36:
392:
378:
318:
The
Alleghenys purchased Morris in October 1884. In 1885, Morris had 581 innings pitched and went 39–24 with a 2.35 ERA and 298 strikeouts. He led the league in games pitched (63), games started (63), complete games (63), innings pitched, strikeouts, and shutouts (7). He also ranked second in wins
278:
in 1862. The 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) left-handed pitcher started his professional baseball career in 1879. From 1879 to 1883, Morris played in the
Pacific League, New California League, California League, League Alliance, and Interstate Association. In 1883, with the Interstate
332:
In 1888, Morris had 480 innings pitched and went 29–23 with a 2.31 ERA and 135 strikeouts. He led the NL in games pitched (55), games started (55), and complete games (54). He also ranked second in innings pitched.
625:
322:
In 1886, Morris had 555.1 innings pitched and went 41–20 with a 2.45 ERA and 326 strikeouts. He led the AA in wins and shutouts (12). He also ranked third in innings pitched and strikeouts.
618:
410:
611:
641:
435:
346:
During his major league career, Morris had 2,678 innings pitched and went 171–122 with a 2.82 ERA and 1,217 strikeouts. He also had a .161 batting average. Writer
420:
1296:
311:(AA). That season, he had 429.2 innings pitched and went 34–13 with a 2.18 ERA and 302 strikeouts. He ranked third in the AA in ERA. On May 29, he pitched a
425:
430:
415:
405:
1316:
1326:
1276:
1301:
585:
440:
343:. He had 144.1 innings pitched and went 8–7 with a 4.86 ERA and 25 strikeouts. That was his last season in professional baseball.
1321:
1311:
1266:
1291:
1261:
1286:
1281:
308:
1271:
1306:
505:
The Beer and Whisky League: The
Illustrated History of the American Association--Baseball's Renegade Major League
363:
788:
517:
263:
135:
329:(NL) in 1887. That season, Morris had 317.2 innings pitched and went 14–22 with a 4.31 ERA and 91 strikeouts.
462:
1159:
1040:
557:
358:
After his baseball career ended, Morris worked as a deputy warden at a
Pennsylvania prison. He died in
326:
296:
1068:
603:
669:
578:
553:
489:
251:
176:
1138:
837:
503:
255:
247:
186:
350:
described Morris as "the first truly outstanding southpaw pitcher in major league history."
1256:
1251:
8:
858:
336:
In 1889, Morris had 170 innings pitched and went 6–13 with a 4.13 ERA and 40 strikeouts.
259:
200:
1061:
634:
509:
340:
284:
145:
1082:
998:
513:
1075:
1012:
676:
562:
383:
204:
194:
190:
180:
1173:
1166:
900:
753:
397:
280:
928:
851:
823:
760:
595:
307:
In 1884, Morris made his major league debut with the
Columbus Buckeyes of the
1245:
1201:
1124:
1089:
809:
795:
781:
746:
732:
711:
1117:
1110:
1047:
942:
935:
921:
872:
865:
802:
662:
1054:
1194:
1187:
1152:
1103:
1096:
1026:
1005:
956:
907:
816:
774:
767:
739:
725:
718:
704:
683:
347:
1222:
1131:
1019:
991:
984:
977:
963:
914:
886:
879:
844:
697:
655:
359:
292:
84:
1215:
1180:
1145:
970:
949:
893:
830:
690:
312:
288:
228:
155:
633:
1229:
1208:
275:
67:
35:
243:
47:
411:
List of Major League
Baseball career complete games leaders
125:
October 1, 1890, for the Pittsburgh
Burghers
463:"Ed Morris Career Stats Leagues Statistics & History"
339:
In 1890, Morris played for the
Pittsburgh Burgers of the
283:, he had 199.2 innings pitched and went 16–6 with a 1.80
436:
List of Major League
Baseball single-season wins leaders
421:
List of Major League
Baseball annual strikeout leaders
242:(September 29, 1862 – April 12, 1937) was an American
492:. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
465:. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
115:
May 1, 1884, for the Columbus Buckeyes
426:
List of Major League Baseball annual shutout leaders
373:
431:List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders
416:List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders
406:List of Major League Baseball career WHIP leaders
1243:
552:Career statistics and player information from
619:
315:in a 5–0 win over the Pittsburgh Alleghenys.
