Ray Morgan (baseball)

Batting average.254

Home runs4

Runs batted in254

Ray Morgan
Second baseman
Born: (1889-06-14)June 14, 1889 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Died: February 15, 1940(1940-02-15) (aged 50) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 11, 1911, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
September 1, 1918, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Batting average	.254
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	254
Teams
Washington Senators (1911–1918)

Raymond Caryll Morgan (June 14, 1889 – February 15, 1940) was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman for the Washington Senators from 1911 through 1918. Listed at 5' 8", 155 lb., Morgan batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland.^[1]

During the dead-ball era, second baseman Ray Morgan was part of a stellar double play combo along with shortstop George McBride for the Washington Senators in a span of eight years.

Basically a slap-hitter, Morgan compiled a .254 batting average and a .348 on-base percentage in 741 career games. His most productive season came in 1913, when he posted career-highs in average (.272), hits (131), runs (58), RBI (57) and walks (68), while turning 61 double plays in 134 games.^[1]

From 1913 to 1914 Morgan ranked fourth in the American League for the most assists by a second baseman, while collecting a .398 OBP in 1916, good for a fourth place behind Tris Speaker (.470), Ty Cobb (.452) and Eddie Collins (.405).^[1]

Following his major league stint Morgan finished his career with the Baltimore Orioles of the International League. He hit a .293 average in 168 Minor league games in parts of three seasons (1910-'11, 1920).^[2]

Morgan died in Baltimore, Maryland at the age of 50, after complications related to pneumonia and heart failure.^[3]

Batting statistics

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