Jim Morrison (baseball)

American baseball player

Baseball player

Jim Morrison

Third baseman / Second baseman
Born: (1952-09-23) September 23, 1952 (age 71)
Pensacola, Florida, U.S.

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut
September 18, 1977, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
September 28, 1988, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average| .260
Home runs| 112
Runs batted in| 435
Teams

* Philadelphia Phillies (1977–1978)
* Chicago White Sox (1979–1982)
* Pittsburgh Pirates (1982–1987)
* Detroit Tigers (1987–1988)
* Atlanta Braves (1988)

James Forrest Morrison (born September 23, 1952), is an American former professional baseball second baseman and third baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers, and Atlanta Braves from 1977 to 1988. He also played in the Italian Baseball League.

Morrison managed the Charlotte Stone Crabs, a Class A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, until 2012. Previously he was manager of the Columbus Catfish, another Rays Class A affiliate, and led them to the South Atlantic League Championship in 2007.[1] Currently he is the manager of the Florida Complex League Rays[2]

## Career statistics[edit]

In 12 seasons covering 1089 games, Morrison compiled a .260 batting average with 371 runs, 112 home runs and 435 RBIs. He finished his career with a .963 fielding percentage.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "VB D-Rays Announce 08 Coaching Staff". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
2. ^ "Rays name Minor League coaching staffs for 2016". 5 January 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
* Jim Morrison at Baseball Gauge
* Jim Morrison at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)