- Rich Morales
Infobox MLB retired
name=Rich Morales
position=Infielder
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1943|9|20
city-state|San Francisco|California
debutdate=August 8
debutyear=by|1967
debutteam=Chicago White Sox
finaldate=October 2
finalyear=by|1974
finalteam=San Diego Padres
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.195
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=6
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=64
teams=
*Chicago White Sox (1967-73)
*San Diego Padres (1973-74)Richard Angelo Morales was an infielder who played from 1967-1974. He played for the
Chicago White Sox until early in the 1973 season; most of '73 and all of 1974 were spent with theSan Diego Padres . Morales played 480 games, starting 294. Of all non-pitchers since 1930 with 1000+ at-bats, Morales had a better batting average (.195) than only two,Ray Oyler and Mike Ryan, and a slugging average (.242) better than only Luis Gómez.After his playing career, Morales was a minor league manager for eight seasons, from by|1979 until by|1982 and from by|1988 until by|1991. He managed in the farm systems of the
Oakland Athletics ,Chicago Cubs , andSeattle Mariners .ources
* Sabermetric Baseball Encyclopedia
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