Hal Morris
[edit] Biography
Hal Morris (William Harold Morris) was born on April 9, 1965 in Fort Rucker, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on July 29, 1988 for the New York Yankees. In 1990, his rookie year, he hit .340 with 7 home runs and 36 RBI. Morris played for the New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Hal Morris's best season was 1996, when he slugged 16 home runs, hit for a .313 average and knocked in 80 runs.
Morris was also one of the players named in baseball's Mitchell Report. According to the report, former Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski sold Morris steroids (specifically Deca-Durabolin and testosterone) in 1999. Morris' name and address were found in Radomski's seized address book.
Morris, like most players, declined to speak with investigators for the Mitchell Report. However, his lawyer penned a response to the Mitchell invitation in which he stated that Morris had never used performance-enhancing drugs in his career, but carefully avoided saying that he had purchased these drugs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1988
| NY
| A
| 15
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .100
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 15
| 18
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .278
| .316
| .278
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| 107
| 309
| 50
| 105
| 7
| 36
| .340
| .381
| .498
| 22
| 3
| 21
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 9
| 4
| 12
|
| 1991
| CIN
| N
| 136
| 478
| 72
| 152
| 14
| 59
| .318
| .374
| .479
| 33
| 1
| 46
| 61
| 1
| 5
| 10
| 7
| 4
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| 115
| 395
| 41
| 107
| 6
| 53
| .271
| .347
| .385
| 21
| 3
| 45
| 53
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 12
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| 101
| 379
| 48
| 120
| 7
| 49
| .317
| .371
| .420
| 18
| 0
| 34
| 51
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 5
|
| 1994
| CIN
| N
| 112
| 436
| 60
| 146
| 10
| 78
| .335
| .385
| .491
| 30
| 4
| 34
| 62
| 5
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 16
|
| 1995
| CIN
| N
| 101
| 359
| 53
| 100
| 11
| 51
| .279
| .333
| .451
| 25
| 2
| 29
| 58
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 10
|
| 1996
| CIN
| N
| 142
| 528
| 82
| 165
| 16
| 80
| .313
| .374
| .479
| 32
| 4
| 50
| 76
| 5
| 5
| 7
| 5
| 12
|
| 1997
| CIN
| N
| 96
| 333
| 42
| 92
| 1
| 33
| .276
| .328
| .351
| 20
| 1
| 23
| 43
| 3
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 10
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| 127
| 472
| 50
| 146
| 1
| 40
| .309
| .350
| .381
| 27
| 2
| 32
| 52
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 15
|
| 1999
| CIN
| N
| 80
| 102
| 10
| 29
| 0
| 16
| .284
| .348
| .373
| 9
| 0
| 10
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| 40
| 106
| 15
| 33
| 1
| 8
| .311
| .416
| .406
| 7
| 0
| 19
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| 59
| 63
| 9
| 14
| 2
| 6
| .222
| .351
| .381
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 99
| 169
| 24
| 47
| 3
| 14
| .278
| .391
| .396
| 9
| 1
| 31
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 6
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1049
| 3382
| 467
| 1030
| 74
| 461
| .305
| .362
| .444
| 212
| 19
| 304
| 467
| 21
| 23
| 44
| 48
| 85
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 197
| 616
| 68
| 186
| 2
| 52
| .302
| .354
| .373
| 34
| 2
| 52
| 81
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 20
|
| Total
|
|
| 1246
| 3998
| 535
| 1216
| 76
| 513
| .304
| .361
| .433
| 246
| 21
| 356
| 548
| 22
| 28
| 45
| 55
| 105
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1988
| NY
| A
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 19.1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| OF
| 4
| 2
| 23.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| NY
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| OF
| 5
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| NY
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 6
| 5
| 30.1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 6
| 5
| 30.1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 80
| 71
| 632.2
| 589
| 53
| 3
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1991
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 128
| 120
| 1067.1
| 979
| 100
| 9
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 109
| 103
| 909
| 841
| 86
| 1
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .999
|
| 1993
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 98
| 94
| 834.1
| 746
| 75
| 5
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1994
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 112
| 109
| 964.1
| 901
| 80
| 6
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1995
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 99
| 91
| 790.2
| 757
| 73
| 5
| 78
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1996
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 140
| 133
| 1173.2
| 1129
| 91
| 8
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1997
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 89
| 84
| 749
| 672
| 52
| 7
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 46
| 40
| 357.2
| 349
| 34
| 4
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| OF
| 39
| 37
| 288
| 47
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| LF
| 39
| 37
| 288
| 47
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| KC
| A
| DH
| 39
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 4
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 25
| 10
| 108
| 107
| 6
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1999
| CIN
| N
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 38
| 30
| 269.1
| 263
| 23
| 3
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 16
| 4
| 65
| 50
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 1B
| 54
| 34
| 334.1
| 313
| 35
| 3
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 982
| 890
| 7929
| 7391
| 685
| 52
| 670
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 61
| 48
| 386.2
| 68
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 43
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 6
| 1
| 17
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 56
| 47
| 369.2
| 61
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Yankees in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1986 - signed June 4, 1986).
- Traded by New York Yankees with Rodney Imes to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Tim Leary and Van Snider (December 12, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1995).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (December 6, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1997).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (December 22, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 23, 1998).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (January 14, 1999).
- Sold by Cincinnati Reds to Detroit Tigers (July 18, 2000).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 2000).
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