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Full name John Scott Morris
Born May 16, 1955, St. Paul, Minnesota
First Game: July 26, 1977; Final Game: August 7, 1994
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 195
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2018
Named AL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1981)
Named World Series Most Valuable Player (1991)
Named right-handed pitcher on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1981)
Ejections: 1982 (1), 1983 (1). Total: 2
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Batter Matchups

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP 1977 DET A 1978 DET A 1979 DET A 1980 DET A 1981 DET A 1982 DET A 1983 DET A 1984 DET A 1985 DET A 1986 DET A 1987 DET A 1988 DET A 1989 DET A 1990 DET A 1991 MIN A 1992 TOR A 1993 TOR A 1994 CLE A Total (18 Years) Splits 568 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1977 DET A 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1978 DET A Daily Splits 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1979 DET A Daily 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1980 DET A 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1981 DET A 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1982 DET A Daily Splits 44 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1983 DET A 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1984 DET A Daily 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1985 DET A 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1986 DET A Daily Splits 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1987 DET A 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1988 DET A 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1989 DET A 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1990 DET A 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1991 MIN A 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1992 TOR A 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1993 TOR A 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1994 CLE A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 Total SLG BFW Year Team

League Championship Series Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1984 DET A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1984 DET A 1987 DET A Daily Splits 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1987 DET A 1991 MIN A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1991 MIN A 1992 TOR A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1992 TOR A Total ( 4 Years) Splits 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1984 DET A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1984 DET A 1991 MIN A Daily Splits 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1991 MIN A 1992 TOR A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1992 TOR A Total ( 3 Years) Splits 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1981 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1981 AL 1984 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1984 AL 1985 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1985 AL 1987 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1987 AL 1991 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1991 AL Total ( 5 Years) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                         Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team 1977 DET A Daily Splits 7 6 1 0 0 0 45.2 38 189 4 20 19 23 0 28 3 1 2 0 0 6 1 2 1 1 1 3.74 3.50 0.2 1977 DET A 1978 DET A Daily Splits 28 7 0 0 10 0 106 107 469 8 57 51 49 5 48 8 9 4 3 0 14 2 9 7 3 5 4.33 5.00 -0.4 1978 DET A 1979 DET A Daily Splits 27 27 9 1 0 0 197.2 179 806 19 76 72 59 4 113 3 6 9 4 1 27 2 27 10 17 7 3.28 5.11 2.7 1979 DET A 1980 DET A Daily Splits 36 36 11 2 0 0 250 252 1074 20 125 116 87 5 112 10 13 6 4 2 34 9 19 15 16 15 4.18 4.47 0.0 1980 DET A 1981 DET A Daily Splits 25 25 15 1 0 0 198 153 798 14 69 67 78 11 97 8 9 2 2 2 27 6 25 9 14 7 3.05 5.32 1.7 1981 DET A 1982 DET A Daily Splits 37 37 17 3 0 0 266.1 247 1107 37 131 120 96 7 135 4 5 10 0 0 40 5 22 10 17 16 4.06 4.08 0.2 1982 DET A 1983 DET A Daily Splits 37 37 20 1 0 0 293.2 257 1204 30 117 109 83 5 232 8 9 18 3 0 41 6 14 11 20 13 3.34 4.68 2.2 1983 DET A 1984 DET A Daily Splits 35 35 9 1 0 0 240.1 221 1015 20 108 96 87 7 148 5 3 14 2 0 31 6 16 12 19 11 3.60 5.00 1.2 1984 DET A 1985 DET A Daily Splits 35 35 13 4 0 0 257 212 1077 21 102 95 110 7 191 11 7 15 5 3 32 7 20 13 16 11 3.33 4.63 2.3 1985 DET A 1986 DET A Daily Splits 35 35 15 6 0 0 267 229 1092 40 105 97 82 7 223 7 3 12 0 0 38 8 20 13 21 8 3.27 5.43 2.8 1986 DET A 1987 DET A Daily Splits 34 34 13 0 0 0 266 227 1101 39 111 100 93 7 208 6 5 24 1 1 29 8 11 8 18 11 3.38 5.18 2.6 1987 DET A 1988 DET A Daily Splits 34 34 10 2 0 0 235 225 997 20 115 103 83 7 168 12 3 11 4 11 43 4 15 11 15 13 3.94 4.35 -0.4 1988 DET A 1989 DET A Daily Splits 24 24 10 0 0 0 170.1 189 743 23 102 92 59 3 115 6 7 12 2 1 33 5 15 7 6 14 4.86 3.50 -1.9 1989 DET A 1990 DET A Daily Splits 36 36 11 3 0 0 249.2 231 1073 26 144 125 97 13 162 7 10 16 6 2 42 3 23 26 15 18 4.51 4.81 -2.2 1990 DET A 1991 MIN A Daily Splits 35 35 10 2 0 0 246.2 226 1032 18 107 94 92 5 163 5 8 15 5 1 28 6 23 5 18 12 3.43 4.83 2.3 1991 MIN A 1992 TOR A Daily Splits 34 34 6 1 0 0 240.2 222 1005 18 114 108 80 2 132 4 7 9 10 2 41 3 15 12 21 6 4.04 5.44 0.3 1992 TOR A 1993 TOR A Daily Splits 27 27 4 1 0 0 152.2 189 702 18 116 105 65 2 103 4 5 14 3 1 31 6 10 11 7 12 6.19 4.22 -3.2 1993 TOR A 1994 CLE A Daily Splits 23 23 1 0 0 0 141.1 163 636 14 96 88 67 2 100 2 4 13 4 0 35 4 13 9 10 6 5.60 6.52 -1.1 1994 CLE A Total (18 Years) Splits 549 527 175 28 10 0 3824 3567 16120 389 1815 1657 1390 99 2478 113 114 206 58 27 572 91 299 190 254 186 3.90 4.82 9.3 Total Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team