1297:Philadelphia Phillies (minor league) players
626:
612:
34:
458:
456:
441:List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
485:
483:
481:
479:
477:
475:
473:
471:
1244:
302:
607:
501:
453:
468:
16:American baseball player (1862–1937)
1317:Saint Mary's Gaels baseball players
262:from 1884 to 1890 and had a career
13:
1327:Pittsburgh Alleghenys (AA) players
1277:Pittsburgh Alleghenys (NL) players
14:
1338:
546:
390:
376:
1302:San Francisco Nationals players
364:Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh
1322:Baseball players from Brooklyn
1312:San Francisco Haverlys players
1267:Major League Baseball pitchers
533:
495:
1:
1292:San Francisco Mystics players
1262:19th-century baseball players
643:Opening Day starting pitchers
446:
353:
269:
1287:San Francisco Eagles players
325:The Alleghenys moved to the
214:Career highlights and awards
40:1887 baseball card of Morris
7:
1282:Pittsburgh Burghers players
558:Baseball Reference (Minors)
369:
224:AA strikeouts leader (1885)
10:
1343:
362:in 1937 and was buried in
240:Edward "Cannonball" Morris
1272:Columbus Buckeyes players
650:
592:
583:
575:
570:
218:
213:
173:
168:
164:
154:
144:
134:
129:
124:
119:
114:
109:
91:
74:
54:
45:
33:
26:
1307:Reading Actives players
291:; he also played as an
502:Nemec, David (2004).
256:Pittsburgh Alleghenys
248:Major League Baseball
221:AA wins leader (1886)
187:Pittsburgh Alleghenys
309:American Association
250:. He played for the
87:, Pennsylvania, U.S.
303:Major league career
274:Morris was born in
260:Pittsburgh Burghers
201:Pittsburgh Burghers
120:Last MLB appearance
1062:Fritz Ostermueller
637:Pittsburgh Pirates
554:Baseball Reference
510:Globe Pequot Press
319:and third in ERA.
285:earned run average
146:Earned run average
65:September 29, 1862
1239:
1238:
999:Francisco Liriano
789:Francisco CĂłrdova
602:
601:
593:Succeeded by
586:No-hitter pitcher
490:"Ed Morris Stats"
252:Columbus Buckeyes
237:
236:
177:Columbus Buckeyes
1334:
1232:
1225:
1218:
1211:
1204:
1197:
1190:
1183:
1176:
1169:
1162:
1155:
1148:
1141:
1134:
1127:
1120:
1113:
1106:
1099:
1092:
1085:
1078:
1076:Deacon Phillippe
1071:
1064:
1057:
1050:
1043:
1036:
1029:
1022:
1015:
1013:George McQuillan
1008:
1001:
994:
987:
980:
973:
966:
959:
952:
945:
938:
931:
924:
917:
910:
903:
896:
889:
882:
875:
868:
861:
854:
847:
840:
833:
826:
819:
812:
805:
798:
791:
784:
777:
770:
763:
756:
749:
742:
735:
728:
721:
714:
707:
700:
693:
686:
679:
672:
665:
658:
644:
639:
638:
628:
621:
614:
605:
604:
576:Preceded by
568:
567:
540:
537:
531:
530:
528:
526:
499:
493:
487:
466:
460:
400:
395:
394:
393:
386:
384:Biography portal
381:
380:
379:
81:
70:, New York, U.S.
