José Morales Notable

b. December 30, 1944 · Oakland Athletics 1973, Montreal Expos 1973–1977, Minnesota Twins 1978–1980, Baltimore Orioles 1981–1982, Los Angeles Dodgers 1982–1984

José Morales played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1973 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1984. His longest stay was with the Montreal Expos, from 1973 to 1977.

Across 733 games he batted .287, with 375 hits and 126 runs. He finished with 26 home runs and 68 doubles.

He played 67 games at first base, with 410 putouts and 9 errors. He turned 37 double plays.

He was born in Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands on December 30, 1944. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Player of the Week	1	1976

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1973	MON/OAK	11	19	0	6	1	0	0	1	1	5	.316
1974	MON	25	26	3	7	4	0	1	5	1	7	.269
1975	MON	93	163	18	49	6	1	2	24	14	21	.301
1976	MON	104	158	12	50	11	0	4	37	3	20	.316
1977	MON	65	74	3	15	4	1	1	9	5	12	.203
1978	MIN	101	242	22	76	13	1	2	38	20	35	.314
1979	MIN	92	191	21	51	5	1	2	27	14	27	.267
1980	MIN	97	241	36	73	17	2	8	36	22	19	.303
1981	BAL	38	86	6	21	3	0	2	14	3	13	.244
1982	BAL/LAD	38	33	1	9	1	0	1	8	4	10	.273
1983	LAD	47	53	4	15	3	0	3	8	1	11	.283
1984	LAD	22	19	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.158
Career	—	733	1305	126	375	68	6	26	207	89	182	.287

On this day & linked events

1944

Born December 30, 1944

Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

1973

Major-league debut: José Morales

José Morales made a major-league debut on August 13, 1973.

1984

Final major-league game: José Morales

José Morales played a final major-league game on June 4, 1984.

Image: Minnesota Twins, public domain