Jack Morris#Toronto Blue Jays

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Jack Morris

|image=Jack Morris 2013.jpg

|caption=Morris in 2013

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1955|5|16}}

|birth_place=Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=July 26

|debutyear=1977

|debutteam=Detroit Tigers

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=August 7

|finalyear=1994

|finalteam=Cleveland Indians

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=254–186

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=3.90

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=2,478

|teams=

Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|1977}}–{{mlby|1990}})
Minnesota Twins ({{mlby|1991}})
Toronto Blue Jays ({{mlby|1992}}–{{mlby|1993}})
Cleveland Indians ({{mlby|1994}})

|highlights=

5× All-Star (1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991)
3× World Series champion ({{wsy|1984}}, {{wsy|1991}}, {{wsy|1992}})
World Series MVP (1991)
2× MLB wins leader (1981, 1992)
AL strikeout leader (1983)
Pitched a no-hitter on April 7, 1984
Detroit Tigers No. 47 retired

|hoflink = National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

|hoftype = National

| hofdate = 2018

| hofvote = 87.5%

| hofmethod = Modern Baseball Era Committee

}}

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.

Armed with a fastball, a slider, and a forkball,{{cite book|last1=James|first1=Bill|last2=Neyer|first2=Rob|title=The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, and Pitches|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7FfRLE6I5EEC&pg=GBS.PA314.w.2.13.0|access-date=August 21, 2012|date=June 15, 2004|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9780743261586|page=314}}{{cite news |last=Sexton |first=Joe |date=October 18, 1992 |title=WORLD SERIES; For Blue Jays' Morris, It Was Feast or Famine With His Forkball |page=2 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/18/sports/world-series-for-blue-jays-morris-it-was-feast-or-famine-with-his-forkball.html |access-date=August 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223063510/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/18/sports/world-series-for-blue-jays-morris-it-was-feast-or-famine-with-his-forkball.html |archive-date=December 23, 2021}} Morris was a five-time All-Star (1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1991), and played on three World Series Championship teams (1984 Tigers, 1991 Minnesota Twins, and 1992 Toronto Blue Jays). He went 3–0 in the 1984 postseason with two complete-game victories in the 1984 World Series, and 4–0 in the 1991 postseason with a ten-inning complete-game victory in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. Morris won the Babe Ruth Award in both 1984 and 1991, and was named World Series MVP in 1991. While he gave up the most hits, most earned runs, and most home runs of any pitcher in the 1980s,{{cite news |last=Barzilai |first=Peter |date=January 3, 2011 |title=Study Hall: Jack Morris' case is stuck in the 1980s |work=USA Today |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/01/study-hall-jack-morris-tigers-era-254-wins/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223065012/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/dailypitch/post/2011/01/study-hall-jack-morris-tigers-era-254-wins/1 |archive-date=December 23, 2021}} he also started the most games, pitched the most innings, and had the most wins of any pitcher in that decade.{{cite web |last=Granillo |first=Larry |date=December 29, 2010 |title=Is collusion to blame for Jack Morris' HOF case? |url=http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/is-collusion-to-blame-for-jack-morris-hof-case/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819120707/https://tht.fangraphs.com/is-collusion-to-blame-for-jack-morris-hof-case/ |archive-date=August 19, 2022 |access-date=March 8, 2013 |publisher=Hardballtimes.com}} He is one of ten players in MLB history to have won back-to back World Series championships on different teams, with the other nine being Allie Clark, Clem Labine, Bill Skowron, Don Gullett, Ryan Theriot, Jake Peavy, Ben Zobrist, Joc Pederson, and Will Smith.{{cite web |last1=Langs |first1=Sarah |title=Players to win back-to-back World Series with two teams |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/players-to-win-back-to-back-world-series-with-two-teams |website=MLB.com |publisher=MLB |access-date=November 15, 2023}}

Since retiring as a player, Morris has worked as a broadcast color analyst for the Blue Jays, Twins, and Tigers. He has also been an analyst for MLB broadcasts on Fox Sports 1. Morris was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018. Morris has the highest career ERA among pitchers in the Hall of Fame.{{cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hof_pitching.shtml | title=Hall of Fame Pitching Register }}

