John Morris (pitcher)

John Morris
John Morris
Strikeouts	137
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (1966); Baltimore Orioles (1968); Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1971); San Francisco Giants (1972–1974);

John Wallace Morris (born August 23, 1941) is an American former

right-handed

and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 195 pounds (88 kg).

Morris was born in

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]