#593 Rich Morales

Very weak hitter…1971 mark of .243 BA represents personal best and  was 48 points above his career …got more playing time in 1972 with 287 at bats and responded with 20 RBIs but BA dropped to .206….Rich shared SS duties with Luis Alavado both whom represented an offensive liability in an otherwise much improved team from two year earlier…1973 Rich was exiled from  SS by new acquisition Eddy Leon, ended up going hitless in 7 games for the Chisox…was purchased  by Padres….was able to get a handful of hits but avg was only .165….was able to stick around for 1974 term…released thereafter.