1930
Born May 20, 1930
El Monte, CA, USA
Tom Morgan Notable
b. May 20, 1930 · New York Yankees 1951–1952, 1954–1956, Kansas City Athletics 1957, Detroit Tigers 1958–1960, Washington Senators 1960, Los Angeles Angels 1961–1963
Tom Morgan played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1951 and closing with the Los Angeles Angels in 1963.
He went 67 and 47 with a 3.61 earned run average, pitching 1,023.3 innings in 443 games. He struck out 364 and threw 7 shutouts. Across 443 games he batted .186, with 46 hits and 21 runs. He finished with 5 home runs and 4 doubles.
He was born in El Monte, CA, USA on May 20, 1930, and died on January 13, 1987. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NYY | 27 | 44 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .273 |
| 1952 | NYY | 16 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .182 |
| 1954 | NYY | 32 | 49 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .143 |
| 1955 | NYY | 40 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .222 |
| 1956 | NYY | 41 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .154 |
| 1957 | KCA | 46 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 |
| 1958 | DET | 39 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .200 |
| 1959 | DET | 46 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .391 |
| 1960 | DET/WSH | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1961 | LAA | 59 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .083 |
| 1962 | LAA | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | LAA | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 443 | 247 | 21 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 73 | 0 | .186 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NYY | 9 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 124.2 | 119 | 51 | 36 | 57 | 3.68 |
| 1952 | NYY | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 93.2 | 86 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 3.07 |
| 1954 | NYY | 11 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 143.0 | 149 | 53 | 40 | 34 | 3.34 |
| 1955 | NYY | 7 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 72.0 | 72 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 3.25 |
| 1956 | NYY | 6 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 11 | 71.1 | 74 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 4.16 |
| 1957 | KCA | 9 | 7 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 143.2 | 160 | 74 | 61 | 32 | 4.64 |
| 1958 | DET | 2 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 62.2 | 70 | 22 | 4 | 32 | 3.16 |
| 1959 | DET | 1 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 92.2 | 94 | 41 | 18 | 39 | 3.98 |
| 1960 | DET/WSH | 4 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 53.0 | 69 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 4.25 |
| 1961 | LAA | 8 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 10 | 91.2 | 74 | 24 | 17 | 39 | 2.36 |
| 1962 | LAA | 5 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 9 | 58.2 | 53 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 2.91 |
| 1963 | LAA | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 16.1 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5.51 |
| Career | — | 67 | 47 | 443 | 61 | 64 | 1023.1 | 1040 | 410 | 300 | 364 | 3.61 |
On this day & linked events
1987
Died January 13, 1987
1951
Major-league debut: Tom Morgan
Tom Morgan made a major-league debut on April 20, 1951.
1963
Final major-league game: Tom Morgan
Tom Morgan played a final major-league game on June 8, 1963.
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