Sy Morton

Sy Morton
Sy Morton
	Infielder
	Born: December 19, 1921; Washington, North Carolina
	Died: January, 1993; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1940, for the Philadelphia Stars
Last appearance
	1947, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams
	Philadelphia Stars (1940–1943); Newark Eagles (1944); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1946); Chicago American Giants (1947);

Sidney Douglas Morton (December 19, 1921 – January, 1993) was an American Negro league infielder in the 1940s.

A native of Washington, North Carolina, Morton broke into the Negro leagues in 1940 with the Philadelphia Stars. He went on to play for the Newark Eagles, Pittsburgh Crawfords, and Chicago American Giants.[1] After his Negro league career, Morton played for the Elmwood Giants and Winnipeg Buffaloes of the Mandak League in 1951.[2] Morton died in 1993 at age 71.

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