| Charlie Morton | |
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.jpg) Morton as President of Ohio-Penn League | |
| Outfielder/Manager/Executive | |
| Born:(1854-10-12)October 12, 1854 Kingsville, Ohio, U.S. | |
| Died: December 9, 1921(1921-12-09) (aged 67) Massillon, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 2, 1882, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 23, 1885, for the Detroit Wolverines | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 88 |
| Runs scored | 34 |
| Batting average | .194 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Charles Hazen Morton (October 12, 1854 – December 9, 1921) was an AmericanMajor League Baseballoutfielder,manager, and Leagueexecutive. As a manager, he led a team whose members included the firstAfrican-American players in Major League history.[1]
After retiring from the major leagues, Morton served intermittently as an official and went on to become an influentialminor league baseball executive.
Morton played for, and managed in, theAmerican Association, with theToledo Blue Stockings in1884 and theDetroit Wolverines in1885. He played one season prior to managing,1882, and managed the1890Toledo Maumees after his playing career was over.[2] He compiled a career managerial record of 121wins and 153 losses.[3]
He was the manager for the 1884 Toledo Blue Stockings, who had transferred into the American Association from theNorthwestern League after the1883 season.[4] It was this team that includedMoses Fleetwood Walker and his brotherWelday Walker, who are now considered the firstAfrican-American players to play in Major League Baseball.[1] On August 10, 1883 before a scheduled exhibition game,Cap Anson and hisChicago 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.[1] 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.[1]
After his playing career, Morton spent much of his time as an executive, most notably as the founder and president of theOhio–Pennsylvania League during its existence from 1905 through 1912.[5] By the end of its seven-year lifespan, the league had enlisted the membership of no less than 40 ball clubs based in over 20 cities.[5] Morton also served as an official, umpiring a number of games during the1886 season.[6][7] He died inMassillon, Ohio at the age of 67, and was buried at Glendale Cemetery inAkron, Ohio.[8]
| Preceded by | Detroit Wolverines Managers 1885 | Succeeded by |