Bubba Morton was born on Sunday, December 13, 1931, in Washington, D.C.. Morton was 29 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1961, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Bubba Morton baseball stats page.
"We [the black baseball players] always had to stay in private homes on the road. But I'll tell you what kind of teammates I had in Durham—they wouldn't go and eat in a restaurant without me. Somebody would always go in and get sandwiches for everybody, then they'd bring them to the bus and we'd go on our way." - Bubba Morton in The Seattle Times (Larry Stone, 01/18/2006)
Bubba MortonBubba Morton Picture on a 1963 Topps Baseball Card (#164 | Checklist) |
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Bubba MortonBubba 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 |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Bubba MortonBubba 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 |
1961 | 30 | Tigers | 77 | 108 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .287 | .342 | .407 |
1962 | 31 | Tigers | 90 | 195 | 30 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .262 | .366 | .385 |
1963 | 32 | Tigers | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .231 | .091 |
1963 | 32 | Braves | 15 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .179 | .258 | .179 |
1966 | 35 | Angels | 15 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .250 | .240 |
1967 | 36 | Angels | 80 | 201 | 23 | 63 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .313 | .387 | .388 |
1968 | 37 | Angels | 81 | 163 | 13 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .270 | .341 | .325 |
1969 | 38 | Angels | 87 | 172 | 18 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .244 | .356 | .436 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
7 Years | 451 | 928 | 117 | 248 | 37 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 128 | 111 | 4 | 143 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 27 | .267 | .351 | .370 |
Bubba MortonBubba 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 |
1961 Tigers | CF | 2 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.69 |
1961 Tigers | LF | 8 | 1 | 75 | 8 | 1.0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.88 |
1961 Tigers | RF | 20 | 15 | 351 | 36 | 1.8 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.69 |
1962 Tigers | 1B | 3 | 3 | 57 | 14 | 4.7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.63 |
1962 Tigers | CF | 30 | 27 | 636 | 65 | 2.2 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.72 |
1962 Tigers | LF | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
1962 Tigers | RF | 33 | 18 | 588 | 47 | 1.4 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.16 |
1963 Tigers | CF | 3 | 2 | 66 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.86 |
1963 Braves | CF | 3 | 3 | 69 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.13 |
1963 Braves | LF | 6 | 2 | 81 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
1966 Angels | RF | 14 | 14 | 357 | 26 | 1.9 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.97 |
1967 Angels | LF | 9 | 5 | 171 | 11 | 1.2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.74 |
1967 Angels | RF | 56 | 43 | 1,134 | 69 | 1.2 | 69 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.64 |
1968 Angels | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1968 Angels | LF | 3 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
1968 Angels | RF | 47 | 37 | 891 | 62 | 1.3 | 61 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 1.85 |
1969 Angels | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 |
1969 Angels | LF | 6 | 6 | 123 | 10 | 1.7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.20 |
1969 Angels | RF | 43 | 38 | 909 | 65 | 1.5 | 65 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 213 | 165 | 4,230 | 305 | 1.4 | 303 | 294 | 9 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 1.93 | |
CF Totals | 38 | 34 | 819 | 85 | 2.2 | 82 | 80 | 2 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.70 | |
LF Totals | 33 | 16 | 531 | 41 | 1.2 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 | |
1B Totals | 4 | 3 | 60 | 16 | 4.0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.20 | |
3B Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
7 Years | 289 | 218 | 5,643 | 447 | 1.5 | 442 | 429 | 13 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.11 |
Bubba MortonBubba 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 |
1961 Tigers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 43 | 11 | n/a | 54.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1962 Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 28 | 1 | n/a | 48.8 | 6.1 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
1963 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.0 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1963 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.3 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1966 Angels | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.3 | 12.5 | - | - | - |
1967 Angels | 0 | 3 | .000 | 28 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.9 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1968 Angels | 2 | 1 | .667 | 41 | 0 | n/a | 163.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
1969 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 43 | 0 | n/a | 24.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
7 Years | 7 | 7 | .500 | 194 | 16 | n/a | 66.3 | 6.5 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
Bubba MortonBubba Morton Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1961 Detroit Tigers | 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Detroit Tigers | 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Detroit Tigers | 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Milwaukee Braves | 31 | Undetermined | - | - |
1966 California Angels | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1967 California Angels | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1968 California Angels | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1969 California Angels | 27 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
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