Richard Angelo Morales (born September 20, 1943) is an American former professional

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, he appeared in

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between 1967–1974 for the

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and

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. Morales stood tall and weighed . He threw and batted right-handed. In the Majors, Morales played 480 games, starting 294. Of all non-pitchers since 1930 with 1000+

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, Morales had a better batting average (.195) than only two,

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and Mike Ryan, and a slugging average (.242) better than only Luis Gómez. After his playing career, Morales was an MLB coach for the

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(, on the staff of his former White Sox pilot,

Chuck Tanner Charles William Tanner (July 4, 1928February 11, 2011) was an American professional baseball player and manager. A left fielder and pinch hitter who appeared in 396 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1955 and 1962, he was known for his ...

) and a

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manager for eight seasons, from until and from until . He worked in the

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s of the

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, and

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. As of , he was an area scout for the

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based in

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