Charles Morton

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Charlie Morton (pitcher)

Charles Alfred Morton (born November 12, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously pitched in MLB for the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Amateur career

Morton was born in Flemington, New Jersey, but was raised in Redding, Connecticut. Morton, attended Joel Barlow High School, where he starred as a pitcher, graduating in 2002.

Professional career

Atlanta Braves

Morton was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the third round (95th overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He started his pro career in 2002 with the GCL Braves. In 2003, he played for the Danville Braves. He spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons with the Rome Braves. In 2006, he pitched for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. In 2007, he pitched for the Mississippi Braves.

Morton was added to the 40-man roster by the Braves on November 20, 2007. Morton made his major league debut on June 14, 2008, against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, allowing 3 runs in 6 innings, earning his first Major League win in the process.

Charlie Morton (baseball, born 1854)

Charles Hazen "Charlie" Morton (October 12, 1854 – December 9, 1921) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder, manager, and League executive. As a manager, he led a team whose members included the first African-American players in Major League history.

After retiring from the major leagues, Morton served intermittently as an official and went on to become an influential minor league baseball executive.

Major league career

Morton played for, and managed in, the American Association, with the Toledo Blue Stockings in 1884 and the Detroit Wolverines in 1885. He played one season prior to managing, 1882, and managed the 1890 Toledo Maumees after his playing career was over. He compiled a career managerial record of 121 wins and 153 losses.

He was the manager for the 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings, who had transferred into the American Association from the Northwestern League after the 1883 season. It was this team that included Moses Fleetwood Walker and his brother Welday Walker, who are now considered the first African-American players to play in Major League Baseball. On August 10, 1883 before a scheduled exhibition game, Cap Anson and his Chicago White Stockings had told Morton that his team would not play on the same field as the Walker brothers. Even though he had initially given Walker the day off due to injuries, Morton then re-inserted Moses in the game. He did this to force Anson to either play or lose his portion of the gate receipts. Anson decided to play that day, but when Chicago came to town the following year, they had already signed an agreement that the Walker brothers would not play.