Curt Motton Stats

Curt Motton was born on Tuesday, September 24, 1940, in Darnell, Louisiana. Motton was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 5, 1967, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Curt Motton baseball stats page.

"He (Curt Motton) could flat-out hit, he was a great fastball hitter. He had those big eyes and when he saw a fastball, they would light up like he'd hit the jackpot." - Hall of Famer / Teammate Jim Palmer in The Baltimore Sun (Don Markus, 01/22/2010, 'Ex-Oriole Motton dies at 69')

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Curt Motton

Curt Motton Autograph on a 1969 Topps (#549)

Curt Motton Autograph on a 1969 Topps (#549)
 

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Birth Name:   Curtell Howard Motton
Nickname:   Curt or Cus
Born On:   09-24-1940  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Darnell, Louisiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-21-2010 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Parkton, Maryland
Cemetery:   Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Maryland
High School:   Encinal High School (Alameda, CA)
College:   University of California
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-07½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   07-05-1967 (Age 26)
Last Game:   10-02-1974
Draft:   Not Applicable
Curt Motton

Curt Motton Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Curt Motton

Curt Motton Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1967 27 Orioles 27 65 5 13 2 0 2 0 9 5 0 14 0 3 2 2 .200 .267 .323
1968 28 Orioles 83 217 27 43 7 0 8 0 25 31 0 43 2 3 1 7 .198 .298 .341
1969 29 Orioles 56 89 15 27 6 0 6 0 21 13 0 10 1 0 1 0 .303 .398 .573
1970 30 Orioles 52 84 16 19 3 1 3 0 19 18 0 20 2 0 1 0 .226 .369 .393
1971 31 Orioles 38 53 13 10 1 0 4 1 8 10 0 12 2 0 0 1 .189 .317 .434
1972 32 Brewers 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .667
1972 32 Angels 42 39 6 6 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 12 0 0 0 1 .154 .250 .179
1973 33 Orioles 5 6 2 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .833
1974 34 Orioles 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 316 567 85 121 20 1 25 1 89 86 0 116 7 6 5 11 .213 .319 .384
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Curt Motton Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1967 Orioles LF 18 15 411 37 2.1 36 36 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .973 2.36
1968 Orioles LF 54 53 1,350 93 1.7 92 90 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .989 1.84
1969 Orioles LF 16 13 327 20 1.3 20 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.65
1969 Orioles RF 4 4 90 6 1.5 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1970 Orioles LF 20 17 417 26 1.3 26 26 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.68
1970 Orioles RF 2 2 39 2 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.38
1971 Orioles LF 12 8 210 14 1.2 14 13 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
1971 Orioles RF 5 2 84 7 1.4 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1972 Brewers LF 3 0 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1972 Angels LF 9 7 171 14 1.6 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.21
1973 Orioles LF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1974 Orioles RF 2 1 30 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 133 113 2,904 204 1.5 202 199 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .990 1.88
RF Totals 13 9 243 19 1.5 19 18 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.11
8 Years 148 122 3,147 223 1.5 221 217 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .991 1.90
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Curt Motton Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1967 Orioles 0 1 .000 12 0 n/a 32.5 4.6 7.2 - - -
1968 Orioles 1 3 .250 30 0 n/a 27.1 5.0 8.7 - - -
1969 Orioles 3 1 .750 33 4 n/a 14.8 8.9 4.2 - - -
1970 Orioles 1 2 .333 31 1 n/a 28.0 4.2 4.4 - - -
1971 Orioles 0 0 .000 21 3 n/a 13.3 4.4 6.6 - - -
1972 Brewers 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 6.0 3.0 3.0 - - -
1972 Angels 0 0 .000 16 18 n/a 0.0 3.3 39.0 - - -
1973 Orioles 0 0 .000 2 1 1 6.0 6.0 1.5 - - -
1974 Orioles 0 0 .000 5 1 1 0.0 4.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 5 7 .417 156 28 2 22.7 4.9 6.4 - - -
Curt Motton

Curt Motton Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1967 Baltimore Orioles 21 Undetermined - -
1968 Baltimore Orioles 21 Undetermined - -
1969 Baltimore Orioles 21 Undetermined - Stats
1970 Baltimore Orioles 21 Undetermined - -
1971 Baltimore Orioles 21 Undetermined - -
1972 Milwaukee Brewers 21 $20,500.00 - -
1972 California Angels 6 Undetermined - -
1973 Baltimore Orioles 21 Undetermined - -
1974 Baltimore Orioles 21 Undetermined - -


Did you know that Curt Motton served during the Vietnam War? He is one of fifty-four former Major League baseball players who are also veterans of the Vietnam War. A complete list of those who served their country in the armed forces during the Vietnam War appears below:

Baseball Players who are Vietnam War Veterans

Name Name Name
Vic Albury Doug Griffin Thurman Munson
Matt Alexander Tom Heintzelman Bobby Murcer
Frank Baker Phil Hennigan Ray Newman
Jim Bibby Jim Holt Scott Northey
Larry Biittner Mike Jackson Darrell Osteen
Gene Brabender Ray Jarvis Harry Parker
Al Bumbry Bob Johnson Hal Quick
Darrel Chaney Bob Jones Dave Schneck
Bruce Christensen Jerry Kenney Mickey Scott
Mike Davison Jim Kern Rich Severson
Ed Figueroa Jerry Koosman Fred Stanley
Rich Folkers John Lowenstein Leroy Stanton
Ted Ford Garry Maddox Earl Stephenson
Larry French Jim Magnuson Jim Strickland
Wayne Garrett Gene Martin Champ Summers
Roy Gleason Larry Miller Jerry Terrell
Chuck Goggin George Mitterwald Floyd Wicker
Dave Goltz Curt Motton George Zeber

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