Thirty-one years ago, on Feb. 5, 1991, the Twins signed Jack Morris to a one-year contract. Morris finished that one year with one of the most iconic pitching performances in playoff history — a 10-inning shutout in Game 7 of the World Series.
It’s the type of gem that’s all but disappeared from the game today. No pitcher has pitched more than nine innings in a postseason game in the 30 years since Morris’ masterpiece.
Actually, there hasn’t even been a nine-inning complete game in the playoffs since 2017, and there hasn’t been a shutout since 2016. But when the great workhorses of previous generations pitched in the playoffs, they would keep the ball into the 10th inning … and beyond. Those aces produced some brilliant individual achievements on the mound. In Morris’ honor, let’s take a look back at some of the best.
Here are 10 of the greatest 10-plus-inning postseason pitching performances.
Jack Morris, Twins — 1991 World Series Game 7
10 IP, 0 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 8 K (SHO)
In one…