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José Morales

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Designated Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 187lb (180cm, 84kg)

Born: December 30, 1944 in Frederiksted, U. S. Virgin Islands vi

Debut: August 13, 1973 (Age 28-226d, 13,405th in major league history)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 4, 1984 (Age 39-157d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: José Manuel Morales

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.1

1305

375

.287

126

RBI

207

OBP

.332

SLG

.408

OPS

.741

OPS+

103

Summary of 26 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 11 go ahead

4 Tms
MIN	12
MON	8
LAD	4
BAL	2

Platoon
vs LHP	13
vs RHP	13

Home/Road
Away	15
Home	11

Outs
2	11
1	10
0	5

18 Opps
SEA	4
OAK	2
NYM	2
PIT	2
HOU	2
CHW	2
STL	1
SDP	1
CAL	1
CIN	1
NYY	1
DET	1
KCR	1
PHI	1
ATL	1
LAD	1
CLE	1
TOR	1

26 Pitchers
Marty Pattin	1
Rick Honeycutt	1
Larry McWilliams	1
Ron Davis	1
Paul Mitchell	1
Andy Hassler	1
Jim Kaat	1
Fred Norman	1
Skip Lockwood	1
Steve Trout	1
Wilbur Wood	1
Craig Swan	1
Charlie Hough	1
Joe Niekro	1
Byron McLaughlin	1
Tom Underwood	1
Dick Drago	1
Ken Forsch	1
Sid Monge	1
Jerry Garvin	1
Andy Hawkins	1
Dick Ruthven	1
Mike Norris	1
Mark Souza	1
Ken Brett	1
Dan Schatzeder	1

15 Parks
Parc Jarry (MON)	5
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	5
Kingdome (SEA)	4
Busch Stad (STL)	1
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1

Where Hit
7	15
9	6
8	2
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	24
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	12
12-	6
1--	2
-2-	2
123	1
--3	1
-23	1
1-3	1

50 RBI
RISP	12
0 on	12
1 on	5
2 on	8
3 on	1
Any on	14

Inning
1	1
3	1
4	3
5	3
6	1
7	4
8	8
9	4
Extra	1

1-3	2
4-6	7
7-end	17

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	2
+1	1
Tied	6
-1	5
-2	4
-3	2
-4..	3

Ahead	6
Tied	6
Behind	14

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
DH	11
PH	10
PH/DH	2
C	2
1B	1

OrderPos
4th	7
5th	5
9th	5
8th	3
6th	3
3rd	1
7th	1
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	11

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1974-09-15	MON		PIT	Ken Brett	behind 2-4	b 7	1	1-3	3	1	PH	0.455	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Parrish Scores; T. Scott Scores
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1975-05-17	MON		CIN	Fred Norman	behind 2-3	b 7	0	---	1	9	PH	0.234	59%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	2	1	1975-09-09	MON		NYM	Craig Swan	tied 0-0	b 6	2	---	1	6	2	0.195	71%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1976-06-18	MON		LAD	Charlie Hough	behind 3-6	b 9	2	-2-	2	4	PH	0.028	4%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Mangual Scores
5	5	2	1	1976-06-21	MON	@	PHI	Tom Underwood	behind 0-1	t 4	0	--3	2	4	3	0.146	63%		Home Run; G. Roenicke Scores
6	6	3	1	1976-07-18 (1)	MON		HOU	Ken Forsch	behind 3-6	b 9	2	12-	3	3	PH	0.494	53%		Home Run (CF-RF); P. Mangual Scores; E. Valentine Scores
7	7	4	1	1976-08-02	MON	@	NYM	Skip Lockwood	behind 2-4	t 9	1	12-	3	9	PH	0.700	85%		Home Run (Deep CF); T. Foli Scores; J. White Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1977-08-07	MON	@	ATL	Dick Ruthven	behind 0-4	t 7	0	---	1	6	2	0.049	11%		Home Run
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1978-06-08	MIN		CHW	Wilbur Wood	behind 0-2	b 8	2	---	1	5	DH	0.103	19%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	2	1	1978-08-15	MIN	@	CLE	Sid Monge	tied 8-8	t 8	1	---	1	4	DH	0.282	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1979-04-15	MIN	@	SEA	Paul Mitchell	ahead 15-6	t 8	2	12-	3	5	DH	0.001	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Smalley Scores/unER; D. Edwards Scores/unER; J. Morales Scores/unER
12	12	2	1	1979-05-31	MIN		OAK	Mike Norris	ahead 5-2	b 4	0	---	1	8	DH	0.052	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1980-04-25	MIN		OAK	Mark Souza	ahead 5-1	b 5	1	1--	2	5	DH	0.046	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Landreaux Scores
14	14	2	1	1980-05-21	MIN	@	CHW	Steve Trout	behind 0-1	t 4	2	---	1	6	DH	0.128	45%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	3	1	1980-06-19	MIN		DET	Dan Schatzeder	tied 0-0	b 3	1	123	4	4	DH	0.222	88%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Wynegar Scores/unER; K. Landreaux Scores; R. Jackson Scores
16	16	4	1	1980-07-10	MIN	@	SEA	Rick Honeycutt	tied 0-0	t 1	1	12-	3	4	DH	0.214	75%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Jackson Scores; R. Smalley Scores
17	17	5	2	1980-07-10	MIN	@	SEA	Byron McLaughlin	ahead 6-3	t 5	2	-23	3	4	DH	0.115	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Landreaux Scores; R. Smalley Scores
18	18	6	1	1980-08-10	MIN	@	CAL	Andy Hassler	ahead 3-2	t 8	0	1--	2	5	PH/DH	0.148	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Smalley Scores
19	19	7	1	1980-08-28	MIN	@	TOR	Jerry Garvin	behind 2-4	t 8	2	12-	3	8	PH	0.565	70%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Adams Scores; K. Landreaux Scores
20	20	8	1	1980-09-27	MIN		KCR	Marty Pattin	ahead 6-0	b 5	1	---	1	4	DH	0.012	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1981-08-25	BAL	@	SEA	Dick Drago	tied 3-3	t 12	2	12-	3	7	PH/DH	0.485	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Roenicke Scores; D. DeCinces Scores
22	22	2	1	1981-09-26	BAL	@	NYY	Ron Davis	tied 3-3	t 8	1	---	1	5	DH	0.288	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1982-09-05	LAD		PIT	Larry McWilliams	behind 0-1	b 8	2	---	1	9	PH	0.345	52%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1983-04-27	LAD	@	STL	Jim Kaat	behind 4-5	t 7	1	-2-	2	9	PH	0.349	68%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Thomas Scores
25	25	2	1	1983-07-03	LAD	@	HOU	Joe Niekro	behind 0-6	t 8	1	---	1	9	PH	0.004	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	3	1	1983-09-29 (2)	LAD	@	SDP	Andy Hawkins	behind 0-4	t 9	2	---	1	8	PH	0.002	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)