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Mike Morgan (baseball)

Mike Morgan, American baseball player and coach

Born
October 8, 1959
Age in 2026
67
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1959

About Mike Morgan (baseball)

Michael Thomas Morgan is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for 12 different teams over 25 years, and is one of 31 players in baseball history to appear in Major League baseball games in four decades (1978–2002). Upon his retirement, Morgan held the major league record for most major league teams played for (12), but this record was surpassed by Octavio Dotel in 2012 and Edwin Jackson in 2018. Because of this, Morgan was nicknamed "the Nomad" by his teammates due to his constant travel from team to team. After starting the 1979 season with the AAA Ogden A's, Morgan was called up again to the big club after posting a 5–5 record with a 3.48 ERA in 101 innings. The Yankees then demoted Morgan and assigned him to the AA Nashville Sounds where he posted an 8–7 record with a 4.42 ERA in 169 innings. After attending Valley High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, and pitching for the baseball team, Morgan was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft.

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Mike Morgan (baseball) timeline

  1. After attending Valley High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, and pitching for the baseball team, Morgan was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the first round (fourth overall) of the 1978 Major League Baseball draft.
  2. After starting the 1979 season with the AAA Ogden A's, Morgan was called up again to the big club after posting a 5–5 record with a 3.48 ERA in 101 innings.
  3. Upon his retirement, Morgan held the major league record for most major league teams played for (12), but this record was surpassed by Octavio Dotel in 2012 and Edwin Jackson in 2018.

The world when Mike Morgan (baseball) was born

Mike Morgan (baseball) was born in 1959. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1959

  • #1 song"Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin
  • Top movieBen-Hur
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookGoldfinger – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentIngemar Johansson knocks out Floyd Patterson for heavyweight title
  • Top headlineAlaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th US states
  • Technology milestoneMicrochip (integrated circuit) invented
  • Defining fadBarbie dolls
  • Notable inventionBarbie doll
  • World population2.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population177.1M

1959 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mike Morgan (baseball)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19592026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,400$435,000
Average income$7,000$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population177.1M341 million

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