64:
62:
38:
29:
24:
23:
1342:
1341:
1337:
1336:
1335:
1333:
1332:
1331:
1242:
1241:
1240:
1235:
1228:
1221:
1214:
1207:
1200:
1193:
1186:
1179:
1174:Jesse Tannehill
1172:
1167:Jameson Taillon
1165:
1158:
1151:
1144:
1137:
1130:
1123:
1116:
1109:
1102:
1095:
1088:
1081:
1074:
1067:
1060:
1053:
1046:
1041:Johnny Morrison
1039:
1032:
1025:
1018:
1011:
1004:
997:
990:
983:
976:
969:
962:
955:
948:
941:
934:
927:
920:
913:
906:
901:Burleigh Grimes
899:
892:
885:
878:
871:
864:
857:
850:
843:
836:
829:
822:
815:
808:
801:
794:
787:
780:
773:
766:
759:
754:John Candelaria
752:
745:
738:
731:
724:
717:
710:
703:
696:
689:
682:
675:
668:
661:
654:
646:
642:
636:
635:
632:
598:
589:
581:
549:
544:
543:
538:
534:
524:
522:
520:
500:
496:
488:
469:
461:
454:
449:
398:Baseball portal
396:
391:
389:
382:
377:
375:
372:
356:
341:Players' League
327:National League
305:
297:batting average
295:and had a .300
287:(ERA), and 140
281:Reading Actives
272:
264:win–loss record
231:on May 29, 1884
136:Win–loss record
105:
104:
98:
83:
79:
66:
60:
58:
41:
27:
22:
21:Baseball player
17:
12:
11:
5:
1340:
1330:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1237:
1236:
1234:
1233:
1226:
1219:
1212:
1205:
1198:
1191:
1184:
1177:
1170:
1163:
1156:
1149:
1142:
1135:
1128:
1121:
1114:
1107:
1100:
1093:
1086:
1079:
1072:
1065:
1058:
1051:
1044:
1037:
1030:
1023:
1016:
1009:
1002:
995:
988:
981:
974:
967:
960:
953:
946:
939:
932:
929:Erv Kantlehner
925:
918:
911:
904:
897:
890:
883:
876:
869:
862:
855:
852:Patsy Flaherty
848:
841:
834:
827:
824:Denny Driscoll
820:
813:
806:
799:
792:
785:
778:
771:
764:
761:Cliff Chambers
757:
750:
743:
736:
729:
722:
715:
708:
701:
694:
687:
680:
673:
666:
659:
651:
648:
647:
631:
630:
623:
616:
608:
600:
599:
596:Frank Mountain
594:
591:
582:
577:
573:
572:
566:
565:
560:
548:
547:External links
545:
542:
541:
539:Nemec, p. 106.
532:
518:
512:. p. 65.
494:
467:
451:
450:
448:
445:
444:
443:
438:
433:
428:
423:
418:
413:
408:
402:
401:
387:
371:
368:
355:
352:
304:
301:
279:Association's
271:
268:
235:
234:
233:
232:
225:
222:
216:
215:
211:
210:
209:
208:
198:
184:
171:
170:
166:
165:
162:
161:
158:
152:
151:
148:
142:
141:
138:
132:
131:
130:MLB statistics
127:
126:
122:
121:
117:
116:
112:
111:
107:
106:
99:
93:
92:
89:
88:
82:(aged 74)
78:April 12, 1937
72:
71:
52:
51:
43:
42:
39:
31:
30:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1339:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1249:
1247:
1231:
1227:
1224:
1220:
1217:
1213:
1210:
1206:
1203:
1202:Tim Wakefield
1199:
1196:
1192:
1189:
1185:
1182:
1178:
1175:
1171:
1168:
1164:
1161:
1157:
1154:
1150:
1147:
1143:
1140:
1136:
1133:
1129:
1126:
1125:Jason Schmidt
1122:
1119:
1115:
1112:
1108:
1105:
1101:
1098:
1094:
1091:
1090:Rick Reuschel
1087:
1084:
1080:
1077:
1073:
1070:
1069:Bob Patterson
1066:
1063:
1059:
1056:
1052:
1049:
1045:
1042:
1038:
1035:
1031:
1028:
1024:
1021:
1017:
1014:
1010:
1007:
1003:
1000:
996:
993:
989:
986:
982:
979:
975:
972:
968:
965:
961:
958:
954:
951:
947:
944:
940:
937:
933:
930:
926:
923:
919:
916:
912:
909:
905:
902:
898:
895:
