Joe Morgan (Hall of Famer)

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Joe Morgan

Born:	September 19, 1943
Birthplace:	Bonham, Texas
Height:	5' 7"
Weight:	160 lbs
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Right
Drafted:	1962 Amateur Free Agent by the Houston Colt .45's
College:	None
High School:	Castlemont High School (CA)
Teams:	Houston Astros 1963-1971, 1980 Cincinnati Reds 1972-1979 San Francisco Giants 1981-1982 Philadelphia Phillies 1983 Oakland A's 1984

1 Overall Career
2 Awards
3 Achievements
4 Trivia
5 Transactions
6 External Links

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Overall Career

Joe Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham, TX), was a fierce competitor renowned for his baseball smarts. Joe Morgan could single-handedly beat opposing teams with his multi-faceted skills. A two-time National League MVP in 1975 and 1976, he was a terror on the base paths, topping the 40-steal plateau nine times during his career. His skilled batting eye enabled him to lead the National League in on-base percentage and walks four times each. Morgan also packed considerable power into his compact frame, hitting 449 doubles and 268 home runs.

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Awards

Elected to Hall of Fame by Baseball Writers in 1990 (81.76%)

1964 MVP Texas League - San Antonio Bullets
1965 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
1972 All-Star Game MVP
1982 National League Silver Slugger Award - 2B
1982 National League Comeback Player of the Year Award
2-time National League MVP (1975 & 1976)
2-time Major League Player of the Year (1975 & 1976)
5-time National League Gold Glove - 2B (1973-1977)
10-time National League All-Star (1966, 1970, 1972-1979)

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Achievements

4-time NL On-Base Percentage Leader (1972, 1974, 1975 & 1976)
NL Slugging Percentage Leader (1976)
2-time NL OPS Leader (1975 & 1976)
NL Runs Scored Leader (1972)
NL Triples Leader (1971)
4-time NL Bases on Balls Leader (1965, 1972, 1975 & 1980)
20-Home Run Seasons: 4 (1973, 1974, 1976 & 1977)
100 RBI Seasons: 1 (1976)
100 Runs Scored Seasons: 8 (1965, 1970 & 1972-1977)
50 Stolen Bases Seasons: 5 (1972-1976)

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Trivia

Won two World Series Rings with the Cincinnati Reds (1975 & 1976).
Joe Morgan's familiar habit of flapping his arm while at bat was a timing mechanism that was suggested to him by teammate and future Hall of Fame second baseman Nellie Fox.
Great 2nd Baseman for the Big Red Machine
Awful Baseball Announcer for ESPN
Doesn't like to read books that haven't played the game
Seems to think Billy Beane wrote Moneyball
Encourages the belief that players from the 1970s would whup players from today in any head to head competition, stats be damned!
Still thinks mustaches make the man

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Transactions

November 1, 1962: Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent.
November 29, 1971: Traded by the Houston Astros with Ed Armbrister, Jack Billingham, Cesar Geronimo, and Denis Menke to the Cincinnati Reds for Lee May, Tommy Helms, and Jimmy Stewart.
November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.
January 31, 1980: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
December 8, 1980: Released by the Houston Astros.
February 9, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.
December 14, 1982: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Al Holland to the Philadelphia Phillies for Mike Krukow, Mark Davis, and Charles Penigar.
October 31, 1983: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.
December 13, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.