John Morrill
[edit] Biography
John Morrill (John Francis Morrill) was born on February 19, 1855 in Boston, Massachusetts. He made his Major League debut on April 24, 1876 for the Boston Red Caps. In 1876, his rookie year, he hit .263 with 0 home runs and 26 RBI. Morrill played for the Boston Red Caps, Boston Beaneaters, Washington Senators and Boston Reds over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that John Morrill's best season was 1887, when he hit for a .280 average and knocked in 81 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1876
| BOS
| N
| 66
| 278
| 38
| 73
| 0
| 26
| .263
| .270
| .295
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1877
| BOS
| N
| 61
| 242
| 47
| 73
| 0
| 28
| .302
| .319
| .331
| 5
| 1
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1878
| BOS
| N
| 60
| 233
| 26
| 56
| 0
| 23
| .240
| .256
| .270
| 5
| 1
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1879
| BOS
| N
| 84
| 348
| 56
| 98
| 0
| 49
| .282
| .309
| .362
| 18
| 5
| 14
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| 86
| 342
| 51
| 81
| 2
| 44
| .237
| .261
| .348
| 16
| 8
| 11
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| BOS
| N
| 81
| 311
| 47
| 90
| 1
| 39
| .289
| .316
| .379
| 19
| 3
| 12
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| 83
| 349
| 73
| 101
| 2
| 54
| .289
| .324
| .424
| 19
| 11
| 18
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| 97
| 404
| 83
| 129
| 6
| 68
| .319
| .344
| .525
| 33
| 16
| 15
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BOS
| N
| 111
| 438
| 80
| 114
| 3
| 61
| .260
| .308
| .356
| 19
| 7
| 30
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| BOS
| N
| 111
| 394
| 74
| 89
| 4
| 44
| .226
| .334
| .343
| 20
| 7
| 64
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1886
| BOS
| N
| 117
| 430
| 86
| 106
| 7
| 69
| .247
| .333
| .381
| 25
| 6
| 56
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1887
| BOS
| N
| 127
| 504
| 79
| 141
| 12
| 81
| .280
| .330
| .438
| 32
| 6
| 37
| 86
| 1
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1888
| BOS
| N
| 135
| 486
| 60
| 96
| 4
| 39
| .198
| .282
| .288
| 18
| 7
| 55
| 68
| 2
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 44
| 146
| 20
| 27
| 2
| 16
| .185
| .328
| .260
| 5
| 0
| 30
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| BOS
| P
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .143
| .333
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .143
| .333
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1263
| 4905
| 820
| 1274
| 43
| 641
| .260
| .310
| .367
| 239
| 80
| 356
| 655
| 4
| 0
| 61
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1265
| 4912
| 821
| 1275
| 43
| 643
| .260
| .310
| .367
| 239
| 80
| 358
| 656
| 4
| 0
| 61
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1876
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .545
|
| 1876
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 105
| 117
| 37
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1876
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .881
|
| 1876
| BOS
| N
| C
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 90
| 43
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .811
|
| 1877
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 170
| 8
| 13
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1877
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .611
|
| 1877
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 43
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .864
|
| 1877
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 9
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .760
|
| 1878
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 606
| 22
| 28
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1878
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1878
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1879
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 70
| 96
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .878
|
| 1879
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 313
| 16
| 11
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 69
| 22
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .837
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 434
| 26
| 16
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1881
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1881
| BOS
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1881
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 743
| 37
| 25
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1881
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 741
| 16
| 28
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .733
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .789
|
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 794
| 20
| 22
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| BOS
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 953
| 34
| 30
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1884
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| 1884
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 52
| 44
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1884
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 952
| 32
| 31
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1885
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 48
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1885
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1886
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 92
| 156
| 29
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1886
| BOS
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1886
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 396
| 24
| 16
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1886
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 63
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .873
|
| 1887
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 127
| 0
| 0
| 1231
| 50
| 21
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1888
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1888
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 1398
| 72
| 31
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 1B
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 369
| 18
| 8
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1890
| BOS
| P
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1890
| BOS
| P
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 302
| 317
| 82
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .883
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .643
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 166
| 243
| 71
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .852
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 916
| 0
| 0
| 9152
| 375
| 285
| 450
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 90
| 43
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .811
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 100
| 175
| 35
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1880
| BOS
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .84
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| BOS
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6.35
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5.2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| BOS
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| BOS
| N
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2.77
| 5
| 11
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| BOS
| N
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7.43
| 13
| 23
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 34
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
|
| 1886
| BOS
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1889
| WAS
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 18
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 4.30
| 22
| 46
| 28
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 58.2
| 75
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Boston Beaneaters to Washington Senators with Sam Wise for $6000 or less (April 5, 1889).
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