Mort Ek
Lars Morton Ek
Born: 1937
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1956-1962
Mort Ek compiled a career record of 26 wins and 41 losses and a 5.72 ERA in his 135-game pitching career with the Douglas Copper Kings, San Angelo Pirates, San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers, Idaho Falls Russets, Burlington Bees, Kinston Eagles and Asheville Tourists. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1962 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | AZTX | Douglas Copper Kings | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.96 | 15 | 10 | 69.0 | 61 | 54 | 38 | 3 | 73 | ||||||||||
| 1957 | C | AZTX | Douglas Copper Kings | 2 | 10 | .167 | 9.83 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 109.0 | 143 | 146 | 119 | 10 | 112 | 1 | 83 | 13 | 2 | 19 | |||
| 1958 | D | SOPH | San Angelo Pirates | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.13 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 94.0 | 107 | 80 | 64 | 7 | 81 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1959 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.75 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 159.0 | 169 | 118 | 84 | 12 | 98 | 146 | 8 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.72 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 40 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 9 | 5 | .643 | 3.27 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 113.0 | 96 | 54 | 41 | 9 | 65 | 9 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |||
| Totals | 26 | 41 | .388 | 5.72 | 135 | 61 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 592.0 | 623 | 494 | 376 | 45 | 471 | 13 | 449 | 38 | 3 | 55 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | AZTX | Douglas Copper Kings | 15 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .179 | .179 | .357 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | C | AZTX | Douglas Copper Kings | 25 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .159 | .178 | .273 | .451 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | 30 | 76 | 68 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 35 | .118 | .200 | .162 | .362 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | D | SOPH | San Angelo Pirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | 29 | 84 | 76 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 33 | .145 | .217 | .171 | .388 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | 11 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .077 | .250 | .308 | .558 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 32 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .156 | .206 | .188 | .393 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 146 | 290 | 266 | 17 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 108 | .139 | .199 | .192 | .391 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | AZTX | Douglas Copper Kings | P | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 1957 | C | AZTX | Douglas Copper Kings | P | 25 | 7 | 34 | 2 | 1 | .953 | 1.640 |
| 1958 | D | SOPH | San Angelo Pirates | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | C | CALL | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | P | 21 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .880 | 1.048 |
| 1959 | C | PION | Idaho Falls Russets | P | 27 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .909 | 1.111 |
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | P | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .364 |
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | P | 32 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .941 | .500 |
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 135 | 36 | 77 | 9 | 5 | .926 | .837 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | Arizona-Mexico League | Douglas Copper Kings | PIT | ||
| 1957 | C | Arizona-Mexico League | Douglas Copper Kings | PIT | ||
| 1958 | D | Sophomore League | San Angelo Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1958 | C | California League | San Jose Pirates/Las Vegas Wranglers | PIT | ||
| 1959 | C | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Russets | PIT | ||
| 1960 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Burlington Bees | PIT | ||
| 1962 | A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | PIT | ||
| 1962 | B | Carolina League | Kinston Eagles | PIT |
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