Rich Morales Explained

Rich Morales
Position:Infielder
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:20 September 1943
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:August 8
Debutyear:1967
Debutteam:Chicago White Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 2
Finalyear:1974
Finalteam:San Diego Padres
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.195
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:6
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:64
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Richard Angelo Morales (born September 20, 1943) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. An infielder, he appeared in Major League Baseball between 1967–1974 for the Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres. Morales stood 5feet tall and weighed . He threw and batted right-handed.

In the Majors, 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 an MLB coach for the Atlanta Braves (on the staff of his former White Sox pilot, Chuck Tanner) and a minor league manager for eight seasons, from until and from until . He worked in the farm systems of the Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, and Seattle Mariners. As of, he was an area scout for the Baltimore Orioles based in Pacifica, California.

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