Bubba Morton
Wycliffe Nathaniel Morton
Born: December 13, 1931
Washington, DC USA
Deceased: 2006
Seattle, WA USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175
College: Howard University
Career: 1961-1969
Minor League Statistics
Bubba Morton compiled a career batting average of .267 with 14 home runs and 128 RBI in his 451-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Braves and California Angels. He began playing during the 1961 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 77 | 120 | 108 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 25 | .287 | .342 | .407 | .749 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 90 | 228 | 195 | 30 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 | .262 | .366 | .385 | .750 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .091 | .231 | .091 | .322 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 15 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .179 | .258 | .179 | .437 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966 | AL | California Angels | 15 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .220 | .250 | .240 | .490 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | AL | California Angels | 80 | 229 | 201 | 23 | 63 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 29 | .313 | .387 | .388 | .775 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968 | AL | California Angels | 81 | 184 | 163 | 13 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 18 | .270 | .341 | .325 | .666 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | 87 | 206 | 172 | 18 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | .244 | .356 | .436 | .792 | 75 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 451 | 1065 | 928 | 117 | 248 | 37 | 8 | 14 | 128 | 7 | 7 | 111 | 143 | .267 | .351 | .370 | .720 | 343 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 30 | 18 | 158.0 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .952 | 2.278 | 1.333 |
| 1962 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 62 | 45 | 417.3 | 110 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .991 | 2.458 | 1.839 |
| 1962 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 3 | 3 | 19.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.632 | 4.667 |
| 1963 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 9 | 5 | 50.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.520 | 1.556 |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 3 | 2 | 22.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 2.864 | 2.333 |
| 1966 | AL | California Angels | OF | 14 | 14 | 119.3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.961 | 1.857 |
| 1967 | AL | California Angels | OF | 61 | 48 | 435.7 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.735 | 1.377 |
| 1968 | AL | California Angels | OF | 50 | 39 | 315.7 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .985 | 1.853 | 1.300 |
| 1968 | AL | California Angels | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | OF | 49 | 44 | 344.0 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.962 | 1.531 |
| 1969 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 283 | 218 | 1883.0 | 428 | 13 | 5 | 4 | .989 | 2.108 | 1.558 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
