Curt Motton
| Curt Motton | |||
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| Left fielder | |||
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Born: September 24, 1940 Darnell, Louisiana |
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Died: January 21, 2010 (aged 69) Parkton, Maryland |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 5, 1967, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
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| October 2, 1974, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .213 | ||
| Home runs | 25 | ||
| Runs batted in | 80 | ||
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Curtell Howard Motton (/ˈmoʊtən/ MOH-tən; September 24, 1940 – January 21, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. Mainly a reserve left fielder and pinch hitter, he was with the Baltimore Orioles when they won three consecutive American League pennants and a World Series from 1969 to 1971. He was nicknamed Cuz (short for cousin) because of his outgoing manner.
Motton played baseball at Encinal High School in Alameda, California, the same school that produced Willie Stargell and Tommy Harper. He completed his education at Santa Rosa Junior College and the University of California in Berkeley, CA.
Motton signed as an amateur free agent by the Chicago Cubs on July 20, 1961. After only one full campaign with the St. Cloud Rox in 1962, in which he hit .291 with 13 home runs and 69 runs batted in, he was selected by the Orioles in the 1962 first-year draft. Both he and Paul Blair powered the offense of the Harry Dunlop-managed when they won the 1963 California League championship. Motton led the team in batting with a .333 average.
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