Charlie Morton (baseball manager)

Charlie Morton
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
Teams
As Player Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1882) St. Louis Brown Stockings (1882) Toledo Blue Stockings (1884) Detroit Wolverines (1885) As Manager Toledo Blue Stockings (1884) Detroit Wolverines (1885) Toledo Maumees (1890)
Career highlights and awards
President of the Ohio–Pennsylvania League, 1905–1912. Player-manager for two seasons

Charles Hazen Morton (October 12, 1854 – December 9, 1921) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder, manager, and League executive. As a manager, he led a team whose members included the first African-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 influential minor league baseball executive.