Edward Carre Morgan (May 22, 1904 – April 9, 1980) was a
baseball
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player for the
Cleveland Indians
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and
Boston Red Sox
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.
Biography
Morgan was born May 22, 1904, in
Cairo, Illinois
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.
Morgan entered the Major Leagues in 1928 with the
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...
. He played about half the season with them; over the next three years he became an everyday starter.
In 1930, his first full season, Morgan batted .349 with 47 doubles, 26 home runs, and 136 runs batted in. After the Indians refused him a raise for the following season, he reportedly threatened to quit baseball to go work for his wealthy father. In 1931, he batted a career-high .351.
After being sent down to New Orleans by the Indians in 1933, Morgan was selected by the
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...
in the Rule 5 draft on October 3. He made his final major league appearance with Boston in 1934, and eventually went on to work for his father.
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Morgan died April 9, 1980, in .
Career Statistics
In 771 games played over seven major league seasons, Morgan hit .313 (879-for-2810) with 512 runs scored, 186 doubles, 45 triples, 52 home runs, 473 RBI, 385 walks, a .398 on-base percentage
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and .467 slugging percentage
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. He compiled a career .983 fielding percentage
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.
See also
*List of Major League Baseball annual putouts leaders
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*List of Major League Baseball career batting average leaders
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*List of Major League Baseball career on-base percentage leaders
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References
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1904 births
1980 deaths
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