Moe Morhardt
First baseman
Born: (1937-01-16) January 16, 1937
Manchester, Connecticut, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 7, 1961, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
May 19, 1962, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Batting average.206
Home runs0
Runs batted in3
Teams

Meredith Goodwin "Moe" Morhardt (born January 16, 1937) is an American former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played parts of the 1961 and 1962 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, appearing in 25 major league games.[1]

Playing career

Morhardt attended the University of Connecticut, where he was a two-sport All-American in soccer and baseball, also playing basketball during his freshman year.[2]

After three seasons of baseball at Connecticut, Morhardt was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in summer 1959. He spent the remainder of 1959 at three minor league levels, spending most of the season with the Class D Paris Lakers. He spent all of 1960 with the Class A Lancaster Red Roses. He was assigned to the minor leagues again in 1961 and played much of the season with the Class B Wenatchee Chiefs.[3] In September, he was called up to the Cubs and made his major league debut on September 7, 1961. He appeared in seven games for the Cubs that month, starting each at first base and hitting .278.[4]

Morhardt began the 1962 season with Chicago, appearing in 18 games as a pinch-hitter. After hitting .125 with the Cubs, Morhardt was sent down to the minor leagues and split the rest of the season between Class B Wenatchee and Class AA San Antonio.[3][5]

He spent 1963 and 1964 in the minor leagues before retiring from professional baseball following the 1964 season.[3]

Coaching career

After his playing career, Morhardt was the head baseball coach at The Gilbert School in Winsted, Connecticut from 1967 to 1987, also serving, at times, as the school's boys' soccer coach, boys' basketball coach, and athletic director. As head baseball coach, Morhardt had a record of 299–134, winning eight league titles and four Class M state championships.[6][7] Starting prior to the 1988 season, Morhardt coached for seven seasons for the Hartford Hawks college baseball team, serving as an assistant from 1988 to 1992 and head coach from 1993 to 1994.[8] From 1997 to 1999, he was the head coach of the Western Connecticut Colonials baseball team.[6][9] Morhardt also spent time as the head coach of the Danbury Westerners of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, coaching the team from 1998–2004.[6][10]

Morhardt was elected to the Manchester Sports Hall of Fame on May 20, 1980.[2]

Personal life

Morhardt had three sons, Darryl, Greg and Kyle. Darryl played baseball professional in the Atlanta Braves farm system before transitioning to coaching. Greg played professionally in the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers systems before transitioning to coaching.[11] As a scout for the Los Angeles Angels, Greg Morhardt was credited with discovering Mike Trout as a high school baseball player.[12]

Head coaching record

NCAA

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Hartford Hawks (North Atlantic Conference) (1993–1994)
1993 Hartford 20–279–156thNAC Tournament
1994 Hartford 22–2710–115thNAC Tournament
Hartford: 42–5419–26
Western Connecticut State Colonials (Little East Conference) (1997–1999)
1997 Western Connecticut State 13–165–93rd (South)
1998 Western Connecticut State 15–223–118thLEC Tournament
1999 Western Connecticut State 4–221–138th
Western Connecticut State: 32–609–33
Total:74–114

[9][13][14][15]

Collegiate summer baseball

NECBL

SeasonTeamRecordStandingPlayoffs
1998Danbury25–172ndSemifinals
1999Danbury23–19T–4thFinals
2000Danbury21–205th
2001Danbury17–234th (National)
2002Danbury25–161st (Western)Semifinals
2003Danbury22–175thQuarterfinals
2004Danbury15–257th (Southern)
Total148–137

References

  1. ↑ Moe Morhardt at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed December 20, 2009. Archived 12/12/09
  2. 1 2 Morhardt's Credentials earn Hall of Fame spot Archived April 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at mhs1955.com, URL accessed December 20, 2009. Archived 12/12/09
  3. 1 2 3 "Moe Morhardt Minors". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Moe Morhardt 1961 Gamelog". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Moe Morhardt 1962 Gamelog". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 Morhardt honored for his passion, love of the game at ctsports.homestead.com, URL accessed December 20, 2009. Archived 12/12/09
  7. ↑ Yantz, Tom; Bohdan Kolinsky (December 12, 1999). "Connecticut's Best of the Century: The Great Coaches". Hartford, Connecticut, USA: Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on March 1, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Transactions: College". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, Kansas, USA. June 21, 1994. p. 5C. Retrieved March 7, 2013. HARTFORD-- ... Announced the resignation of Moe Morhardt, baseball coach.
  9. 1 2 "University of Hartford Baseball: Year-by-Year Records". Hartford Hawks. University of Hartford Athletic Department. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  10. ↑ Whalen, Goslin join new-look Westerners at cmf.newstimes.com, URL accessed December 20, 2009. Archived 12/20/09
  11. ↑ Ulbrich, Weston (May 11, 2021). "Baseball Bloodlines: The Morhardt's". Greater Hartford Twilight Baseball League. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  12. ↑ Olney, Buster (July 29, 2018). "Olney: Inside the discovery of Mike Trout". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Baseball Record Book" (PDF). AmericaEast.com. America East Conference. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Head Coaching Wins". ColonialBaseball.com. Western Connecticut Baseball. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Baseball Yearly Results". LittleEast.com. Little East Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
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