Charlie Morton (mortoch01)

Charles Hazen Morton

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 150 lb.

• Debut May 2, 1882
• Final Game June 23, 1885
• Born October 12, 1854 in Kingsville, OH USA
• Died December 9, 1921 in Massillon, OH USA

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Biographical Information

Charlie Morton played three seasons and also managed three seasons in the majors. He is most famous for being the manager of Fleet Walker and Welday Walker in 1884. Morton had seen Walker play as early as 1880 when Morton owned part of the Akron team and Walker had played for Elyria. He managed the 1895 Buffalo Bisons.

He was an umpire in the American Association for one game in 1884 and eight more in 1886.

He later served as the president of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League from 1905 to 1909.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Notes
1884	Toledo Blue Stockings	American Association	46-58	8th
1885	Detroit Wolverines	National League	7-31	--	replaced by Bill Watkins (34-36)
1886	Savannah	Southern League		--	replaced by Pete Hotaling
1887	Des Moines Hawkeyes	Northwestern League		4th	replaced William Bryan
1888	Des Moines Prohibitionists	Western Association	73-40	2nd
1889	Toledo Black Pirates	International Association	54-51	4th
1890	Toledo Maumees	American Association	68-64	4th
1892	Minneapolis Minnies	Western League	21-25	--	Team disbanded July 15
1893	Erie Blackbirds	Eastern League	63-41	1st
1894	Erie Blackbirds	Eastern League	57-49	2nd
1895	Buffalo Bisons	Eastern League	63-61	5th

Related Sites

• Charlie Morton at the SABR Bio Project
• BR Manager page
• Baseball History Daily article on Charlie Morton