Johnny Morrison | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | 22 October 1895 |
Birth Place: | Pellville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Death Place: | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 28 |
Debutyear: | 1920 |
Debutteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | June 19 |
Finalyear: | 1930 |
Finalteam: | Brooklyn Robins |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 103–80 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.65 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 546 |
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John Dewey Morrison (October 22, 1895 – March 20, 1966), nicknamed "Jughandle Johnny", was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1920–1927, 1929–1930) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Robins. For his career, he compiled a 103–80 record in 297 appearances, with a 3.65 earned run average and 546 strikeouts. May was a member of the 1925 World Series champion Pirates, pitching three times during their seven-game defeat of the Washington Senators. In World Series play, he recorded no decisions in 3 appearances, with a 2.89 earned run average and 7 strikeouts.
Morrison was born in Pellville, Kentucky, and later died in Louisville, Kentucky, at the age of 70, and was buried at Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery. His son, Dwane Morrison, was a college basketball coach, most notably at Georgia Tech.[1]