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Name	Team	Age
Ellis Morton	Retired (1979, Age 39)	Died (2026, Age 86)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15 (1958)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Mordecai Brown League	0	19 years (2 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
59	42	77
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
55	63	54
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
60	63	22
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	4	4
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
93	100	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
40	0	1/18/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (RF)	Alt Pos (---)
95 (95.5 %)	27 (27.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1958	21	18	33	36	22	-4	24
1959	31	25	39	39	31	1	36
1960	40	31	44	46	37	16	42
1961	40	36	49	49	39	20	49
1962	43	42	50	51	45	24	58
1963	46	47	55	55	48	27	63
1964	50	50	57	57	48	33	70
1965	54	55	61	59	49	37	73
1966	55	57	63	60	51	40	74
1967	55	57	63	61	51	40	74
1968	55	57	63	61	52	40	76
1969	55	57	63	61	52	40	76
1970	55	60	63	62	52	40	76
1971	55	60	63	62	52	41	76
1972	55	60	63	62	53	42	76
1973	55	60	63	62	54	42	76
1974	55	60	63	62	54	42	76
1975	55	60	63	62	54	42	76
1976	55	60	63	62	54	42	76
1977	55	60	63	62	54	42	76
1978	55	60	63	62	54	42	76
1979	55	60	63	63	54	42	77

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Ellis Morton has retired from the Milwaukee Night Owls
1979-08-28	Ellis Morton of the Milwaukee Night Owls is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1969-04-22	A trade has been completed between the Chicago Bulldogs and the Milwaukee Night Owls. The Milwaukee Night Owls receive Joe Vaughn, Ellis Morton from the Chicago Bulldogs in exchange for Ron Reed.
1961-03-31	The Chicago Bulldogs have promoted Ellis Morton to the major league team. The Chicago Bulldogs have designated Harry Hanebrink for assignment.