Peter Morris (baseball)
| Peter Morris | |||
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| Shortstop | |||
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Born: January 1, 1854 Rhuddlan, Wales | |||
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Died: December 9, 1884 (aged 30) Columbus, Wisconsin | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 14, 1884, for the Washington Nationals (UA) | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 14, 1884, for the Washington Nationals (UA) | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .000 | ||
| At bats | 3 | ||
| Hits | 0 | ||
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Peter R. Morris (January 1, 1854 – December 9, 1884) was a Welsh Major League Baseball shortstop in 1884 for the Washington Nationals of the Union Association. He played one game for them, going 0-for-3. He also played for the Milwaukee team in the Northwestern League in 1883 and 1884. He was killed in a railroad accident in December, 1884. At the time of his death, he was a resident of Ixonia, Wisconsin.[1]
Morris is the first of only three men born in Wales to play in the major leagues to date; the others were Jimmy Austin and Ted Lewis.
References
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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