John Morris | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Lewes, Delaware, U.S. | August 23, 1941|
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
July 19, 1966, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 2, 1974, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 11–7 |
Earned run average | 3.95 |
Strikeouts | 137 |
Teams | |
John Wallace Morris (born August 23,1941) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. A left-hander,he appeared in 132 games played,all but ten as a relief pitcher,during all or parts of eight seasons between 1966 and 1974 for the Philadelphia Phillies,Baltimore Orioles,Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants. He batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg).
Morris was born in Lewes,Delaware,and graduated from Lewes High School. He signed with the nearby Phillies in 1960,played 51⁄2 years in their farm system, and made his MLB debut in July 1966. He appeared in 13 games through the end of September, going 1–1 with a 5.27 ERA. [1] He spent all of 1967 back in Triple-A, then was traded to Baltimore that off-season. [1] In 1968, Morris made 19 relief appearances for the Orioles, posting a 2–0 record and a 2.56 ERA. [1] That autumn, he was selected in the American League expansion draft by the fledgling Seattle Pilots. [2]
Morris split his 1969 season between Seattle and Triple-A, but the following year, when Pilots had become the Milwaukee Brewers, he spent the first of two straight years as a full-season major leaguer. Morris was a Brewer for 69 games, more than half of his MLB appearances, and threw his only two complete games; [1] they happened in two consecutive starts in May 1970, on the 13th against the New York Yankees, a three-hit, 3–1 triumph, and the 19th against the Oakland Athletics, a 6–3 win over Catfish Hunter. [3] Traded to the Giants after the 1971 season, he appeared in 31 total games over three seasons (1972–1974). [1]
In 132 MLB games, he posted an 11–7 won–lost record, with two saves. He allowed 227 hits and 86 walks in 2321⁄3 innings pitched, with 137 strikeouts. [1]
He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. [4]
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