Kevin Morton

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Kevin Morton


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position=Pitcher
birthdate=birth date|1968|8|3
birthplace=Norwalk, Connecticut
bats=Right
throws=Left
debutdate=July 5
debutyear=by|1991
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=October 3
finalyear=by|1991
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Win-Loss Record
stat1value=6-5
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=4.59
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=45
teams=
*Boston Red Sox (1991)
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Kevin Joseph Morton (b. August 3, by|1968 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Morton was selected in the first round with the 29th overall by the Boston Red Sox in the 1989 amateur draft. He made his major league debut on July 5, by|1991 and pitched a complete game, beating the Detroit Tigers 10-1 at Fenway Park. [cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS199107050.shtml|title=July 5, 1991 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play|accessdate=2008-04-11|publisher=Sports Reference, Inc.] He finished the season with the Red Sox with a 6-5 record and a total of 45 strikeouts in eighty-six and one-third innings.

Morton spent the rest of his professional career in the minor leagues, remaining in Boston's system with the Pawtucket Red Sox for the 1992 season before moving on to the Memphis Chicks (Kansas City Royals AA team) in 1993, the Norfolk Tides (New York Mets AAA team) in 1994, and the Iowa Cubs (Chicago Cubs AAA team) in 1995 before retiring. In the minors, he compiled an 11-33 record with four complete games and 254 strikeouts in 441 innings. [cite web|url=http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=25089|title=Kevin Morton Statistics (Minor Leagues)|accessdate=2008-04-11|publisher=Sports Reference, Inc.]

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External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mortoke01.shtml Kevin Morton] - Baseball-Reference.com