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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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1980 AHP 12 31 8 1 0 0 2 3 6 .614 .324 .290 .258
1980 HHP 13 34 11 2 0 3 8 6 4 1.072 .425 .647 .324
1980 LHP 23 54 16 1 0 3 8 9 8 .878 .397 .481 .296
1980 RHP 7 11 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .727 .273 .455 .273
1981 AHP 26 50 13 2 2 1 6 3 9 .736 .296 .440 .260
1981 HHP 29 75 16 4 0 1 12 5 16 .569 .263 .307 .213
1981 LHP 42 87 22 5 2 1 14 5 14 .681 .290 .391 .253
1981 RHP 19 38 7 1 0 1 4 3 11 .533 .244 .289 .184
1984 AHP 78 248 68 11 2 7 38 25 47 .760 .341 .419 .274
1984 HHP 72 217 63 13 1 7 26 27 33 .825 .368 .456 .290
1984 LHP 91 104 25 5 0 2 11 16 16 .688 .341 .346 .240
1984 RHP 124 361 106 19 3 12 53 36 64 .820 .358 .463 .294
1985 AHP 55 189 68 13 1 8 36 25 28 1.007 .440 .566 .360
1985 HHP 56 196 54 5 3 3 21 19 40 .717 .339 .378 .276
1985 LHP 63 102 38 5 0 2 18 15 13 .938 .458 .480 .373
1985 RHP 97 283 84 13 4 9 39 29 55 .831 .365 .466 .297
1986 AHP 65 144 35 3 0 4 14 18 23 .674 .327 .347 .243
1986 HHP 65 129 30 5 1 5 22 16 24 .720 .317 .403 .233
1986 LHP 48 82 19 1 0 3 9 10 17 .669 .315 .354 .232
1986 RHP 78 191 46 7 1 6 27 24 30 .708 .326 .382 .241
1987 AHP 44 92 18 2 1 3 12 10 24 .611 .275 .337 .196
1987 HHP 27 13 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .516 .286 .231 .231
1987 LHP 22 35 9 1 1 2 5 6 11 .880 .366 .514 .257
1987 RHP 38 70 12 1 0 1 8 5 17 .455 .227 .229 .171
1988 AHP 16 37 10 2 0 0 4 7 7 .711 .386 .324 .270
1988 HHP 18 51 14 6 0 1 7 6 7 .802 .351 .451 .275
1988 LHP 11 23 6 0 0 0 3 4 5 .631 .370 .261 .261
1988 RHP 29 65 18 8 0 1 8 9 9 .811 .365 .446 .277
1989 AHP 16 41 8 1 0 1 5 4 13 .559 .267 .293 .195
1989 HHP 16 40 9 2 0 0 1 5 10 .586 .311 .275 .225
1989 LHP 7 15 4 1 0 0 0 4 4 .754 .421 .333 .267
1989 RHP 28 66 13 2 0 1 6 5 19 .526 .254 .273 .197
Total AHP 312 832 228 35 6 24 117 95 157 .767 .350 .417 .274
Total HHP 296 755 200 37 5 20 98 85 138 .746 .339 .407 .265
Total LHP 307 502 139 19 3 13 68 69 88 .769 .365 .404 .277
Total RHP 420 1085 289 53 8 31 147 111 207 .751 .335 .416 .266
Total 608 1587 428 72 11 44 215 180 295 .757 .345 .412 .270
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).