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Guy Morton
Guy Morton Sr. (Alabama Blossom)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.

Debut June 20, 1914
Final Game June 6, 1924
Born June 1, 1893 in Vernon, AL
Died October 18, 1934 in Sheffield, AL

Father of Guy Morton

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1914 21 CLE AL   1  13  25  13   5   0   9  1  128.0  116   62   43   1   55   80   3   3   510       0  3.02  2.87   95 1.336
 1915 22 CLE AL  16  15  34  27  15   6   5  1  240.0  189   75   57   5   60  134   2   6   929       2  2.14  3.05  143 1.038
 1916 23 CLE AL  12   8  27  18   9   0   5  0  149.7  139   63   48   1   42   88   3   2   610       1  2.89  2.99  104 1.209
 1917 24 CLE AL  10  10  35  18   6   1  12  2  161.0  158   74   49   3   59   62   2   3   657       0  2.74  2.82  103 1.348
 1918 25 CLE AL  14   8  30  28  13   1   1  0  214.7  189   87   63   1   77  123   3   4   892       0  2.64  2.99  113 1.239
 1919 26 CLE AL   9   9  26  20   9   3   4  0  147.3  128   65   46   3   47   64   0   3   597       0  2.81  3.35  119 1.188
 1920 27 CLE AL   8   6  29  17   6   1   8  1  137.0  140   80   68   2   57   72   1   5   584       0  4.47  3.79   85 1.438
 1921 28 CLE AL   8   3  30   7   3   2  15  0  107.7   98   45   33   1   32   45   2   1   448       1  2.76  4.28  155 1.207
 1922 29 CLE AL  14   9  38  23  13   3   7  0  202.7  218  117   90   7   85  102   4   5   899       0  4.00  3.99  100 1.495
 1923 30 CLE AL   6   6  33  14   3   2   8  1  129.3  133   67   61   3   56   54   2   2   562       1  4.24  3.98   94 1.461
 1924 31 CLE AL   0   1  10   0   0   0   5  0   12.3   12   12    9   0   13    6   0   1    62       0  6.57  4.27   65 2.027
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .527  98  88 317 185  82  19  79  6 1629.7 1520  747  567  27  583  830  22  35  6750       5  3.13  3.37  108 1.290
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  11  42  25  11   2  10  0  220.7  205  101   76   3   78  112   2   4   914   0   0  3.13  3.37  108 1.290
 Career High     16  15  38  28  15   6  15  2  240.0  218  117   90   7   85  134   4   6   929   0   2  2.14  4.28  155 1.038

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1914 21 CLE AL  25   35    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0  10  .029  .029  .029  -83    1   2           0    
 1915 22 CLE AL  34   82    1   12   2  1   0    2   0  2   0  28  .146  .146  .195    1   16   3           0    
 1916 23 CLE AL  27   57    7   12   0  0   0    5   0      0  14  .211  .211  .211   23   12   2           0    
 1917 24 CLE AL  35   47    0    4   0  0   0    2   0      0  14  .085  .085  .085  -50    4   3           0    
 1918 25 CLE AL  30   77    4   12   5  1   0    2   0      4  15  .156  .198  .247   29   19   0           0    
 1919 26 CLE AL  26   56    2    9   1  0   0    9   0      2   8  .161  .190  .179    1   10   1           0    
 1920 27 CLE AL  29   46    1   10   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   9  .217  .234  .217   19   10   1           0    
 1921 28 CLE AL  30   35    1    6   1  0   0    6   0  0   1   8  .171  .194  .200   -0    7   3           0    
 1922 29 CLE AL  38   68    4   13   1  1   0    3   0  0   1   8  .191  .203  .235   13   16   6           0    
 1923 30 CLE AL  33   44    4    7   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   8  .159  .178  .182   -5    8   1           0    
 1924 31 CLE AL  10    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     317  548   24   86  11  3   0   33   0  2  10 122  .157  .172  .188    0  103  22   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        280   12   44   6  2   0   17   0  1   5  62  .157  .172  .188    0   53  11   0   0   0   0
 Career High     38   82    7   13   5  1   0    9   0  2   4  28                          19   6   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1914 21 CLE AL   37   36    0   0.0    85| .029  .261| .029  .335| .029  .341| .058  .676| -83  .000  -8.0  -1.0     
 1915 22 CLE AL   85   75    2   0.7    85| .146  .257| .146  .336| .195  .338| .341  .674|   1  .054 -10.6  -1.2   0%
 1916 23 CLE AL   59   47    3   1.7    87| .211  .263| .211  .339| .211  .344| .422  .682|  23  .220  -5.8  -0.7     
 1917 24 CLE AL   50   46    0   0.0    85| .085  .263| .085  .335| .085  .340| .170  .675| -50  .000  -8.8  -1.0     
 1918 25 CLE AL   81   65    4   1.7    89| .156  .271| .198  .343| .247  .345| .445  .688|  29  .207  -7.2  -0.8     
 1919 26 CLE AL   59   48    2   1.1   100| .161  .283| .190  .350| .179  .381| .369  .731|   1  .086  -7.7  -0.8     
 1920 27 CLE AL   48   37    2   1.4   109| .217  .295| .234  .360| .217  .405| .451  .765|  19  .108  -5.6  -0.6   0%
 1921 28 CLE AL   39   32    1   0.8   116| .171  .302| .194  .368| .200  .424| .394  .792|  -0  .036  -5.5  -0.5   0%
 1922 29 CLE AL   75   61    3   1.3   111| .191  .294| .203  .359| .235  .413| .438  .773|  13  .087  -9.1  -0.9   0%
 1923 30 CLE AL   46   38    1   0.7   108| .159  .290| .178  .360| .182  .401| .360  .761|  -5  .031  -6.9  -0.7   0%
 1924 31 CLE AL    1    1    0   0.0   113| .000  .299| .000  .369| .000  .411| .000  .780|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      580  486   18   1.0    96| .157  .276| .172  .348| .188  .370| .360  .718|   0  .074 -75.4  -8.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1914 21 CLE AL   P   25      2   30    5    1  .865  .936  1.28  1.74  2.25  2.96   13  128.0
 1915 22 CLE AL   P   34      3   69    4    2  .947  .938  2.12  1.80  2.70  3.01   27  240.0
 1916 23 CLE AL   P   27      7   38    6    1  .882  .945  1.67  1.69  2.71  2.95   18  149.7
 1917 24 CLE AL   P   35      5   42    6    0  .887  .948  1.34  1.83  2.63  3.04   18  161.0
 1918 25 CLE AL   P   30      6   52    7    2  .892  .952  1.93  1.85  2.43  2.82   28  214.7
 1919 26 CLE AL   P   26      1   40    6    0  .872  .949  1.58  1.76  2.51  2.83   20  147.3
 1920 27 CLE AL   P   29      2   25    6    0  .818  .947  0.93  1.66  1.77  2.70   17  137.0
 1921 28 CLE AL   P   30      1   20    2    1  .913  .955  0.70  1.56  1.75  2.70    7  107.7
 1922 29 CLE AL   P   38      6   64    3    3  .959  .963  1.84  1.48  3.11  2.60   23  202.7
 1923 30 CLE AL   P   33      2   32    3    0  .919  .958  1.03  1.49  2.37  2.72   14  129.3
 1924 31 CLE AL   P   10      0    2    2    0  .500  .952  0.20  1.32  1.46  2.56    0   12.3

