John Morrill - Wikipedia John Morrill From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search American baseball player and manager For the English historian, see John Morrill (historian). John Morrill Infielder, manager Born: (1855-02-19)February 19, 1855 Boston, Massachusetts Died: April 2, 1932(1932-04-02) (aged 77) Brookline, Massachusetts Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut April 24, 1876, for the Boston Red Caps Last MLB appearance July 8, 1890, for the Boston Reds MLB statistics Batting average .260 Hits 1,275 Runs 821 Teams As player Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters (1876–1888) Washington Nationals (1889) Boston Reds (1890) As manager: Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters (1882, 1883–1886, 1887–1888) Washington Nationals (1889) Career highlights and awards 3× National League pennant (1877, 1878, 1883) John Francis Morrill (February 19, 1855 – April 2, 1932), nicknamed "Honest John", was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball who played from 1876 to 1890 for the Boston Red Caps/Beaneaters, Washington Nationals, and Boston Reds. Over the years he played all positions. Although he pitched a couple of games each season, he was primarily an infielder, and had a career batting average of .260. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Later life 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Early life[edit] Morrill's parents were Irish emigrants to Boston, where Morrill was born. He played for amateur teams including the Boston Stars and the Lowell Lowells prior to being signed by the Boston Red Legs in 1876. Career[edit] Morrill stood 5'11" and weighed 155 pounds as he began his major league career, and he had been known as a second baseman and catcher. Once he arrived in the major leagues, Morrill only played 23 games at catcher, all of them in his first season with Boston. An obituary stated that he was one of the last catchers to appear at the position without a glove.[1] In an incredible season in 1883, he batted .316, played six different positions, and led the Boston Beaneaters to the National League pennant after taking over as manager from Jack Burdock in midseason.[2] Popular baseball manager King Kelly described Morrill as a careful manager who saved Boston a great deal of money through his decisions. Kelly cited Morrill's understanding of the rules when he said that Morrill was a better manager than anyone besides Cap Anson. Kelly dismissed the popular notion that he did not get along with Morrill.[3] Later life[edit] Morrill raised five children. After his retirement as a player, Morrill worked for a Boston sporting goods company, where he was manager and treasurer.[1] He died at the age of 77 in Brookline, Massachusetts, and he was interred at the Holyhood Cemetery.[4] The cause of death was pneumonia.[1] See also[edit] List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders List of Major League Baseball player-managers References[edit] ^ a b c "Morrill, veteran, dies". The New York Times. April 3, 1932. ^ "John Morrill's career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 2009-05-20. ^ Kelly, Mike “King” (1888). "Play Ball": Stories from the Diamond Field and Other Historical Writings about the 19th Century Hall of Famer. Press of Emery & Hughes. p. 33. ^ John Francis Morrill at Find a Grave External links[edit] Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference v t e Boston Red Caps 1877 National League champions Tommy Bond Lew Brown Andy Leonard John Morrill Tim Murnane Jim O'Rourke Harry Schafer Ezra Sutton Deacon White George Wright Manager: Harry Wright v t e Boston Red Caps 1878 National League champions Tommy Bond Jack Burdock Andy Leonard Jack Manning John Morrill Jim O'Rourke Pop Snyder Ezra Sutton George Wright Manager: Harry Wright v t e Boston Beaneaters 1883 National League champions Charlie Buffinton Jack Burdock Mert Hackett Mike Hines Joe Hornung John Morrill Paul Radford Edgar Smith Ezra Sutton Jim Whitney Sam Wise Managers Jack Burdock John Morrill v t e Atlanta Braves managers Harry Wright (1871–1881) John Morrill (1882) Jack Burdock (1883) John Morrill (1883–1886) King Kelly (1887) John Morrill (1887–1888) Jim Hart (1889) Frank Selee (1890–1901) Al Buckenberger (1902–1904) Fred Tenney (1905–1907) Joe Kelley (1908) Frank Bowerman (1909) Harry Smith (1909) Fred Lake (1910) Fred Tenney (1911) Johnny Kling (1912) George Stallings (1913–1920) Fred Mitchell (1921–1923) Dave Bancroft (1924–1927) Jack Slattery (1928) Rogers Hornsby (1928) Emil Fuchs (1929) Bill McKechnie (1930–1937) Casey Stengel (1938–1942) Bob Coleman (1943) Casey Stengel (1943) Bob Coleman (1944–1945) Del Bissonette (1945) Billy Southworth (1946–1949) Johnny Cooney (1949) Billy Southworth (1950–1951) Tommy Holmes (1951–1952) Charlie Grimm (1952–1956) Fred Haney (1956–1959) Chuck Dressen (1960–1961) Birdie Tebbetts (1961–1962) Bobby Bragan (1963–1966) Billy Hitchcock (1966–1967) Ken Silvestri (1967) Lum Harris (1968–1972) Eddie Mathews (1972–1974) Clyde King (1974–1975) Connie Ryan (1975) Dave Bristol (1976–1977) Ted Turner (1977) Vern Benson (1977) Dave Bristol (1977) Bobby Cox (1978–1981) Joe Torre (1982–1984) Eddie Haas (1985) Bobby Wine (1985) Chuck Tanner (1986–1988) Russ Nixon (1988–1990) Bobby Cox (1990–2010) Fredi González (2011–2016) Brian Snitker (2016–) Authority control LCCN: no2013118283 SNAC: w63p4jcq VIAF: 305410779 WorldCat Identities: lccn-no2013118283 Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Morrill&oldid=991486795" Categories: 1855 births 1932 deaths Sportspeople from Brookline, Massachusetts Major League Baseball first basemen 19th-century baseball players Boston Red Caps players Boston Beaneaters players Washington Nationals (1886–1889) players Washington Nationals (1886–1889) managers Boston Reds (PL) players Baseball players from Massachusetts Boston Red Caps managers Boston Beaneaters managers Salem (minor league baseball) players Major League Baseball player-managers Burials at Holyhood Cemetery (Brookline) Hidden categories: Find a Grave template with ID not in Wikidata Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Languages مصرى Edit links This page was last edited on 30 November 2020, at 09:10 (UTC). 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