Johnny Morrison (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johnny Morrison (baseball)

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1895

Place of Birth: Pellville, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 20-Mar-1966

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

John Dewey "Jughandle Johnny" Morrison (October 22, 1895 – March 20, 1966) was a professional baseball player.
He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of ten seasons (1920–1927, 1929–1930) with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Robins.
For his career, he compiled a 103–80 record in 297 appearances, with a 3.65 earned run average and 546 strikeouts.
May was a member of the 1925 World Series champion Pirates, pitching three times during their seven-game defeat of the Washington Senators.
In World Series play, he recorded no decisions in 3 appearances, with a 2.89 earned run average and 7 strikeouts. Morrison was born in Pellville, Kentucky, and later died in Louisville, Kentucky, at the age of 70, and was buried at Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery.
His son, Dwane Morrison, was a college basketball coach, most notably at Georgia Tech.