John Scott Morris was born on May 16,1955 and is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher.
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34 Facts About Jack Morris
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Jack Morris played in Major League Baseball between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers.
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Armed with a fastball, a slider, and a forkball, Jack Morris was a five-time All-Star, and played on four World Series Championship teams.
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Jack Morris won the Babe Ruth Award in both 1984 and 1991, and was named World Series MVP in 1991.
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Jack Morris is one of eight players in MLB history to have won back-to back World Series championships on different teams, the other seven being Ben Zobrist, Jake Peavy, Bill Skowron, Clem Labine, Don Gullett, Ryan Theriot, and Joc Pederson.
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Jack Morris attended Highland Park High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota, graduating in 1973.
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Jack Morris then attended Brigham Young University, and played college baseball for the BYU Cougars.
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Jack Morris was first called up to the Tigers in 1977 after Mark Fidrych was placed on the disabled list with an injury.
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In 1980, Jack Morris learned to throw the split-finger fastball from newly hired pitching coach Roger Craig, and it became an effective pitch for the rest of Jack Morris' career.
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Jack Morris led the major leagues with 14 wins in the strike-shortened 1981 season.
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Jack Morris compiled double-digit complete game totals in 10 of his 12 full seasons as a Tiger.
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Jack Morris scored a win over the Kansas City Royals in the ALCS, and added two more complete-game victories in the World Series against the San Diego Padres as the Tigers concluded their wire-to-wire 1984 campaign with the World Championship.
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Jack Morris lost his only start in the ALCS, surrendering six runs in eight innings to the eventual World Champion Minnesota Twins.
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In 1991, Jack Morris signed a one-year contract with his hometown Minnesota Twins.
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Jack Morris enjoyed another great season, posting 18 wins with a 3.
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Jack Morris won both of his starts over the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS, and his team went on to face the Atlanta Braves in the World Series.
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Jack Morris was named the World Series MVP for his performance, and joined fellow pitcher Sandy Koufax as the only players to win the Babe Ruth Award twice.
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Jack Morris holds the record for most wins by a Twin in a single postseason, with four in 1991.
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Jack Morris earned 21 wins for the second time in his career with only six losses, though he rode a wave of superior run support from his offense, given his 4.
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Jack Morris won a fourth ring in 1993, as the Blue Jays repeated as World Champions with a victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.
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Jack Morris joined the Cleveland Indians in 1994, but was released by the team on August 9, three days before the season was ended by a strike.
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Jack Morris was the highest-paid pitcher in the American League on at least four occasions: 1987,1988,1991, and 1993.
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Jack Morris has spent time as a color analyst for the Minnesota Twins.
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Jack Morris spent time in Lakeland, Florida as a part-time coach for the Detroit Tigers during spring training.
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In 2013, Jack Morris joined Sportsnet as a color analyst for Toronto Blue Jays radio broadcasts, as well as making appearances on television broadcasts.
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On February 10,2015, it was announced that Jack Morris had been hired as a part-time analyst for Detroit Tigers telecasts on Fox Sports Detroit, along with former teammate Kirk Gibson.
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Jack Morris has two sons from his first marriage and one with his second.
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Jack Morris is known for his love of hunting and fishing, especially in his native Minnesota.
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Jack Morris was inducted in 2018 along with former Tigers teammate Alan Trammell.
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Jack Morris came up with two out in the ninth, hitting a foul fly to right; it was his first time in the batter's box since playing for the minor-league Evansville Triplets in 1977.
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