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1914 21 CLE AL   P   25      2   30    5    1  .865  .936  1.28  1.74  2.25  2.96   13  128.0
 1915 22 CLE AL   P   34      3   69    4    2  .947  .938  2.12  1.80  2.70  3.01   27  240.0
 1916 23 CLE AL   P   27      7   38    6    1  .882  .945  1.67  1.69  2.71  2.95   18  149.7
 1917 24 CLE AL   P   35      5   42    6    0  .887  .948  1.34  1.83  2.63  3.04   18  161.0
 1918 25 CLE AL   P   30      6   52    7    2  .892  .952  1.93  1.85  2.43  2.82   28  214.7
 1919 26 CLE AL   P   26      1   40    6    0  .872  .949  1.58  1.76  2.51  2.83   20  147.3
 1920 27 CLE AL   P   29      2   25    6    0  .818  .947  0.93  1.66  1.77  2.70   17  137.0
 1921 28 CLE AL   P   30      1   20    2    1  .913  .955  0.70  1.56  1.75  2.70    7  107.7
 1922 29 CLE AL   P   38      6   64    3    3  .959  .963  1.84  1.48  3.11  2.60   23  202.7
 1923 30 CLE AL   P   33      2   32    3    0  .919  .958  1.03  1.49  2.37  2.72   14  129.3
 1924 31 CLE AL   P   10      0    2    2    0  .500  .952  0.20  1.32  1.46  2.56    0   12.3

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 317     35  414   50   10  .900  .949  1.42  1.67  2.48  2.84  185 1629.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       317     35  414   50   10  .900  .949  1.42  1.67  2.48  2.84  185   1630
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1915 AL-2.14-8

Wins
1918 AL-14-10

Won-Loss %
1918 AL-.636-5
1922 AL-.609-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1915 AL-1.038-3
1919 AL-1.188-9

Hits Allowed/9IP
1915 AL-7.09-5
1918 AL-7.92-10
1919 AL-7.82-6

Bases on Balls/9IP
1915 AL-2.25-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1915 AL-5.03-7
1918 AL-5.16-1
1919 AL-3.91-7
1922 AL-4.53-1

Strikeouts
1915 AL-134-7
1918 AL-123-4
1922 AL-102-6

Shutouts
1915 AL-6-3
1919 AL-3-10
1921 AL-2-9
1922 AL-3-7
1923 AL-2-10

Home Runs Allow.
1915 AL-5-6
1917 AL-3-9

Bases On Balls Allow.
1918 AL-77-9
1922 AL-85-10

SO to Walk
1915 AL-2.23-3
1918 AL-1.60-3
1922 AL-1.20-10

Losses
1915 AL-15-7

Wild Pitches
1915 AL-6-9
1922 AL-5-7

Games Finished
1921 AL-15-10

Adjusted ERA+
1915 AL-143-5

    

Gray Ink: Pitching - 39 (618) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 13.0 (589) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 5.0 (1232) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 11, 1924: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

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