finalyear death_place death_date bats birth_place debutyear finaldate finalteam debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1931 century , florida 3 march 1932 right foshee , alabama 1922 september 21 boston red sox august 5 7 december 1899 ed morris -lrb- 1920s pitcher -rrb-
 chicago cubs ed morris right
ed morris -lrb- 1920s pitcher -rrb-

walter edward `` big ed '' morris -lrb- december 7 , 1899 -- march 3 , 1932 -rrb- was an american baseball player who was murdered .
he was a starting pitcher in major league who played between the and seasons .
listed at , 185 lb. , he batted and threw right-handed .
a native of foshee , alabama , morris entered the majors in august 1922 with the chicago cubs , appearing for them in 12 innings of relief and did not have a decision .
while pitching in the minor leagues for montgomery , he threw a no-hitter against hershey , and finally returned to the major leagues in 1928 , this time with the boston red sox .
in 1928 morris posted a 19 -- 15 record with a 3.53 era and 104 strikeouts in 257 2/3 innings for the last-place red sox , being considered in the american league mvp vote .
in 1929 he went 14-14 with a 4.45 era , before injuring his arm during a scuffle in a st. louis hotel elevator .
after that , he went 4-9 in 1930 and 5-7 in 1931 .
in a five-year career , morris posted a 42 -- 45 record with 256 strikeouts and a 4.19 era in 140 appearances , including 78 starts , 43 complete games , two shutouts , six saves , and 674.0 innings of work .
prior to 1932 spring training , some friends of morris threw a going-away party for him in century , florida .
the party got out of hand , and morris got into an altercation with a gas station attendant who was at the tavern where the party was held .
in the middle of the discussion , the man pulled a knife and stabbed morris in the chest .
morris was taken to a local hospital in critical condition , but later died at the age of 32 .
