Are you a Stathead, too? Visit his page for comprehensive (Age 39-083d) Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season, View Player Bio These are two that quickly come to mind. Privacy Statement/Your California Privacy Rights. 'Jack Morris is probably the best of the former,' Craig wrote in Inside Pitch, his 1984 book with Vern Plagenhoef. Both pitchers had already pitched in … Paul., Minn., Morris began his baseball odyssey under the wing of his father, Arvid, who instilled an unquenchable work ethic in his son. Morris finished the season with a record of 19-11, and the Tigers lost only one game in the Postseason – Morris won three – to roll to the World Series title. Jack Morris pitched in 34 Major League games during the 1992 regular season. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. All rights reserved. “I was in trouble many times,” Morris said. (Age 39-083d) The next season, 1992, saw Morris post a career-best record of 21-6 while helping the Blue Jays win their first World Series. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. ". Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2020. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. They added their final two runs in the fifth. in St. Paul, MN In a big game, they all wanted Jack Morris on the mound. That Jack Morris’ 175 complete games are the most of any pitcher whose career began after 1976? All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. Smoltz, then 24, was relieved during the eighth inning. Copyright 1999- Jack Morris 1984 Game by Game Pitching Logs. On January 8, 2014, Morris received 61.5% of the vote in his last year of eligibility, and was eligible for election into the Hall by the Modern Baseball Era Committee in 2018 - who elected him on their first ballot! He was a four-time World Series winner, a five-time All-Star and the author of what is possibly the greatest Game 7 World Series pitching performance of all-time. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about starting pitcher Jack Morris on ESPN. biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, detailed fielding Do you have a blog? Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Find out more. The Tigers' hurler fanned Rudy Law and Fisk and got Baines on a ground out to third in the sixth. High School: Highland Park HS (St. Paul, MN) Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Back-to-back doubles by Lemon and Gibson got one run, and after Tom Brooken's sacrifice bunt, Gibson beat the throw home on Lou Whitaker's fielder's choice grounder to second. Morris pitched a no-hitter on April 7 of that year, and the Tigers bolted to a 35-5 start – the best in baseball history. Arm troubles slowed him down in 1993 (a year the Blue Jays won the World Series again) and 1994, and he retired in 1995 with the Cincinnati Reds before throwing a pitch that season. Jack Morris pitched in 35 Major League games during the 1984 regular season. Ron Kittle struck out to end the inning. Born: "As Roger Craig liked to put it, there are Opening Day pitchers, and pitchers who start on Opening Day. “I had mentally prepared for this game my whole life.”. August 7, 1994 May 16, 1955 The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. He had a brief scare when Rudy Law led off the first with a line drive to right. Copyright: © 2020 ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. In the seventh, Luzinski opened with a walk. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. In an announcement that virtually made itself, Morris was named the World Series Most Valuable Player. Morris remained with the Tigers for six more seasons, winning 21 games in 1986 and leading Detroit to the AL East title in 1987. “He never wanted to come out (of a game),” said update=copyright.getFullYear(); That year, Morris led the American League with 14 wins, finishing third in the AL Cy Young voting. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? “He was the last of a breed: Somebody who actually comes to the park with anger to beat you.”. But Kirk Gibson made a one-handed, running catch near the wall. 'Better than Don Drysdale, Jim Bunning, Bob Gibson, Sandy Koufax, Don Newcombe and Carl Erskine.' Morris and Braves starter John Smoltz each allowed no runs to score through seven innings. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2018. How MLB old school beat new: Inside the Astros' big inning that won ALCS Game 6. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Bergman came to Morris's rescue again in the eighth when he dropped to his knees to knock down a smoking grounder by pinch-hitter Jerry Hairston. Cristian Pache gets ahold of a breaking ball and knocks it into center field for the Braves' second run of the night. High School: Highland Park HS (St. Paul, MN), School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT), Debut: Did you know that Jack Morris pitched 20 games at home, had an ERA of 3.81, pitched 139.1 innings, allowed 131 hits, had 59 earned runs, 65 runs, and 14 home runs, walked 52 batters (4 intentionally), threw 4 wild pitches, hit batters 2 times, and balked 0 times? Morris left the Twins after the World Series, signing a free agent contract with the Blue Jays. When Rays ace Blake Snell ran into trouble, Kevin Cash played the odds, but Dusty Baker's team grabbed the win. Pinch-hitter Greg Walker ended the threat by grounding out to first. Born: 'Jack Morris is probably the best of the former,' Craig wrote in Inside Pitch, his 1984 book with Vern Plagenhoef. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.    vs. CHW 4.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, Last Game: Many thanks to him. (Voted by Veteran's Committee) from the SABR BioProject, More Jack Morris Pages at Baseball Reference, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, October 17, 2:04AM. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. document.write(update);    View Jack Morris's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). July 26, 1977 Boston won. Coming off the biggest season of his young career when he posted a 20-13 record and led the league in strikeouts in 1983, 28-year old Jack Morris was making just his second start of the year when he met the Chicago White Sox on Saturday April 7 at Comiskey Park. Jack Morris | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 2018 (HOF). All rights reserved. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today.