Jerry Morales
1969–1983 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, NLS, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
1,441G
.259AVG
.313OBP
.382SLG
More career statistics
1,173H
95HR
570RBI
37SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,441 | 4,984 | 4,528 | 516 | 1,173 | 199 | 36 | 95 | 570 | 366 | 567 | 37 | 57 | 14 | 56 | 1,729 | .259 | .313 | .382 | .695 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1973-08-12 to 1973-08-26
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1973-06-13 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1977-08-06 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1974-05-22 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 742 | 2508 | 605 | 51 | 305 | 201 | 288 | .267 | .321 | .402 |
| Away | 699 | 2476 | 568 | 44 | 265 | 165 | 279 | .251 | .296 | .362 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 203 | 727 | 157 | 16 | 87 | 64 | 79 | .242 | .304 | .369 |
| May | 247 | 849 | 196 | 12 | 99 | 56 | 106 | .251 | .297 | .361 |
| June | 233 | 878 | 230 | 21 | 95 | 61 | 93 | .288 | .331 | .437 |
| July | 247 | 852 | 192 | 12 | 81 | 67 | 80 | .249 | .304 | .355 |
| August | 252 | 881 | 220 | 23 | 111 | 61 | 114 | .275 | .319 | .408 |
| September | 247 | 747 | 165 | 11 | 92 | 54 | 91 | .243 | .293 | .354 |
| October | 12 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .277 | .320 | .340 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 137 | 490 | 114 | 15 | 63 | 31 | 71 | .250 | .296 | .412 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 132 | 502 | 114 | 9 | 47 | 39 | 59 | .252 | .305 | .372 |
| new-york-mets | 131 | 458 | 118 | 11 | 57 | 40 | 50 | .286 | .345 | .438 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 130 | 465 | 124 | 6 | 51 | 39 | 55 | .294 | .351 | .410 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 115 | 390 | 114 | 9 | 45 | 33 | 40 | .327 | .377 | .461 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 114 | 361 | 84 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 41 | .255 | .294 | .382 |
| atlanta-braves | 113 | 363 | 76 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 39 | .224 | .256 | .286 |
| cincinnati-reds | 107 | 339 | 73 | 7 | 44 | 26 | 38 | .236 | .292 | .398 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  San Diego Padres | 19 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 6 | – | .195 | – | – |
| 1970 | San Diego Padres | 28 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 4 | – | .155 | – | – |
| 1971 | San Diego Padres | 12 | 17 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | .118 | – | – |
| 1972 | San Diego Padres | 115 | 347 | 83 | 4 | 18 | 4 | .239 | – | – |
| 1973 | San Diego Padres | 122 | 388 | 109 | 9 | 34 | 6 | .281 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Chicago Cubs | 151 | 534 | 146 | 15 | 82 | 2 | .273 | – | – |
| 1975 | Chicago Cubs | 153 | 578 | 156 | 12 | 91 | 3 | .270 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs | 140 | 537 | 147 | 16 | 67 | 3 | .274 | – | – |
| 1977 | Chicago Cubs | 136 | 490 | 142 | 11 | 69 | – | .290 | – | – |
| 1978 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 130 | 457 | 109 | 4 | 46 | 4 | .239 | – | – |
| 1979 |  Detroit Tigers | 129 | 440 | 93 | 14 | 56 | 10 | .211 | – | – |
| 1980 |  New York Mets | 94 | 193 | 49 | 3 | 30 | 2 | .254 | – | – |
| 1981 | Chicago Cubs | 84 | 245 | 70 | 1 | 25 | 1 | .286 | – | – |
| 1982 | Chicago Cubs | 65 | 116 | 33 | 4 | 30 | 1 | .284 | – | – |
| 1983 | Chicago Cubs | 63 | 87 | 17 | – | 11 | – | .195 | – | – |