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Joe Morgan

Birthdate:

9/19/1943

Height / Weight:

5' 7" / 160 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Bonham, TX, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Joe Morgan's 'Hall of Fame Plaque' reads, ' Impact player who lifted the Cincinnati 'Big Red Machine' to a higher level with his multi faceted skills, trademark was flapping left arm as he awaited pitch. Packed unusual power into extraordinary quick 150 lb. fireplug frame. Played 22 seasons. NL's Most Valuable Player 1975 & 1976.' Joe Morgan won five Gold Gloves and is best remembered for being a leader for the World Champion Cincinnati Reds in 1975 & 1976. In 1975, Morgan batted .327, 17 HR's, 107 runs scored, 94 RBI's, stole 67 bases. He led the Reds to another playoff berth in 1979, he then moved back to Houston helping them make the NL Championship Series. He led the league four times in walks.

Joe Morgan rates as one of the top clutch hitters in baseball's history. A play to win at all costs, Joe Morgan was certainly was one top players of all time.

During this decade, Joe Morgan was emerging as a superstar second baseman and because of his wide variety of skills the Reds stayed on top for most of this period. Morgan could hit with power, steal bases, batted over .300 and played aggressive, winning baseball. In 1971, he led the NL in walks 115 and runs scored 122. Cincinnati Reds Baseball History 'Little Joe' Morgan, 5-ft 7-inches 155 lbs still ranks third all-time for career walks behind only Babe Ruth and Ted Williams. Morgan was a major component of the 'Big Red Machine', the first NL team to win consecutive World Titles since 1922. Joe Morgan won the MVP Awards in both 1975 & 1976 and played a big part in both Cincinnati Reds World Championships in these years.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
22 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1963	HOU (NL)	8	25	5	6	0	1	0	3	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.367	SLG
1964	HOU (NL)	10	37	4	7	0	0	0	0	6	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.189	.302	SLG
1965	HOU (NL)	157	601	100	163	22	12	14	40	97	77	20	9	1	3	3	4	.271	.373	SLG
1966	HOU (NL)	122	425	60	121	14	8	5	42	89	43	11	8	3	3	9	2	.285	.410	SLG
1967	HOU (NL)	133	494	73	136	27	11	6	42	81	51	29	5	5	2	1	2	.275	.378	SLG
1968	HOU (NL)	10	20	6	5	0	1	0	0	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.444	SLG
1969	HOU (NL)	147	535	94	126	18	5	15	43	110	74	49	14	1	1	7	4	.236	.365	SLG
1970	HOU (NL)	144	548	102	147	28	9	8	52	102	55	42	13	3	1	5	2	.268	.383	SLG
1971	HOU (NL)	160	583	87	149	27	11	13	56	88	52	40	8	2	1	10	7	.256	.351	SLG
1972	CIN (NL)	149	552	122	161	23	4	16	73	115	44	58	17	1	6	3	4	.292	.417	SLG
1973	CIN (NL)	157	576	116	167	35	2	26	82	111	61	67	15	3	4	3	4	.290	.406	SLG
1974	CIN (NL)	149	512	107	150	31	3	22	67	120	69	58	12	8	3	1	5	.293	.427	SLG
1975	CIN (NL)	146	498	107	163	27	6	17	94	132	52	67	10	3	3	0	6	.327	.466	SLG
1976	CIN (NL)	141	472	113	151	30	5	27	111	114	41	60	9	8	1	0	12	.320	.444	SLG
1977	CIN (NL)	153	521	113	150	21	6	22	78	117	58	49	10	2	2	0	5	.288	.417	SLG
1978	CIN (NL)	132	441	68	104	27	0	13	75	79	40	19	5	3	2	0	11	.236	.347	SLG
1979	CIN (NL)	127	436	70	109	26	1	9	32	93	45	28	6	11	1	3	5	.250	.379	SLG
1980	HOU (NL)	141	461	66	112	17	5	11	49	93	47	24	6	6	0	3	5	.243	.367	SLG
1981	SFG (NL)	90	308	47	74	16	1	8	31	66	37	14	5	7	0	1	3	.240	.371	SLG
1982	SFG (NL)	134	463	68	134	19	4	14	61	85	60	24	4	4	2	1	3	.289	.400	SLG
1983	PHI (NL)	123	404	72	93	20	1	16	59	89	54	18	2	1	4	1	6	.230	.370	SLG
1984	OAK (AL)	116	365	50	89	21	0	6	43	66	39	8	3	4	1	0	6	.244	.356	SLG
22 years		2649	9277	1650	2517	449	96	268	1133	1865	1015	689	162	76	40	51	96	.271	.392	.SLG

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