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Hal Morris

Hal Morris Notable

b. April 9, 1965 · New York Yankees 1988–1989, Cincinnati Reds 1990–1997, 1999–2000, Kansas City Royals 1998, Detroit Tigers 2000

Hal Morris played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the New York Yankees in 1988 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 2000. His longest stay was with the Cincinnati Reds, from 1990 to 1997.

Across 1,246 games he batted .304, with 1,216 hits and 535 runs. He finished with 76 home runs, 246 doubles and 45 stolen bases.

He played 982 games at first base, with 7,391 putouts and 52 errors. He turned 670 double plays.

He was born in Fort Rucker, AL, USA on April 9, 1965. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Player of the Week 4 1990, 1991, 1994, 1998

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1988 NYY 152012 000 0090 .100
1989 NYY 151825 000 4140 .278
1990 CIN 10730950105 2237 3621329 .340
1991 CIN 13647872152 33114 59466110 .318
1992 CIN 11539541107 2136 5345536 .271
1993 CIN 10137948120 1807 4934512 .317
1994 CIN 11243660146 30410 7834626 .335
1995 CIN 10135953100 25211 5129581 .279
1996 CIN 14252882165 32416 8050767 .313
1997 CIN 963334292 2011 3323433 .276
1998 KCR 12747250146 2721 4032521 .309
1999 CIN 801021029 900 1610210 .284
2000 CIN/DET 991692447 913 1431260 .278
Career 124639985351216 2462176 51335654845 .304

On this day & linked events

1965

Born April 9, 1965

Fort Rucker, AL, USA

1988

Major-league debut: Hal Morris

Hal Morris made a major-league debut on July 29, 1988.

2000

Final major-league game: Hal Morris

Hal Morris played a final major-league game on October 1, 2000.

Image: RickDikeman, public domain