Tom Morgan

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: May 20, 1930 in El Monte, CA us

Died: January 13, 1987 in Anaheim, CA

Buried: Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

High School: El Monte HS (El Monte, CA)

Debut: April 20, 1951 (Age 20-335d, 10,790th in major league history)
vs. WSH 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: June 8, 1963 (Age 33-019d)
vs. MIN 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Tom Stephen Morgan

Nicknames: Plowboy

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.5

ERA

3.61

443

1023.1

364

WHIP

1.309

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1949	19	NYY-min	C	12	9	.571	3.74	33			13	1		200.0	197	108	83		72		125	3	0	3				1.345	8.9		3.2	5.6	1.74	VNT CALL
1950	20	NYY-min	A	17	8	.680	3.55	29	28					203.0	182	92	80		55									1.167	8.1		2.4			BNG EL
1951	21	NYY-min	AAA	2	1	.667	2.25	4			2			20.0	14	6	5	2	8		11	1	0	0				1.100	6.3	0.9	3.6	5.0	1.38	KCY AA
1951	21	NYY	AL	9	3	.750	3.68	27	16	7	4	2	2	124.2	119	56	51	11	36	1	57	3	1	2	516	104	3.65	1.243	8.6	0.8	2.6	4.1	1.58
1952	22	NYY	AL	5	4	.556	3.07	16	12	3	2	1	2	93.2	86	34	32	8	33	2	35	4	1	0	382	108	3.94	1.270	8.3	0.8	3.2	3.4	1.06
1953			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1954	24	NYY	AL	11	5	.688	3.34	32	17	4	7	4	1	143.0	149	58	53	8	40	5	34	5	0	2	602	104	3.59	1.322	9.4	0.5	2.5	2.1	0.85
1955	25	NYY	AL	7	3	.700	3.25	40	1	24	0	0	11	72.0	72	29	26	3	24	4	17	5	0	0	307	116	3.64	1.333	9.0	0.4	3.0	2.1	0.71
1956	26	NYY	AL	6	7	.462	4.16	41	0	23	0	0	11	71.1	74	41	33	2	27	4	20	3	0	0	304	93	3.44	1.416	9.3	0.3	3.4	2.5	0.74
1957	27	KCA	AL	9	7	.563	4.64	46	13	24	5	0	8	143.2	160	76	74	19	61	9	32	3	0	3	619	85	5.07	1.538	10.0	1.2	3.8	2.0	0.52
1958	28	DET	AL	2	5	.286	3.16	39	1	11	0	0	1	62.2	70	28	22	7	4	0	32	1	0	0	256	128	3.15	1.181	10.1	1.0	0.6	4.6	8.00
1959	29	DET	AL	1	4	.200	3.98	46	1	22	0	0	9	92.2	94	48	41	11	18	3	39	6	1	2	386	102	4.02	1.209	9.1	1.1	1.7	3.8	2.17
1960	30	TOT	AL	4	5	.444	4.25	36	0	22	0	0	1	53.0	69	32	25	12	15	4	23	1	0	0	240	95	5.51	1.585	11.7	2.0	2.5	3.9	1.53
1960	30	DET	AL	3	2	.600	4.66	22	0	16	0	0	1	29.0	33	17	15	6	10	1	12	0	0	0	127	87	5.42	1.483	10.2	1.9	3.1	3.7	1.20
1960	30	WSH	AL	1	3	.250	3.75	14	0	6	0	0	0	24.0	36	15	10	6	5	3	11	1	0	0	113	108	5.61	1.708	13.5	2.3	1.9	4.1	2.20
1961	31	LAA	AL	8	2	.800	2.36	59	0	33	0	0	10	91.2	74	31	24	7	17	3	39	5	0	0	363	190	3.44	0.993	7.3	0.7	1.7	3.8	2.29	MVP-21
1962	32	LAA	AL	5	2	.714	2.91	48	0	26	0	0	9	58.2	53	23	19	6	19	6	29	1	0	2	242	133	3.98	1.227	8.1	0.9	2.9	4.4	1.53
1963	33	LAA-min	AAA	4	2	.667	2.60	32	0		0	0		52.0	41	15	15	5	10	4	28	0	0	1				0.981	7.1	0.9	1.7	4.8	2.80	HAW PCL
1963	33	LAA	AL	0	0		5.51	13	0	5	0	0	1	16.1	20	11	10	1	6	1	7	3	0	1	76	64	4.07	1.592	11.0	0.6	3.3	3.9	1.17
12 Yrs				67	47	.588	3.61	443	61	204	18	7	66	1023.1	1040	467	410	95	300	42	364	40	3	12	4293	107	3.96	1.309	9.1	0.8	2.6	3.2	1.21
162 Game Avg.				9	6	.588	3.61	60	8	28	2	1	9	138	140	63	55	13	40	6	49	5	0	2	579	107	3.96	1.309	9.1	0.8	2.6	3.2	1.21

NYY (5 yrs)				38	22	.633	3.48	156	46	61	13	7	27	504.2	500	218	195	32	160	16	163	20	2	4	2111	105	3.66	1.308	8.9	0.6	2.9	2.9	1.02
LAA (3 yrs)				13	4	.765	2.86	120	0	64	0	0	20	166.2	147	65	53	14	42	10	75	9	0	3	681	146	3.69	1.134	7.9	0.8	2.3	4.1	1.79
DET (3 yrs)				6	11	.353	3.81	107	2	49	0	0	11	184.1	197	93	78	24	32	4	83	7	1	2	769	107	3.94	1.242	9.6	1.2	1.6	4.1	2.59
WSH (1 yr)				1	3	.250	3.75	14	0	6	0	0	0	24.0	36	15	10	6	5	3	11	1	0	0	113	108	5.61	1.708	13.5	2.3	1.9	4.1	2.20
KCA (1 yr)				9	7	.563	4.64	46	13	24	5	0	8	143.2	160	76	74	19	61	9	32	3	0	3	619	85	5.07	1.538	10.0	1.2	3.8	2.0	0.52

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