My Take
Jack Morris is one of those pitchers who defined what "ace" meant in the 1980s — the guy you handed the ball to when the game absolutely had to be won. Growing up in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he became the workhorse of the Detroit Tigers' rotation and was a cornerstone of their 1984 World Series championship team. What I love about Morris is that his reputation was built on competitive fire and sheer durability: 254 career wins over 18 seasons is the kind of number that doesn't happen without showing up every single day. And then there's Game 7 of the 1991 World Series — ten shutout innings for the Minnesota Twins against Atlanta, arguably the greatest single pitching performance in Fall Classic history. The fact that it took until 2018 for him to reach Cooperstown via the Modern Baseball Era Committee felt like a long-overdue correction to me.
Overview
John Scott Morris (born May 16, 1955) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers. Morris won 254 games throughout his career.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jack Morris
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャック・モリス
- Reading
- じゃっく・もりす
- Born
- May 16, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Goat
- Origin
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Highland Park High School
- University
- Brigham Young University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.