Guy Morton

American baseball player (1893-1934)

Baseball player

Guy Morton

Pitcher
Born: (1893-06-01)June 1, 1893 Vernon, Alabama, U.S.
Died: October 18, 1934(1934-10-18) (aged 41) Sheffield, Alabama, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 20, 1914, for the Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
June 6, 1924, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	98–88
Earned run average	3.13
Strikeouts	830

Teams
Cleveland Naps / Indians (1914–1924)

Guy Morton, Sr. (June 1, 1893 – October 18, 1934), nicknamed "Moose" (Not true, he was “The Alabama Blossom” and his son Guy Morton Jr. was nicknamed “Moose” who also had a stellar career in the MLB) was a Major League baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. Morton was born in Vernon, AL.

His best years were from 1915 to 1919, where his ERA was below 3.00 every season, and he won 10 games four times.

Morton died at the age of 41 in Sheffield, AL from a heart attack,^[1] and was buried in Vernon City Cemetery in Vernon, AL.^[2]

Fact

His son, Guy Jr., struck out in his only at bat in the Major Leagues, getting the chance with the Boston Red Sox in 1954.^[3]

References

^ TheDeadBallEra.com – Obituary. Retrieved October 22, 2006. Archived May 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
^ Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved October 22, 2006.
^ Baseball-Reference.com – Guy Morton, Jr.. Retrieved October 22, 2006.