And another thing. This Jim Morrison baseball card looks like it was taken as an afterthought. It's like the photographer was walking on the field during batting practice, spotted Morrison, and thought "oh crap, I can't believe I almost forgot to take this guy's picture."
Anyway, on to Morrison, our Former Phillie of the Day. The Pittsburgh Pirates really liked infielder. They liked him so much they drafted him twice. Both times he refused to sign with them. But Morrison signed with the Phillies in 1974 as a fifth-round draft pick.
Morrison spent 6 seasons in the minors before getting the call to the big leagues. He was a solid offensive performer in the minors, hitting .289 with a .364 on-base percent and an OPS of .838 to go along with 87 HRs and 346 RBI in 601 games.
He got called up at the end of the 1977 season and had just 108 at-bats in 1978, when he hit just .157. He was back in the minors in 1979 when the Phillies did him a huge favor–they made him the player to be named later to complete a trade with the White Sox. He became Chicago's everyday third baseman in July and finished the season with 14 HR, 37 RBI and a .275 average.
The Sox moved him to second base in 1980 and he played in all 162 games, hitting .283 with 15 HR and 57 RBI. He was back at third in 1981, but struggled after the strike was settled and finished at .234. In 1982, he was hitting just .223 when he was traded to the Pirates in June.
Morrison was a platoon guy with the Pirates until 1986, when they made him the starting third baseman. He hit 23 HR with 88 RBI and a .274 average. He was traded to the Tigers in 1987, who released him a year later. He finished his career with the Braves in 1988.
After his playing days, he was a manager in the minors, mostly with the Rays organization. He is in charge of the Rays Florida State League team this season, the Charlotte Stone Crabs.
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