891:
888:
884:
881:
877:
874:
870:
867:
863:
860:
856:
853:
849:
846:
842:
839:
835:
832:
828:
825:
821:
818:
814:
811:
810:Murry Dickson
807:
804:
800:
797:
796:Kevin Correia
793:
790:
786:
783:
782:Wilbur Cooper
779:
776:
772:
769:
765:
762:
758:
755:
751:
748:
747:Howie Camnitz
744:
741:
737:
734:
733:A. J. Burnett
730:
727:
723:
720:
716:
713:
712:Bert Blyleven
709:
706:
702:
699:
695:
692:
688:
685:
681:
678:
674:
671:
667:
664:
660:
657:
653:
652:
649:
645:
640:
629:
624:
622:
617:
615:
610:
609:
606:
597:
590:May 29, 1884
588:
587:
580:
574:
571:Achievements
569:
564:
561:
559:
555:
551:
550:
536:
521:
515:
511:
507:
506:
498:
491:
486:
484:
482:
480:
478:
476:
474:
472:
464:
459:
457:
452:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
412:
409:
407:
404:
403:
399:
388:
385:
374:
367:
365:
361:
351:
349:
344:
342:
337:
334:
330:
328:
323:
320:
316:
314:
310:
300:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
277:
267:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
230:
226:
223:
220:
219:
217:
212:
206:
202:
199:
196:
192:
188:
185:
182:
178:
175:
174:
172:
167:
163:
159:
157:
153:
149:
147:
143:
139:
137:
133:
128:
123:
118:
113:
108:
102:
96:
90:
86:
77:
73:
69:
57:
53:
50:
49:
44:
37:
32:
25:
19:
1118:Preacher Roe
1111:Todd Ritchie
1083:Ă“liver PĂ©rez
1048:Joe Musgrove
1033:
943:Frank Killen
936:Mitch Keller
922:Elmer Jacobs
873:Larry French
866:Earl Francis
803:Pete Daniels
670:Mark Baldwin
663:Vic Aldridge
584:
535:
525:September 6,
523:. Retrieved
504:
497:
357:
345:
338:
335:
331:
324:
321:
317:
306:
273:
266:of 171–122.
239:
238:
100:
94:
80:(1937-04-12)
75:
55:
46:
18:
1257:1937 deaths
1252:1862 births
1195:Paul Wagner
1188:Ron Villone
1153:Max Surkont
1104:Rick Rhoden
1097:Jerry Reuss
1027:Heine Meine
1006:Paul Maholm
957:Bob Klinger
908:Pink Hawley
817:Doug Drabek
775:Gerrit Cole
768:Bob Chesnes
740:Max Butcher
726:Jim Bunning
719:JT Brubaker
705:Steve Blass
684:Kris Benson
677:Érik Bédard
579:Al Atkinson
348:David Nemec
1246:Categories
1223:Vic Willis
1160:Bill Swift
1139:Zane Smith
1132:Rip Sewell
1020:Doc Medich
992:Jon Lieber
985:Sam Leever
978:Jack Leary
964:Ray Kremer
915:Waite Hoyt
887:Pud Galvin
880:Bob Friend
845:Dock Ellis
838:Mike Dunne
698:Cy Blanton
656:Babe Adams
563:Retrosheet
556:, or
519:1592281885
447:References
360:Pittsburgh
354:Later life
293:outfielder
289:strikeouts
270:Early life
227:Pitched a
156:Strikeouts
85:Pittsburgh
61:1862-09-29
1216:Kip Wells
1181:Bob Veale
1146:Ian Snell
1055:Iván Nova
1034:Ed Morris
971:Chad Kuhl
950:Ron Kline
894:Hal Gregg
831:Zach Duke
691:Jim Bibby
313:no-hitter
229:no-hitter
110:MLB debut
28:Ed Morris
1230:Emil Yde
1209:Bob Walk
859:John Fox
370:See also
276:Brooklyn
68:Brooklyn
244:pitcher
140:171–122
95:Batted:
48:Pitcher
516:
258:, and
101:Threw:
169:Teams
160:1,217
76:Died:
56:Born:
527:2015
514:ISBN
205:1890
195:1889
191:1885
181:1884
150:2.82
103:Left
97:Both
246:in
1248::
508:.
470:^
455:^
366:.
299:.
254:,
627:e
620:t
613:v
529:.
207:)
203:(
197:)
193:–
189:(
183:)
179:(
63:)
59:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