Playing career

=Amateur career=

Morris attended Highland Park High School in Saint Paul, Minnesota, graduating in 1973.{{cite web |last=Wallner |first=Peter J. |date=January 19, 2019 |title=Jack Morris and his dual affair with Detroit and Minnesota |url=http://www.mlive.com/whitecaps/index.ssf/2017/05/jack_morris_and_his_dual_affai.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027132840/https://www.mlive.com/whitecaps/index.ssf/2017/05/jack_morris_and_his_dual_affai.html |archive-date=October 27, 2018 |access-date=August 27, 2021 |work=Michigan Live}} He then attended Brigham Young University (BYU), and played college baseball for the BYU Cougars.{{cite book|last=McCarver|first=Tim|author2=Jim Moskovitz |author3=Danny Peary |title=Tim McCarver's Diamond Gems: Favorite Baseball Stories from the Legends of the Game|publisher=McGraw-Hill Professional|year=2008|page=193|isbn=978-0-07-154594-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EYukP2zp56gC&pg=RA1-PA193|access-date=May 6, 2009}}

=Detroit Tigers=

The Detroit Tigers selected Morris in the fifth round of the 1976 MLB draft.{{cite book|last=Stone|first=Mike|author2=Art Regner|title=The Great Book of Detroit Sports Lists|publisher=Running Press|year=2008|page=[https://archive.org/details/greatbookofdetro0000ston/page/14 14]|isbn=978-0-7624-3354-4|url=https://archive.org/details/greatbookofdetro0000ston|url-access=registration|access-date=May 6, 2009}} He was first called up to the Tigers in 1977 after Mark Fidrych was placed on the disabled list with an injury. Morris broke into the Tigers' starting rotation in 1979, posting a 17–7 record and a 3.29 ERA and establishing himself as the ace of the Detroit staff. Morris, along with catcher Lance Parrish, shortstop Alan Trammell, second baseman Lou Whitaker, outfielder Kirk Gibson, and manager Sparky Anderson, played a notable role in turning the Tigers into a contending team for most of the 1980s. In 1980, 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 Morris' career. He led the major leagues with 14 wins in the strike-shortened 1981 season, while posting a 3.05 ERA.

Despite playing for the notorious "Captain Hook" (Anderson),{{cite web |title=Sparky Anderson |url=https://baseballbiography.com/sparky-anderson-1934 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208020457/https://baseballbiography.com/sparky-anderson-1934/ |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |access-date=October 5, 2011 |publisher=baseballbiography.com}} nicknamed because of his tendency to pull his starters at the first sign of weakness, Morris was known for finishing games. He racked up 175 complete games in his career (154 with Detroit). He compiled double-digit complete game totals in 10 of his 12 full seasons as a Tiger. In 1983, Morris completed 20 of his 37 starts. That year, he led the league in innings pitched (293.2), batters faced (1204) and strikeouts (232), while posting his first 20-win season.{{Cite web |title=Jack Morris Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morrija02.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314220918/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morrija02.shtml |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

On April 7, 1984 (on NBC's nationally televised Game of the Week), Morris no-hit the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park,{{cite web |date=April 7, 1984 |title=Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 0 |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1984/B04070CHA1984.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109085721/https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1984/B04070CHA1984.htm |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |access-date=March 8, 2013 |publisher=Retrosheet.org}} beginning what would be an excellent season for both him and the Tigers. The no-hitter was the first by a Tiger since Jim Bunning in 1958. By the end of the 1984 campaign, he had notched 19 wins and a 3.60 ERA, leading Detroit into the postseason. He 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. While teammate Alan Trammell was named World Series MVP, Morris was given the Babe Ruth Award for most outstanding performance in the 1984 postseason.

In 1986, Morris went 21–8 with a 3.27 ERA and 223 strikeouts. His career-high six shutouts that season included a stretch from July 9–18 in which he threw a complete-game shutout in three consecutive starts.{{cite web |url=http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_07_01_oakmlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=det |title=Porcello extends scoreless streak with shutout of A's|last=Beck |first=Jason |work=MLB.com |date=July 1, 2014 |access-date=July 1, 2014}}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The Tigers headed to the postseason again in 1987 behind a team-leading 18 wins from Morris, but this time Morris' postseason performance was below expectations. He lost his only start in the ALCS, surrendering six runs in eight innings to the eventual World Champion Minnesota Twins. Despite a sub-par season in 1989 when he made only 24 starts and won just 6 games, he finished the 1980s with 162 wins, the most by a major league pitcher during the decade. In 1990, his final season in Detroit, Morris lost a career-high 18 games, though he also led the Tiger staff with 15 wins and led the AL with 11 complete games.

Morris had a 3–1 post-season record as a Tiger, with a 2.73 ERA.

=Minnesota Twins=

In 1991, Morris signed a one-year contract with his hometown Minnesota Twins. He enjoyed another great season, posting 18 wins with a 3.43 ERA, and an even better postseason after Minnesota won the AL West. 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. Morris started for the Twins three times in the series, going 2–0 with a 1.17 ERA, making his final outing in the deciding Game 7. In a postseason performance for the ages, the 36-year-old hurler threw 10 innings of shutout baseball against the Braves, as the Twins won the game 1–0 on a 10th-inning single by Gene Larkin that scored Dan Gladden. 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. He holds the record for most wins by a Twin in a single postseason, with four in 1991.

