Tom Morgan (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player and coach
Date of Birth: 20-May-1930
Place of Birth: El Monte, California, United States
Date of Death: 13-Jan-1987
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Tom Morgan (baseball)
- Tom Stephen Morgan (May 20, 1930 – January 13, 1987) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.
- A native of El Monte, California, the 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 195 lb (88 kg) right-hander was signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent before the 1949 season.
- He played for the Yankees (1951–52; 1954–56), Kansas City Athletics (1957), Detroit Tigers (1958–60), Washington Senators (1960) and Los Angeles Angels (1961–63). A farmer in his native California, his nickname was "Plowboy." Morgan was both as a starting pitcher and as a relief pitcher during his career.
- In his first five seasons he had a combined 38-22 record with 26 saves for the Yankees and appeared in three World Series (1952, 1955, and 1956).
- He started 46 games for New York and relieved in 110 others. On June 30, 1954, Morgan tied a Major League Baseball record for most hit batsmen in an inning (3) vs.
- the Boston Red Sox.From 1957 to 1960 he pitched mostly in relief for the A's, Tigers, and Senators, with a record of 16-21 and 18 saves in 167 games.
- He was then acquired by the expansion Los Angeles Angels from the Minnesota Twins on January 31, 1961. In 1961 and 1962 Morgan teamed with Art Fowler to give the Angels a pair of closers.
- Morgan's combined record for those two seasons was 13-4 with 19 saves and a 2.57 earned run average in 107 relief appearances.
- He pitched poorly during the first half of the 1963 season and was eventually released. Career totals include a 67-47 record in 443 games pitched, 61 games started, 18 complete games, 7 shutouts, 204 games finished, 64 saves, and an ERA of 3.61.
- He hit .186 with 5 home runs in 247 at bats.
- He made two errors in his last five seasons (202 games). After his player career was over, Morgan worked as a pitching coach for the California Angels from 1972–74 and 1981–83, the San Diego Padres in 1975, and the Yankees in 1979.
- He also worked as a minor league instructor for the Angels and a scout for the Yankees and Atlanta Braves. Tom Morgan died on Thursday, January 15, 1987, at age 56 due to complications from a stroke he had suffered one week earlier.
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