Lon Morton
Lon Morton
Born: March 28, 1945
Deceased: April 17, 2017
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Career: 1963-1967
Lon Morton compiled a career record of 28 wins and 18 losses and a 3.53 ERA in his 94-game pitching career with the Quad Cities Angels, San Jose Bees, El Paso Sun Kings, Reno Silver Sox and Pawtucket Indians. He began playing during the 1963 season and last took the field during the 1967 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Angels | 12 | 7 | .632 | 2.96 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 158.0 | 133 | 65 | 52 | 6 | 73 | 1 | 170 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1964 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.33 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 92.0 | 89 | 45 | 34 | 6 | 37 | 4 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 1965 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.81 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 40 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1965 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Angels | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.32 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 62.0 | 50 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1966 | AA | EL | Pawtucket Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.79 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.52 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46.0 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Pawtucket Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.00 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Totals | 28 | 18 | .609 | 3.53 | 94 | 51 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 421.0 | 372 | 199 | 165 | 27 | 204 | 10 | 435 | 14 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Angels | 26 | 66 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .125 | .194 | .125 | .319 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 18 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .200 | .222 | .200 | .422 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Angels | 10 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .095 | .174 | .095 | .269 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | EL | Pawtucket Indians | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 13 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .250 | .368 | .375 | .743 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Pawtucket Indians | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .600 | .333 | .933 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 95 | 168 | 144 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 38 | .160 | .233 | .174 | .406 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Angels | P | 26 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 1 | .868 | 1.269 |
| 1964 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | P | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .944 | .944 |
| 1965 | AA | TL | El Paso Sun Kings | P | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .214 |
| 1965 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities Angels | P | 10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
| 1966 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .833 |
| 1967 | AA | EL | Pawtucket Indians | P | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .273 |
| Totals | 91 | 21 | 59 | 7 | 4 | .920 | .879 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities Angels | LAA | ||
| 1964 | A | California League | San Jose Bees | LAA | ||
| 1965 | AA | Texas League | El Paso Sun Kings | CAL | ||
| 1965 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities Angels | CAL | ||
| 1966 | A | California League | Reno Silver Sox | CLE | ||
| 1966 | AA | Eastern League | Pawtucket Indians | CLE | ||
| 1967 | AA | Eastern League | Pawtucket Indians | CLE |
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