Charlie Morton (baseball manager)
American baseball player, manager, and executive (1854–1921) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 21st century baseball pitcher, see Charlie Morton (pitcher).
Charles Hazen Morton (October 12, 1854 – December 9, 1921) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder, manager, and League executive. As a manager, he led a team whose members included the first African-American players in Major League history.[1]
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Charlie Morton | |
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Outfielder/Manager/Executive | |
Born: (1854-10-12)October 12, 1854 Kingsville, Ohio, U.S. | |
Died: December 9, 1921(1921-12-09) (aged 67) Massillon, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 2, 1882, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 23, 1885, for the Detroit Wolverines | |
MLB statistics | |
Games played | 88 |
Runs scored | 34 |
Batting average | .194 |
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After retiring from the major leagues, Morton served intermittently as an official and went on to become an influential minor league baseball executive.