John Morris (pitcher)

Morris was born in Lewes, Delaware, and graduated from Lewes High School. He signed with the nearby Phillies in 1960, played 5+1⁄2 years in their farm system, and made his MLB debut in July 1966. He appeared in 13 games through the end of September, going 1–1 with a 5.27 ERA. He spent all of 1967 back in Triple-A.^[1] He was traded from the Phillies to the Orioles on December 18, 1967, completing a transaction from one year earlier when Dick Hall was sent to Philadelphia on December 15, 1966.^[2][3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Morris died on October 15, 2025, at the age of 84.^[7]

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