Guy Morton, Jr.
This article is about the baseball player who played for the Boston Red Sox in 1954. For his father, the pitcher, see Guy Morton.
| Guy Morton, Jr. | |||
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| Pinch hitter | |||
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Born: November 4, 1930 Tuscaloosa, Alabama | |||
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Died: May 11, 2014 (aged 83) Lorain, Ohio | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 17, 1954, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 17, 1954, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .000 | ||
| At bats | 1 | ||
| Hits | 0 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Guy Morton, Jr. (November 4, 1930 – May 11, 2014) was a Major League Baseball player. He struck out in his only major league at-bat with the Boston Red Sox in 1954.
Morton was the son of the former pitcher Guy Morton, Sr. The younger Morton attended the University of Alabama. In 1954, he was the MVP of the Carolina League Greensboro Patriots.[1]
Morton had a long career in the minor leagues, mostly as a catcher.
After retiring from baseball, Morton became a Baptist minister.[2] After retiring from that career, he wrote a weekly sports column for a local newspaper in Vermilion, Ohio.
See also
References
- ↑ "Guy Morton (mortongu02) - BR Bullpen". Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ↑ Tellis, Richard (March 1998). Once Around the Bases: Bittersweet Memories of Only One Game in the Majors (Hardcover). Triumph Books. pp. 166–176. ISBN 1-57243-277-2.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Obituary
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