Jack Morris
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John Scott Morris
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.
- School Brigham Young University
- Debut July 26, 1977
- Final Game August 7, 1994
- Born May 16, 1955 in St. Paul, MN USA
[edit] Biographical Information
A chucker-deluxe, surly Jack Morris was a bulldog on the mound, replete with competitive fire to match his great stuff. He won 254 games in his career. In 2008, he received 42.9% of the Hall of Fame vote. Historically, pitchers from the 20th century with 250 wins have gotten into the Hall. Morris is tied at 254 with Red Faber, who is in the Hall of Fame.
Morris played on three World Series winners, including the 1984 Detroit Tigers, the 1991 Minnesota Twins, and the 1992 Toronto Blue Jays. In the 1984 Series, he went 2-0, in the 1991 Series he went 2-0, including a magnificent 10-inning shutout in the decisive seventh game, but in the 1992 Series, he went 0-2. He was also a member of the Blue Jay staff in 1993, when they repeated as World Champions, but did not pitch in the post-season after suffering through a poor 7-12, 6.19 season.
Although he never won a Cy Young Award, he was in the top 5 in the voting five times.
He was a Detroit Tigers' television broadcaster in 2003 and did some color commentary for the Minnesota Twins and Tigers a few times in 2005.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 5-time AL All-Star (1981, 1984, 1985, 1987 & 1991)
- 1991 World Series MVP
- 2-time AL Wins Leader (1981 & 1992)
- AL Innings Pitched Leader (1983)
- AL Strikeouts Leader (1983)
- AL Complete Games Leader (1990)
- AL Shutouts Leader (1986)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 12 (1979, 1980, 1982-1988 & 1990-1992)
- 20 Wins Seasons: 3 (1983, 1986 & 1992)
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 11 (1980, 1982-1988 & 1990-1992)
- 200 Strikeouts Seasons: 3 (1983, 1986 & 1987)
- Won four World Series with the Detroit Tigers (1984), the Minnesota Twins (1991) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1992 & 1993; he did not play in the 1993 World Series)
