Ed Morris Baseball player

Edward Morris (September 29, 1862 – April 12, 1937), nicknamed Cannonball, was a 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Columbus Buckeyes (1884), Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1885–1889), and Pittsburgh Burghers (1890). A native of Brooklyn, New York, the left-hander stood 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) and weighed 165 lbs.On May 29, 1884 he pitched a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Alleghenys, winning 5–0. He was purchased by the Alleghenys from the Buckeyes five months later.Morris finished in his league's top ten several times for many pitching categories, including wins, earned run average, strikeouts, and shutouts. In 1886 he led the American Association with 41 wins and 12 shutouts.Career totals for 317 games played (311 as a pitcher) include a 171–122 record, 307 games started, 297 complete games, 29 shutouts, 4 games finished, and 1 save. His lifetime ERA was 2.82. At the plate he was 179-for-1,113 (.161) with 1 home run, 63 runs batted in, and 100 runs scored.Morris died from an infection that began in an injured toe.

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Ed Morris
Birth dateSeptember 29, 1862
Birth place
Brooklyn
Date of deathApril 12, 1937
Place of death
Pittsburgh

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Baseball player

Career startMay 01, 1884
Career endOctober 01, 1890
batting sideBoth
former teams
Columbus Buckeyes (AA)
Pittsburgh Burghers
position
Pitcher
teams
Pittsburgh Pirates
Columbus Buckeyes (AA)
Pittsburgh Burghers
throwing sideLeft

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