=Toronto Blue Jays=

Following the 1991 season, Morris signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. In the 1992 season, he earned 21 wins for the second time in his career (the first ever 20-win season for a Blue Jays pitcher) with only six losses, though he rode a wave of superior run support from his offense, given his 4.04 ERA that year. The Blue Jays reached the 1992 World Series against the Braves. Despite a subpar post-season performance (he went 0–3, including two World Series losses), Morris won a third World Series ring as Toronto beat Atlanta in six games. He won a fourth ring in 1993, as the Blue Jays repeated as World Champions with a victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in six games. However, Morris was not a factor in the Blue Jays World Series repeat: he pitched poorly for the team in the regular season, finishing 7–12 with a 6.19 ERA, and was not used at all in the postseason due to a season-ending injury.{{cite news |last=Caple |first=Jim |date=October 16, 1994 |title=Jack Morris Adjusting To Life On Farm – His Farm |work=The Seattle Times |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19941016/1936366/jack-morris-adjusting-to-life-on-farm---his-farm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223063509/https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19941016&slug=1936366 |archive-date=December 23, 2021}}

On April 6, 1993, Morris set a major league record by making his 14th consecutive Opening Day start, becoming the fourth pitcher to make fourteen Opening Day starts to go with being the first (and so far only) pitcher to start the first game of a season in fourteen consecutive seasons.{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/most-opening-day-starts-by-a-pitcher-c269247830 | title=Pitchers with the most Opening Day starts | website=MLB.com }}

=Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds=

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. Morris finished the season with a 10–6 record and an ERA of 5.60. He signed a one-year, $600,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds on December 22, 1994.{{Cite news |title=AROUND THE MAJORS |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/12/23/around-the-majors/bb740c04-03dc-4435-a64c-0a42aaad6bdc/ |access-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230401071000/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1994/12/23/around-the-majors/bb740c04-03dc-4435-a64c-0a42aaad6bdc/ |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |issn=0190-8286}} After an abortive attempt at a comeback with the Reds during spring training of 1995, Morris retired. In 1996, he made a brief return to professional baseball, this time playing with his hometown St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League. The 41-year-old Morris went 5–1 in 10 starts, with a 2.69 ERA, before retiring for good.

=Salary=

Morris was the highest-paid pitcher in the American League on at least four occasions: 1987, 1988, 1991, and 1993.

=Wildness=

The split-finger pitch was responsible for Morris leading the league in wild pitches on six separate occasions. His 206 wild pitches in his career rank thirteenth in baseball history (tied with Adonis Terry) and third highest among pitchers who pitched their entire careers in the live-ball era. (Only Nolan Ryan with 277 and Phil Niekro with 226 rank higher than Morris.)

=Awards and highlights=

{{MLBBioRet

|Image = Morris_DET.png

|Name = Jack Morris

|Number = 47

|Team = Detroit Tigers

|Year = 2018

|}}

1981 – The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
1984 – Babe Ruth Award
1986 – Tiger of the Year by the BBWAA-Detroit Chapter
1991 – Babe Ruth Award
1991 – World Series Most Valuable Player
World Series Champion - 1984, 1991, 1992
All-Star: 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991
AL Wins Leader: 1981, 1992
AL Strikeouts Leader: 1983
AL Shutouts Leader: 1986
AL Complete Games Leader: 1990
Holds the major league record for consecutive opening day starts, with 14 (1980–1993)
Ranks No. 8 on the all time MLB list for wild pitches with 206{{cite web |title=Career Leaders & Records for Wild Pitches |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/WP_career.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219071429/https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/WP_career.shtml |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |access-date=March 8, 2013 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}
Ranks No. 1 in Detroit Tigers history for wild pitches (155) and balks (23).{{cite web |date=June 19, 2012 |title=Tigers All-Time Leaders |url=http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/det/history/all_time_leaders.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119151436/https://www.mlb.com/det/history/all_time_leaders.jsp |archive-date=January 19, 2010 |access-date=March 8, 2013 |publisher=Detroit.tigers.mlb.com}}
Holds Tigers' all-time record for most times leading the team in wins – 11 (1979–88, 1990).
Morris is the only pitcher with 2,000-plus strikeouts who did not face a single pitcher in his career.{{cite web |last=Posnanski |first=Joe |date=December 28, 2012 |title=Joe Blogs: Pitcher v. Pitcher |url=http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/pitcher-v-pitcher.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101043726/http://joeposnanski.blogspot.com/2012/12/pitcher-v-pitcher.html |archive-date=January 1, 2013 |access-date=March 8, 2013 |publisher=Joeposnanski.blogspot.com}}
Baseball Hall Of Fame Inductee - 2018 (Modern Era Committee)

Post-career activities

Morris has spent time as a color analyst for the Minnesota Twins. He also spent time in Lakeland, Florida, as a part-time coach for the Detroit Tigers during spring training.

