1895
Born October 22, 1895
Pellville, KY, USA
Johnny Morrison Notable
Johnny Morrison divided 11 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1920, then the Brooklyn Robins through 1930.
He went 103 and 80 with a 3.65 earned run average, pitching 1,535 innings in 297 games. He struck out 546, completed 90 of his 164 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 297 games he batted .164, with 84 hits and 37 runs. He finished with 6 doubles.
He led the league in saves two times between 1925 and 1929, topping out at 8. He led the league in shutouts two times between 1921 and 1922, topping out at 5.
He was born in Pellville, KY, USA on October 22, 1895, and died on March 20, 1966. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1923 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | PIT | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1921 | PIT | 21 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .119 |
| 1922 | PIT | 45 | 101 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .198 |
| 1923 | PIT | 42 | 115 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 27 | 0 | .183 |
| 1924 | PIT | 41 | 77 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .169 |
| 1925 | PIT | 44 | 73 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .178 |
| 1926 | PIT | 26 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .077 |
| 1927 | PIT | 21 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .154 |
| 1929 | BRO | 39 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .163 |
| 1930 | BRO | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 297 | 511 | 37 | 84 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 113 | 0 | .164 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 1921 | PIT | 9 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 144.0 | 131 | 46 | 33 | 52 | 2.88 |
| 1922 | PIT | 17 | 11 | 45 | 33 | 1 | 286.1 | 315 | 109 | 87 | 104 | 3.43 |
| 1923 | PIT | 25 | 13 | 42 | 37 | 2 | 301.2 | 287 | 117 | 110 | 114 | 3.49 |
| 1924 | PIT | 11 | 16 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 237.2 | 213 | 99 | 73 | 85 | 3.75 |
| 1925 | PIT | 17 | 14 | 44 | 26 | 4 | 211.0 | 245 | 91 | 60 | 60 | 3.88 |
| 1926 | PIT | 6 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 122.1 | 119 | 46 | 44 | 39 | 3.38 |
| 1927 | PIT | 3 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 53.2 | 63 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 4.19 |
| 1929 | BRO | 13 | 7 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 136.2 | 150 | 68 | 61 | 57 | 4.48 |
| 1930 | BRO | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 34.2 | 47 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 5.45 |
| Career | — | 103 | 80 | 297 | 164 | 23 | 1535.0 | 1574 | 622 | 506 | 546 | 3.65 |
On this day & linked events
1966
Died March 20, 1966
1920
Major-league debut: Johnny Morrison
Johnny Morrison made a major-league debut on September 28, 1920.
1930
Final major-league game: Johnny Morrison
Johnny Morrison played a final major-league game on June 19, 1930.
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