Was Sy Morton a pitcher?

No. Sy Morton was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Sy Morton hit?

Sy Morton hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.

Sy Morton

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .185

HR 0

RBI 28

H 31

OPS .523

PIV -509

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 165 lb
Born: 12/19/1921 in Washington, NC, USA
Died: 1993 in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Full name: Sidney Douglas Morton

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
223.0	199.0	25.0	33.0	3.0	4.0	0	17.0	22.0	2.0	1.0	.166	.249	.221	.470

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
52	168	21	31	6	3	0	28	1	17	2	.185	.267	.256	.523	-509

Career AVG .185 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 29.5% below league average.

Career OBP .267 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 19.2% below league average.

Career SLG .256 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 30.3% below league average.

Career OPS .523 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — 25.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	PS	NN2	2	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	PS	NN2	29	93	14	19	5	3	23	1	8	0	.204	.255 (-20%)	.324 (-18%)	.346 (-7%)	.671 (-12%)	-204.4
1944	PS	NN2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	NE	NN2	19	65	6	11	1	0	4	0	7	0	.169	.261 (-35%)	.325 (-17%)	.357 (-48%)	.683 (-33%)	0.0
1947	CAG	NAL	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			52	168	21	31	6	3	28	1	17	2	.185	—	—	—	—	-204

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	35	109	20	19	0	12	.174
Away	22	64	2	8	0	4	.125

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
1944-08-18	NW2	HOM	L	4	0	1	0	0
1944-08-06	NW2	BLG	L	2	0	0	0	1
1944-08-06	NW2	BLG	W	4	0	2	0	0
1944-08-05	NW2	BLG	L	3	0	0	0	0
1944-07-28	NW2	BLG	W	4	0	0	1	0
1944-07-23	NW2	HOM	W	3	0	1	0	0
1944-07-23	NW2	HOM	L	4	0	1	0	0
1944-07-22	NW2	PH5	L	2	0	0	0	2
1944-07-16	NW2	NY5	W	5	1	1	0	0
1944-07-15	NW2	NY5	L	3	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	19	18	45	59	5	5
3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
SS	34	29	72	85	17	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1940	PS	SS	2	1	3	8	4	1
1943	PS	2B	18	17	42	56	5	4
1943	PS	SS	12	8	34	31	6	2
1944	PS	SS	1	1	2	3	0	0
1944	NE	2B	1	1	3	3	0	1
1944	NE	3B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1944	NE	SS	18	18	31	42	7	10
1947	CAG	SS	1	1	2	1	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	19
Third Base	1
Shortstop	34

Frequently Asked Questions about Sy Morton

Was Sy Morton a pitcher?: No. Sy Morton was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Sy Morton hit?: Sy Morton hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.