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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
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Majors Service Time |
| Nomar Garciaparra League | 0 | 7 years (19 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 8/3/1954 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (85.9 %) | (24.8 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
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| Year | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range |
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| Date | Transaction |
| 1989-11-01 | John Morton has retired from the Chicago Cubs |
| 1985-08-21 | John Morton of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 46 days. |
| 1984-04-11 | John Morton of the Chicago Cubs is injured and is expected to be out 4 days. |
| 1984-04-01 | The 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. |
| 1981-09-19 | The Chicago Cubs have sent John Morton to the minors. |
| 1981-04-14 | The 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. |
| 1981-03-25 | The Chicago Cubs have sent John Morton to the minors. |
| 1980-08-26 | The Chicago Cubs have promoted John Morton to the major league team. |
| 1980-05-13 | The Chicago Cubs have sent John Morton to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have designated Rob Diaz for assignment. |
| 1980-04-01 | The 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. |
| 1976-05-15 | A 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. |
| 1976-04-18 | A 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). |