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American baseball player (born 1952)
Baseball player
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.
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Currently he is the manager of the
Florida Complex League Rays
[2]
Career statistics
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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
.
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