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Name Team Age
John Morton Retired (1989, Age 35) Died (2038, Age 84)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 40
(1977)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League 0 7 years (19 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
68 76 74
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
65 74 63
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
67 68 33
Endurance Velocity Control
55 26 15
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
38 88 91
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
55 0 8/3/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (---)
85 (85.9 %) 24 (24.8 %) 0 (0.0 %)

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Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1980 LF CHN 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
CF CHN 9 8 73.0 15 15 0 0 0 -1 1.85 1.000
RF CHN 8 8 65.0 13 13 0 0 0 0 1.80 1.000
1981 LF CHN 9 9 81.0 11 11 0 0 0 -1 1.22 1.000
CF CHN 25 25 186.0 58 58 0 0 0 0 2.81 1.000
1984 1B CHN 3 0 4.0 4 4 0 0 1 0 9.00 1.000
LF CHN 126 115 1048.0 282 278 0 4 0 -1 2.39 .986
RF CHN 7 7 63.0 12 10 0 2 0 0 1.43 .833
1985 LF CHN 106 106 972.66 217 213 2 2 2 +2 1.99 .991
RF CHN 3 3 27.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1986 2B CHN 1 1 8.0 7 1 6 0 0 0 7.88 1.000
LF CHN 122 71 708.33 182 177 2 3 2 +1 2.27 .984
RF CHN 7 3 36.0 11 11 0 0 0 +1 2.75 1.000
1987 LF CHN 65 27 277.33 80 79 1 0 1 -1 2.60 1.000
1988 LF CHN 32 27 233.66 53 53 0 0 0 -1 2.04 1.000
1989 LF CHN 31 27 221.0 50 50 0 0 0 +2 2.04 1.000
Pos Total 1B 3 0 4.0 4 4 0 0 1 0 9.00 1.000
2B 1 1 8.0 7 1 6 0 0 0 7.88 1.000
LF 492 383 3550.98 875 861 5 9 5 +1 2.19 .990
CF 34 33 259.0 73 73 0 0 0 -1 2.54 1.000
RF 25 21 191.0 39 37 0 2 0 +1 1.74 .949
Total 555 438 4012.98 998 976 11 11 6 +1 2.21 .989
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01John Morton has retired from the Chicago Cubs
1985-08-21John Morton of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1984-04-11John Morton of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1984-04-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Mark Sweeney to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Travis Uhle to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted John Morton to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Ben Williams to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Danny Klinger for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Tom Kryhoski for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Wally Pilarcik for assignment.
1981-09-19The Chicago Cubs have sent John Morton to the minors.
1981-04-14The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dave Daily to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted John Morton to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Herold Lickert to the minors.
1981-03-25The Chicago Cubs have sent John Morton to the minors.
1980-08-26The Chicago Cubs have promoted John Morton to the major league team.
1980-05-13The Chicago Cubs have sent John Morton to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have designated Rob Diaz for assignment.
1980-04-01The Chicago Cubs have promoted Duke Garcia to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted John Morton to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Ollie Terry to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Hector Manto to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have designated Sam Burdock for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Rob Diaz for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Ray Benes for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Brian Doscher for assignment. The Chicago Cubs have designated Noe Corcoran for assignment.
1976-05-15A trade has been completed between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Bombers. The Brooklyn Bombers receive Draft Pick 1977 Round 3 PIT (John Morton), Draft Pick 1979 Round 2 BOS (Ben Williams) from the Boston Braves in exchange for Gabe Arnsberg.
1976-04-18A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Steel Workers and the Boston Braves. The Boston Braves receive Frank Berra, Draft Pick 1977 Round 3 PIT (John Morton) from the Pittsburgh Steel Workers in exchange for Chris Altobelli, Merwin Vaughan, Draft Pick 1979 Round 1 BOS (Derek Pierzynski).