Jim Morrison Notable

b. September 23, 1952 · Philadelphia Phillies 1977–1978, Chicago White Sox 1979–1982, Pittsburgh Pirates 1982–1987, Detroit Tigers 1987–1988, Atlanta Braves 1988

Jim Morrison played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1977 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1988. His longest stay was with the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1982 to 1987.

Across 1,089 games he batted .260, with 876 hits and 371 runs. He finished with 112 home runs, 170 doubles and 50 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 3 innings in 3 games. He struck out 1.

He played 619 games at third base, with 1,109 assists and 79 errors. He turned 76 double plays. He also played 324 games at second base.

He was born in Pensacola, FL, USA on September 23, 1952. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1977	PHI	5	7	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.429
1978	PHI	53	108	12	17	1	1	3	10	10	21	1	.157
1979	CHW	67	240	38	66	14	0	14	35	15	48	11	.275
1980	CHW	162	604	66	171	40	0	15	57	36	74	9	.283
1981	CHW	90	290	27	68	8	1	10	34	10	29	3	.234
1982	CHW/PIT	95	252	27	61	11	4	11	34	18	29	2	.242
1983	PIT	66	158	16	48	7	2	6	25	9	25	2	.304
1984	PIT	100	304	38	87	14	2	11	45	20	52	0	.286
1985	PIT	92	244	17	62	10	0	4	22	8	44	3	.254
1986	PIT	154	537	58	147	35	4	23	88	47	88	9	.274
1987	DET/PIT	130	465	56	116	23	2	13	65	29	83	10	.249
1988	ATL/DET	75	166	13	30	7	0	2	19	10	27	0	.181
Career	—	1089	3375	371	876	170	16	112	435	213	521	50	.260

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1988	ATL	0	0	3	0	0	3.2	3	0	2	1	0.00
Career	—	0	0	3	0	0	3.2	3	0	2	1	0.00

On this day & linked events

1952

Born September 23, 1952

Pensacola, FL, USA

1977

Major-league debut: Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison made a major-league debut on September 18, 1977.

1988

Final major-league game: Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison played a final major-league game on September 28, 1988.

Image: Pittsburgh Pirates, public domain