Carl Morton

Morton Tosses Shutout Against Chicago

Carl Morton had an impressive outing at Wrigley Field, hurling the Montreal Expos to a 4-0 shutout victory over the Chicago Cubs.

"He threw strikes and he was always around the plate," Chicago skipper <Leo Durocher:coach#6> said. "The ball was doing everything he wanted it to do. We hit some balls hard, but they were all right at the fielders."

On the day, the right-handed Morton yielded 4 hits and tallied 6 strikeouts with 4 walks.

This season to date, Morton has a record of 6 wins and 7 losses with a 4.31 ERA, has appeared in 19 games and struck out 78 in 140 innings.

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