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                       Walter Edward Morris- RHP  (Cubs, Red Sox)

                        Born: December 7, 1899  Foshee, AL

                       Died: March 3, 1932 Century, FLA (Died from stabbing, 32 years old)

                       1922- Free Agent signing by Georgia Pines

                       1930- Drafted in the 8th round by the Skeeters  (Pick#126)

                        1931- Drafted in the 7th round by the Storm (Pick #111)

Ed Morris won 17 games for the AL Pennant winning Georgia Pines in 1928. His 17 wins were 4th in the AL, and his 103 strikeouts were good for 6th. He went 2-0 in that season’s playoffs, but lost 2 games in the World Series vs the Storm.

SCL STATS:

Team    Year    ERA   W   L   S   G  GS  CG SHO     INN    H    R   ER   BB    K  HR GDP    BF

GP      1928   3.88  17  12   0  35  35   3   0   248.1  291  138  107   72  103  18  21  1118

GP      1929   5.65   8   9   0  30  28   4   2   153.0  220  115   96   74   60  15  22   736

JCS     1930   4.86   5   5   4  64   0   0   0    66.2   83   45   36   49   19   4   8   331

SUN     1931   6.10   0   2   0   2   2   0   0    10.1   18   13    7    6    4   0   1    58

               4.63  30  28   4 131  65   7   2   478.1  612  311  246  201  186  37  52  2243   

MLB Totals :  5 seasons (1922, 1928-1931)  Games-140, 42-45, 4.19 ERA. WHIP-1.476

   Ed Morris won 19 games for the last place 1928 Red Sox. He was named the RHP on The Sporting News Rookie All-Star team. On 2/29/1932 while attending a Leap Day party in Florida, Morris was stabbed during an altercation. He died 3 days later from his wounds. He was 32 years old.