MON		CHC	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.190	.190	.381	9	.59	-0.043	.96	-0.04%	-0.43	P
8	59	24 (3)	May 11	MON		STL	L,4-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.99	-0.024	1.60	-0.02%	-0.21	P
9	60	28 (3)	May 17	MON	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.160	.320	9	.23	-0.017	.31	-0.01%	-0.37	P
10	61	32 (3)	May 21	MON		PIT	L,2-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.148	.296	9	.77	-0.037	.93	-0.03%	-0.41	P
11	62	36 (3)	May 25	MON		ATL	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.161	.133	.295	9	1.04	-0.041	.88	-0.02%	-0.42	P
12	63	40 (3)	May 29	MON	@	SFG	L,3-8	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	9	.74	0.006	.55	0.00%	0.07	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	64	45 (4)	Jun 2	MON	@	LAD	L,1-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	.69	-0.016	.29	0.00%	-0.13	P
14	65	48 (2)	Jun 6 (1)	MON	@	SDP	L,0-8	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.194	.147	.342	9	1.50	-0.001	.83	0.00%	0.04	P
15	66	52 (3)	Jun 10	MON		SFG	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.135	.175	.135	.310	9	1.41	-0.088	.61	-0.02%	-0.74	P
16	67	56 (3)	Jun 14	MON		SDP	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.163	.125	.288	9	1.07	-0.166	.38	-0.04%	-1.83	P
17	68	60 (3)	Jun 19	MON	@	PIT	W,10-1	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.188	.156	.343	9	.17	-0.023	.05	-0.01%	0.31	P
18	69	64 (3)	Jun 21 (2)	MON	@	ATL	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.188	.156	.343	7						P
19	70	66 (1)	Jun 23	MON	@	ATL	W,6-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.176	.146	.322	9	.87	-0.065	.11	-0.01%	-0.71	P
20	71	73 (6)	Jun 28 (2)	MON		CIN	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.170	.140	.310	9	.97	-0.043	.03	0.00%	-0.42	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	72	79 (5)	Jul 3	MON		PHI	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.179	.151	.330	9	1.07	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.00	P
22	73	84 (4)	Jul 7	MON	@	NYM	W,12-7	GS-7	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.200	.228	.428	9	.80	0.229	.01	0.00%	1.66	P
23	74	89 (4)	Jul 11	MON	@	PHI	L,5-11	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.213	.293	.506	9	1.17	0.155	.00	0.00%	1.60	P
24	75	101 (11)	Jul 24 (2)	MON		STL	L,3-9	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.213	.293	.506	9						P
25	76	105 (3)	Jul 28	MON		CHC	L,2-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.210	.288	.498	9	.71	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	77	110 (4)	Aug 3	MON		PIT	L,6-10	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.219	.295	.514	9	1.44	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
27	78	115 (4)	Aug 8	MON	@	CIN	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.212	.286	.498	9	1.10	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
28	79	118 (2)	Aug 13	MON	@	LAD	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.206	.277	.483	9	1.09	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
29	80	122 (3)	Aug 18	MON	@	SDP	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.200	.269	.469	9	1.31	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
30	81	132 (9)	Aug 31 (1)	MON	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.197	.265	.462	9	1.10	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	82	137 (4)	Sep 4	MON	@	PIT	L,6-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.192	.257	.449	9	1.81	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.03	P
32	83	141 (3)	Sep 8	MON		NYM	W,10-2	GS-8	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.211	.274	.484	9	.32	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.64	P
33	84	145 (3)	Sep 13	MON	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG(5)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.218	.270	.488	9	1.30	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
34	85	150 (4)	Sep 17	MON		STL	L,2-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.215	.267	.482	9	1.27	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
35	86	153 (2)	Sep 21 (1)	MON		PHI	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.210	.260	.470	9	1.39	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.85	P
36	87	158 (4)	Sep 25	MON	@	STL	L,6-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.210	.260	.470	9						P
							11-25		83	77	7	14	0	0	2	6	3	0	23	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	.182	.210	.260	.470		.98	-0.784	.63	-0.49%	-7.22

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