Carl Morton was born on Tuesday, January 18, 1944, in Kansas City, Missouri. Morton was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 11, 1969, with the Montreal Expos. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Carl Morton baseball stats page.
"You'd thought that Atlanta Braves pitcher Carl Morton would have dreamed of becoming a right-handed Sandy Koufax. You'd have thought wrong. 'I always wanted to be another Hank Aaron,' the golden-haired Morton confessed. 'I always thought of myself as a hitter, not a pitcher. I never dreamed my baseball career would take the turn it did.' Carl Morton was signed as an outfielder by the Braves in 1965 and spent two seasons in that position in the Braves' farm system before it was decided to convert the 190-pound 6-footer into a pitcher. 'I really couldn't argue the point,' said Morton, 'Despite my plans to become a great hitter, I hardly hit my weight those two years (.239 and .227). My father, who was a pretty good pitcher in his school days, had me doing a lot of pitching when I was small and I kept it up right through school.'" - The Panama City News-Herald. Morton Favored Hitting. 26 April 1973. Page 8B.
Carl MortonCarl Morton Autograph on a 1972 Topps Baseball Card (#134 | Checklist) |
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Carl MortonCarl Morton Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1969 | 25 | Expos | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 4.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.1 | 136 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
1970 | 26 | Expos | 43 | 37 | 1 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.60 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 284.2 | 1,218 | 281 | 114 | 123 | 27 | 125 | 17 | 154 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
1971 | 27 | Expos | 36 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 4.80 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 213.2 | 958 | 252 | 114 | 129 | 22 | 83 | 13 | 84 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
1972 | 28 | Expos | 27 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 3.92 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 172.0 | 722 | 170 | 75 | 84 | 16 | 53 | 6 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
1973 | 29 | Braves | 38 | 37 | 1 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.41 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 256.1 | 1,074 | 254 | 97 | 114 | 18 | 70 | 7 | 112 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
1974 | 30 | Braves | 38 | 38 | 0 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 274.2 | 1,176 | 293 | 96 | 110 | 10 | 89 | 12 | 113 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1975 | 31 | Braves | 39 | 39 | 0 | 17 | 16 | .515 | 3.50 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 277.2 | 1,199 | 302 | 108 | 122 | 19 | 82 | 3 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1976 | 32 | Braves | 26 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 140.1 | 630 | 172 | 65 | 79 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
8 Years | 255 | 242 | 4 | 87 | 92 | .486 | 3.73 | 51 | 13 | 1 | 1,648.2 | 7,113 | 1,753 | 684 | 776 | 120 | 565 | 65 | 650 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 0 |
Carl MortonCarl Morton Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1969 | 25 | Expos | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
1970 | 26 | Expos | 43 | 93 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .208 | .247 |
1971 | 27 | Expos | 36 | 77 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .210 | .260 |
1972 | 28 | Expos | 35 | 52 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .135 | .211 | .212 |
1973 | 29 | Braves | 40 | 94 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .181 | .222 | .319 |
1974 | 30 | Braves | 38 | 89 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .112 | .168 | .124 |
1975 | 31 | Braves | 39 | 94 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .194 | .181 |
1976 | 32 | Braves | 27 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .204 | .178 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
8 Years | 266 | 551 | 44 | 86 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 30 | 0 | 178 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .156 | .201 | .218 |
Carl MortonCarl Morton Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1969 Expos | P | 8 | 5 | 88 | 10 | 1.3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.07 |
1970 Expos | P | 43 | 37 | 854 | 73 | 1.7 | 71 | 29 | 42 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.24 |
1971 Expos | P | 36 | 35 | 641 | 67 | 1.9 | 65 | 28 | 37 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.74 |
1972 Expos | P | 27 | 27 | 516 | 50 | 1.9 | 49 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.56 |
1973 Braves | P | 38 | 37 | 769 | 64 | 1.7 | 62 | 26 | 36 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.18 |
1974 Braves | P | 38 | 38 | 824 | 62 | 1.6 | 61 | 25 | 36 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.00 |
1975 Braves | P | 39 | 39 | 833 | 71 | 1.8 | 69 | 29 | 40 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.24 |
1976 Braves | P | 26 | 24 | 421 | 45 | 1.7 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.82 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 255 | 242 | 4,946 | 442 | 1.7 | 431 | 182 | 249 | 11 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.35 | |
8 Years | 255 | 242 | 4,946 | 442 | 1.7 | 431 | 182 | 249 | 11 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.35 |
Carl MortonCarl Morton Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1969 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.89 | 4.91 | 5.52 |
1970 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 46.5 | 3.2 | 13.3 | 1.23 | 4.87 | 3.95 |
1971 Expos | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 38.5 | 3.3 | 12.8 | 1.01 | 3.54 | 3.50 |
1972 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 26.0 | 0.96 | 2.67 | 2.77 |
1973 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 31.3 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 1.60 | 3.93 | 2.46 |
1974 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 89.0 | 1.27 | 3.70 | 2.92 |
1975 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 18.8 | 0.95 | 2.53 | 2.66 |
1976 Braves | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 0.93 | 2.69 | 2.89 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
8 Years | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 10 | n/a | 78.7 | 3.1 | 13.1 | 1.15 | 3.55 | 3.08 |
Carl MortonCarl Morton Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1969 Montreal Expos | 44 | $7,500.00 | - | - |
1970 Montreal Expos | 44 | $9,000.00 | - | - |
1971 Montreal Expos | 44 | $27,000.00 | - | - |
1972 Montreal Expos | 44 | $27,000.00 | - | - |
1973 Atlanta Braves | 49 | Undetermined | - | - |
1974 Atlanta Braves | 49 | Undetermined | - | - |
1975 Atlanta Braves | 49 | Undetermined | - | - |
1976 Atlanta Braves | 49 | Undetermined | - | - |
Carl Morton Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Carl Wendle Morton was a Major League Baseball player with the Montreal Expos (1969-1972) and Atlanta Braves (1973-1976). When Morton made his big league debut on April 11, 1969 (9 innings pitched, 0 runs allowed, 3 strikeouts), he became the second former Daniel Webster High School (Tulsa, OK) student to play in the majors. Do you know who preceded him? [Answer]
Carl Morton Rookie Card | 1971 Topps Baseball Card (#515 | Checklist)
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Did you know that Carl Morton was the first Montreal Expos player to win Rookie of the Year? Morton won eighteen games for the last-place Expos in 1970, including ten complete games, four shutouts, and a 3.60 earned run average. Other National League rookies who received votes that year were Bernie Carbo (33%), Larry Bowa (12%) Cesar Cedeno (4%), and Wayne Simpson (4%).
Carl Morton | The Montana Standard | November 28, 1970 | Page 13Baseball Almanac Research Library
Carl Morton made his Major League debut on April 11, 1969, the first game the inaugural Expos ever played in Wrigley Field. Morton pitched nine-innings, allowed six hits, no runs, and left the game with a no-decision. He took the mound that day wearing #44, the first player in team to wear the number.
Carl Morton | 1972 Topps Baseball Card (#134 | Checklist)Baseball Almanac Research Library
In 1965, Carl Morton played 121 games in the outfield -- 56 with the Yakima Braves and 65 with the West Palm Beach Braves. A year later, he played 90 games in the outfield with the Kinston Eagles, where he would successfully convert to pitcher in 1967, and never play outfield again.