Jack Morris

Jack Morris
Morris in 2013
Pitcher
Born: (1955-05-16) May 16, 1955 (age 69)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 26, 1977, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
August 7, 1994, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Win–loss record254–186
Earned run average3.90
Strikeouts2,478
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Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2018
Vote87.5%
Election methodModern Baseball Era Committee

John Scott Morris (born May 16, 1955) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers. Morris won 254 games throughout his career.

Armed with a fastball, a slider, and a forkball,[1][2] Morris was a five-time All-Star (1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1991), and played on three World Series Championship teams (1984 Tigers, 1991 Minnesota Twins, and 1992 Toronto Blue Jays). He went 3–0 in the 1984 postseason with two complete-game victories in the 1984 World Series, and 4–0 in the 1991 postseason with a ten-inning complete-game victory in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. Morris won the Babe Ruth Award in both 1984 and 1991, and was named World Series MVP in 1991. While he gave up the most hits, most earned runs, and most home runs of any pitcher in the 1980s,[3] he also started the most games, pitched the most innings, and had the most wins of any pitcher in that decade.[4] He is one of ten players in MLB history to have won back-to back World Series championships on different teams, with the other nine being Allie Clark, Clem Labine, Bill Skowron, Don Gullett, Ryan Theriot, Jake Peavy, Ben Zobrist, Joc Pederson, and Will Smith.[5]

Since retiring as a player, Morris has worked as a broadcast color analyst for the Blue Jays, Twins, and Tigers. He has also been an analyst for MLB broadcasts on Fox Sports 1. Morris was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.

  1. ^ James, Bill; Neyer, Rob (June 15, 2004). The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches. Simon and Schuster. p. 314. ISBN 9780743261586. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  2. ^ Sexton, Joe (October 18, 1992). "WORLD SERIES; For Blue Jays' Morris, It Was Feast or Famine With His Forkball". The New York Times. p. 2. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  3. ^ Barzilai, Peter (January 3, 2011). "Study Hall: Jack Morris' case is stuck in the 1980s". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Granillo, Larry (December 29, 2010). "Is collusion to blame for Jack Morris' HOF case?". Hardballtimes.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
  5. ^ Langs, Sarah. "Players to win back-to-back World Series with two teams". MLB.com. MLB. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

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