League Championship Series Pitching Record Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team 1984 DET A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 5 27 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.29 8.00 1984 DET A 1987 DET A Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 6 33 1 6 6 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 6.75 3.00 1987 DET A 1991 MIN A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.1 17 57 0 6 6 1 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.05 7.00 1991 MIN A 1992 TOR A Daily Splits 2 2 1 0 0 0 12.1 11 55 3 9 9 9 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 6.57 5.00 1992 TOR A Total ( 4 Years) Splits 6 6 2 0 0 0 40.2 39 172 4 22 22 14 1 24 1 1 3 0 0 7 1 5 3 3 2 4.87 5.83 Total Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team

            World Series Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team 1984 DET A Daily Splits 2 2 2 0 0 0 18 13 67 1 4 4 3 0 13 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 2.00 3.50 1984 DET A 1991 MIN A Daily Splits 3 3 1 1 0 0 23 18 92 1 3 3 9 1 15 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 1.17 2.67 1991 MIN A 1992 TOR A Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.2 13 50 3 10 10 6 1 12 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 8.44 1.50 1992 TOR A Total ( 3 Years) Splits 7 7 3 1 0 0 51.2 44 209 5 17 17 18 2 40 2 0 4 0 0 11 0 3 0 4 2 2.96 2.57 Total Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team

           All-Star Game Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team 1981 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.00 1981 AL 1984 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1984 AL 1985 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 5 14 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.75 1.00 1985 AL 1987 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1987 AL 1991 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 4.00 1991 AL Total ( 5 Years) Splits 5 3 0 0 0 0 10.2 14 48 0 3 3 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2.53 3.00 Total Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1977 DET A Daily Splits P 7 6 1 45.2 2 8 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 1.000 1978 DET A Daily Splits P 28 7 0 106 5 15 2 3 0 1 10 2 0 .909 1979 DET A Daily Splits P 27 27 9 197.2 14 23 2 3 0 5 14 4 0 .949 1979 DET A DH 1 0 0 - 1980 DET A Daily Splits P 36 36 11 250 31 43 2 2 0 6 28 7 0 .974 1980 DET A DH 2 0 0 - 1981 DET A Daily Splits P 25 25 15 198 16 28 0 2 0 2 14 7 0 1.000 1982 DET A Daily Splits P 37 37 17 266.1 26 31 1 2 0 2 13 12 0 .983 1983 DET A Daily Splits P 37 37 19 293.2 29 26 2 2 0 2 20 11 2 .965 1983 DET A DH 2 0 0 - 1984 DET A Daily Splits P 35 35 9 240.1 29 32 3 4 0 4 19 6 0 .953 1985 DET A Daily Splits P 35 35 13 257 25 25 4 2 0 2 19 9 0 .926 1986 DET A Daily Splits P 35 35 15 267 27 27 2 4 0 0 21 8 1 .964 1987 DET A Daily Splits P 34 34 12 266 31 18 0 1 0 0 31 9 2 1.000 1987 DET A DH 2 0 0 - 1988 DET A Daily Splits P 34 34 9 235 31 21 1 1 0 3 25 8 2 .981 1989 DET A Daily Splits P 24 24 10 170.1 17 22 1 3 0 2 24 6 0 .975 1990 DET A Daily Splits P 36 36 11 249.2 38 14 2 2 0 1 45 6 1 .963 1991 MIN A Daily Splits P 35 35 10 246.2 23 25 0 2 0 4 32 8 0 1.000 1992 TOR A Daily Splits P 34 34 6 240.2 20 26 1 1 0 0 22 16 0 .979 1993 TOR A Daily Splits P 27 27 4 152.2 11 10 2 1 0 0 17 10 0 .913 1994 CLE A Daily Splits P 23 23 1 141.1 12 19 4 1 0 0 15 9 0 .886 Total (18 Years) Splits P 549 527 172 3824 387 413 29 36 0 35 373 142 9 .965 Total ( 4 Years) DH 7 0 0 - Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

League Championship Series Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1984 DET A Daily Splits P 1 1 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1987 DET A Daily Splits P 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 1987 DET A DH 1 0 0 - 1991 MIN A Daily Splits P 2 2 0 13.1 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000 1992 TOR A Daily Splits P 2 2 1 12.1 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 Total ( 4 Years) Splits P 6 6 1 40.2 4 7 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) DH 1 0 0 - Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1984 DET A Daily Splits P 2 2 2 18 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 1991 MIN A Daily Splits P 3 3 1 23 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1992 TOR A Daily Splits P 2 2 0 10.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1.000 Total ( 3 Years) Splits P 7 7 3 51.2 8 5 0 0 0 1 7 2 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1981 AL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1984 AL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1985 AL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1987 AL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1991 AL Daily Splits P 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 Total ( 5 Years) Splits P 5 3 0 10.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 7-27-1982 BOX DET A Dave Phillips Balls and strikes 9- 5-1983 BOX DET A Nick Bremigan Call at HP

Transaction Information

Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1976).

Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).

Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 19, 1986).

Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).

Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 29, 1987).

Granted free agency (December 7, 1990).

Signed by Minnesota Twins (February 5, 1991).

Granted free agency (November 11, 1991).

Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 18, 1991).

Released by Toronto Blue Jays (November 5, 1993).

Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 10, 1994).

Released by Cleveland Indians (August 9, 1994).

Signed by Cincinnati Reds (December 22, 1994).

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