In 2013, Morris joined Sportsnet as a color analyst for Toronto Blue Jays radio broadcasts, as well as making appearances on television broadcasts.{{cite news |author=Sportsnet Staff |date=February 5, 2013 |title=Morris joins Sportsnet's Blue Jays coverage |publisher=Sportsnet |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-spring-tv-radio-broadcast-schedule/ |access-date=July 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326040556/https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-spring-tv-radio-broadcast-schedule/ |archive-date=March 26, 2013}} In 2014, he served as a pre- and post-game analyst for Twins telecasts on Bally Sports North (as well as a part-time substitute for regular game analyst Bert Blyleven) and as a regular on-air contributor on KTWN-FM and the Twins Radio Network.{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Phil |date=January 25, 2014 |title=Jack Morris added to Twins radio and TV teams |url=http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/241826121.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417032150/http://www.startribune.com/91-hero-jack-morris-added-to-twins-radio-and-tv-teams/241826121/ |archive-date=April 17, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2014 |publisher=Star Tribune}}

On February 10, 2015, it was announced that Morris had been hired as a part-time analyst for Detroit Tigers telecasts on Fox Sports Detroit, along with former teammate Kirk Gibson.{{cite web |last=Nowak |first=Joey |date=February 10, 2015 |title=Gibson, Morris aboard as Tigers analysts |url=http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/108857586/kirk-gibson-jack-morris-aboard-as-tigers-analysts-for-fox-sports-detroit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210212740/http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/108857586/kirk-gibson-jack-morris-aboard-as-tigers-analysts-for-fox-sports-detroit |archive-date=February 10, 2015 |access-date=February 10, 2015 |publisher=MLB}} In a unique arrangement, Morris continued to work part-time for the Twins' television crew as well as the Tigers'.{{cite web |last=Berardino |first=Mike |date=February 10, 2015 |title=Twinsights: Jack Morris 'on loan' to Detroit Tigers in broadcast booth |url=http://blogs.twincities.com/twins/2015/02/10/twinsights-jack-morris-loan-detroit-tigers-broadcast-booth/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416081807/http://blogs.twincities.com/twins/2015/02/10/twinsights-jack-morris-loan-detroit-tigers-broadcast-booth/ |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |publisher=blogs.twincities.com}} In 2017, it was announced that Morris would no longer do Tigers telecasts.{{cite news |last=Crawford |first=Kirkland |date=January 25, 2017 |title=Jack Morris bows out of Detroit Tigers' TV booth |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/01/25/detroit-tigers-fox-sports-detroit/97051336/ |access-date=February 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818085413/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/01/25/detroit-tigers-fox-sports-detroit/97051336/ |archive-date=August 18, 2022}} On January 15, 2019, Morris was once again named a color commentator for the Tigers.{{cite web |last=Beck |first=Jason |date=January 15, 2019 |title=Gibson, Morris join Tigers broadcasting team |url=https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/kirk-gibson-jack-morris-join-tigers-telecasts/c-302725484 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127010944/https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/kirk-gibson-jack-morris-join-tigers-telecasts-c302725484 |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2019 |work=MLB.com}}

