Jack Morris

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: May 16, 1955 in St. Paul, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Brigham Young University (Provo, UT).

High School: Highland Park HS (St. Paul, MN)

School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)

Debut: July 26, 1977 (Age 22-071d, 13,916th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: August 7, 1994 (Age 39-083d)
vs. BOS 3.1 IP, 9 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 6 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2018. (Voted by Modern Baseball Era Committee)
View Jack Morris's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: John Scott Morris

Nicknames: Black Jack or Mount Morris

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.5

254

186

ERA

3.90

549

527

3824.0

2478

WHIP

1.296

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	27 (26)	May 13	DET		MIL	W,6-2	GS	30	7.1	2	1	0	3	0	P
2	32 (4)	May 19	DET	@	CLE	L,0-6	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	36 (3)	May 23	DET		NYY	W,4-3	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	40 (3)	May 28	DET	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	2	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	45 (4)	Jun 2	DET	@	OAK	W,9-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	49 (3)	Jun 6	DET	@	SEA	L,3-4	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	53 (3)	Jun 11	DET		OAK	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
8	58 (4)	Jun 16	DET		CAL	L,2-4	GS	33	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	63 (4)	Jun 21	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
10	68 (4)	Jun 26	DET		BOS	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	73 (4)	Jul 1	DET		CLE	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
12	78 (4)	Jul 6 (1)	DET	@	MIL	W,7-4	GS	35	8.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
13	85 (6)	Jul 11	DET		MIN	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	90 (4)	Jul 15	DET	@	CHW	W,14-5	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	92 (1)	Jul 20	DET	@	MIN	L,6-14	GS	16	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	97 (4)	Jul 25	DET		MIL	W,11-2	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	102 (4)	Jul 30	DET	@	TEX	W,6-4	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	118 (15)	Aug 13	DET	@	CAL	W,5-3	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	122 (3)	Aug 18	DET	@	SEA	W,7-4	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	127 (4)	Aug 24	DET		SEA	W,5-2	GS	28	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
21	133 (5)	Aug 29	DET		CAL	W,2-1	GS	31	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	138 (4)	Sep 3	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
23	143 (4)	Sep 8	DET		NYY	L,4-5	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	147 (3)	Sep 15 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS	20	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	152 (4)	Sep 19	DET		BAL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	157 (4)	Sep 25	DET	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	161 (3)	Sep 30	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							27gm		197.2	14	23	2	39	3