On August 17, 2021, Morris used an accent that some deemed insensitive during a broadcast while Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels was at bat. Later during the broadcast, he issued an on-air apology. Ohtani said (through an interpreter), "Personally, I'm not offended and I didn't take anything personally."{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Ryan |date=August 18, 2021 |title=Shohei Ohtani on Tigers broadcaster Jack Morris' comments: 'I'm not offended' |work=Yahoo!Sports |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/los-angeles-angels-shohei-ohtani-not-offended-detroit-tigers-broadcaster-jack-morris-comments-suspension-025010920.html |access-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816224041/https://sports.yahoo.com/los-angeles-angels-shohei-ohtani-not-offended-detroit-tigers-broadcaster-jack-morris-comments-suspension-025010920.html |archive-date=August 16, 2022}} Following this incident, Morris was suspended indefinitely from the Tigers' broadcast booth,{{cite web |last=Crawford |first=Kirkland |date=August 18, 2021 |title=Jack Morris suspended indefinitely after offensive comment on air toward Shohei Ohtani |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/jack-morris-suspended-indefinitely-offensive-191243953.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812191909/https://sports.yahoo.com/jack-morris-suspended-indefinitely-offensive-191243953.html |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |access-date=August 18, 2021}} though he returned in less than a month's time.{{cite news |last1=Petzold |first1=Evan |date=September 11, 2021 |title=Detroit Tigers Hall of Famer Jack Morris: 'I am very sorry' for remark about Shohei Ohtani |work=Detroit Free Press |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2021/09/11/detroit-tigers-jack-morris-apology-remark-shohei-ohtani/8293509002/ |access-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822035810/https://eu.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2021/09/11/detroit-tigers-jack-morris-apology-remark-shohei-ohtani/8293509002/ |archive-date=August 22, 2022}} After the 2022 season, Morris parted ways from the Tigers broadcast team.{{cite news |last1=McCosky |first1=Chris |date=January 16, 2023 |title=Hall-of-Famer Jack Morris, Bally Sports Detroit to part ways in 2023 |work=The Detroit News |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2023/01/16/tigers-hall-of-famer-jack-morris-bally-sports-detroit-part-ways/69811952007/ |access-date=February 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203020058/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2023/01/16/tigers-hall-of-famer-jack-morris-bally-sports-detroit-part-ways/69811952007/ |archive-date=February 3, 2023}}

Morris has two sons from his first marriage and one with his second. He is known for his love of hunting and fishing, especially in his native Minnesota.

Hall of Fame candidacy

Morris was eligible for the National Baseball Hall of Fame from 2000 to 2014, but did not receive the required 75% of the vote; from 2000 to 2003, he never received greater than 30%. But his vote totals slowly crept upwards as the years went by, receiving 40% of the vote for the first time in 2006. In 2010, he managed 52.3% of the vote.{{Cite web |title=Andre Dawson makes Hall of Fame; Barry Larkin, Jack Morris, Alan Trammell denied |url=http://www.annarbor.com/sports/andre-dawson-makes-hall-of-fame-barry-larkin-jack-morris-alan-trammell-denied/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730020909/http://www.annarbor.com/sports/andre-dawson-makes-hall-of-fame-barry-larkin-jack-morris-alan-trammell-denied/ |archive-date=July 30, 2018 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=AnnArbor.com}} In 2012, he received 67% of the vote, and 67.7% a year later.{{Cite news |date=January 10, 2012 |title=Former Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin elected to baseball Hall of Fame |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/former-cincinnati-reds-shortstop-barry-larkin-elected-to-baseball-hall-of-fame/2012/01/09/gIQAmPp4lP_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110084855/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/former-cincinnati-reds-shortstop-barry-larkin-elected-to-baseball-hall-of-fame/2012/01/09/gIQAmPp4lP_story.html |archive-date=January 10, 2012 |access-date=April 1, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post|agency=Associated Press}} On January 8, 2014, Morris received 61.5% of the vote in his last year of eligibility.{{Cite news |last=Heyman |first=Jon |date=January 8, 2014 |title=Morris, Raines among Hall of Fame candidates who deserved better |work=CBS Sports |url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24402688/morris-raines-among-hall-of-fame-candidates-who-deserved-better |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109052012/https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24402688/morris-raines-among-hall-of-fame-candidates-who-deserved-better |archive-date=January 9, 2014}} After falling off the regular ballot, Morris was elected to the Hall by the Modern Era portion of the Veterans Committee in December 2017. He was inducted (as a Detroit Tiger) in 2018 along with former Tigers teammate Alan Trammell.{{Cite web |last=Castrovince |first=Anthony |date=December 11, 2017 |title=Morris, Trammell honored by calls to the Hall Former teammates elected to class of 2018 by Modern Era Committee |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jack-morris-alan-trammell-elected-to-hall/c-263207676 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730173657/https://www.mlb.com/news/jack-morris-alan-trammell-elected-to-hall/c-263207676 |archive-date=July 30, 2018 |website=MLB.com}} His 3.90 career ERA is the highest of any player elected to the Hall of Fame as a pitcher.

As a result of being the first Hall of Fame pitcher to have played all of his games in the American League following the introduction of the designated hitter rule and before the start of interleague play, Morris has the fewest MLB regular-season at-bats of any player inductee: one. On April 30, 1987, Morris pitched a complete game victory over the California Angels; in the eighth, DH Mike Heath moved to first base, thus eliminating the designated hitter for the rest of the contest. 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. (Morris also logged 19 appearances as a pinch runner in his career, scoring four times. This makes him the only Hall of Fame player to have more runs than plate appearances.)

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