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Joe Morgan   |   Major Leaguer   1963-1984

Full Name:  Joe Leonard Morgan
Born:  September 19,1943  in  Bonham, Texas
Height:  5-7  Weight:  155  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right
High School:  Castlemont (Oakland,CA)
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Baseball Lists:  MLB All-Star Game History ... NL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Retired Numbers ... Hall of Famers ... 5 Walks in a Game (or more)

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Drafted:  Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Colt 45s in 1963  

Transactions:   [Nov 1,1962] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Astros.  [Nov 29,1971] - Traded by Astros with Ed Armbrister, Cesar Geronimo, Jack Billingham and Denis Menke to Reds for Jimmy Stewart, Tommy Helms and Lee May.  [Nov 1,1979] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 31,1980] - Signed as Free Agent by Astros.  [Dec 8,1980] - Released by Astros.  [Feb 9,1981] - Signed as Free Agent by Giants.  [Dec 14,1982] - Traded by Giants with Al Holland to Phillies for Charles Penigar, mark davis and Mike Krukow.  [Oct 31,1983] - Released by Phillies.  [Dec 13,1983] - Signed as Free Agent by Athletics.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1963ModestoCalif19HocA+   45152424053527          .263---.434-----
 DurhamCaro19HocA+   95322741072021343          .332---.528-----
 HoustonNL19HocMLB 2b2825560103105500000 .240.367.320687--
1964SanAntonioTex20HocAA   1404961131604281290          .323---.512-----
 HoustonNL20HocMLB 2b21037470000016700000 .189.302.189491--
1965HoustonNL21HouMLB 2b2,115760110016322121440209977731344 .271.373.41879148%
1966HoustonNL22HouMLB 2b112242560121148542118894333922 .285.410.39180157%
1967HoustonNL23HouMLB 2b2,1133494731362711642295815125122 .275.378.41178948%
1968HoustonNL24HouMLB 2b2,91020650100307400000 .250.444.35079457%
1969HoustonNL25HouMLB 2b2,114753594126185154349141107411745 .236.365.37273758%
1970HoustonNL26HouMLB 2b2144548102147289852421310255135211 .268.383.39677954%
1971HoustonNL27HouMLB 2b216058387149271113564088852121074 .256.351.40775850%
1972CincinnatiNL28CinMLB 2b2149552122161234167358171154461345 .292.417.43585254%
1973CincinnatiNL29CinMLB 2b21575761161673522682671511161433412 .290.406.49389949%
1974CincinnatiNL30CinMLB 2b2149512107150313226758121206938157 .293.427.49492150%
1975CincinnatiNL31CinMLB 2b3146498107163276179467101325233063 .327.466.50897452%
1976CincinnatiNL32CinMLB 2b31414721131513052711160911441180122 .320.444.576102044%
1977CincinnatiNL33CinMLB 2b3153521113150216227849101175822055 .288.417.47889548%
1978CincinnatiNL34CinMLB 2b31324416810427013751957940230116 .236.347.38573246%
1979CincinnatiNL35CinMLB 2b3,2127436701092619322869345111358 .250.379.37675550%
1980HoustonNL36HouMLB 2b1,3,4141461661121751149246934706354 .243.367.37374044%
1981SF GiantsNL37SfMLB 2b1903084774161831145663707133 .240.371.37774841%
1982SF GiantsNL38SfMLB 2b2134463681341941461244856024133 .289.400.43883847%
1983PhiladelphNL39PhiMLB 2b3,1123404729320116591828954411613 .230.370.40377350%
1984OaklandAL40OakMLB 2b3116365508921064383663914066 .244.356.35170742%
 
Major League Totals - 22 Season(s)26499277165025174499626811336891621865101540765196105 .271.392.42781949%
Minor League Totals - 2 Season(s)280970229307671330160 .316---.505-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1972CincinnatiNL28CinCh519550023101200000 .263.300.579879--
 CincinnatiNL28CinWs724432001206300000 .125.300.208508--
1973CincinnatiNL29CinCh520121001002200000 .100.182.150332--
1975CincinnatiNL31CinCh311233001403200000 .273.429.545974--
 CincinnatiNL31CinWs727471003205100000 .259.375.296671--
1976CincinnatiNL32CinCh37200000206100000 .000.462.000462--
 CincinnatiNL32CinWs415351112202200000 .333.412.7331145--
1979CincinnatiNL35CinCh311000000103100000 .000.214.000214--
1980HoustonNL36HouCh413121100006100000 .154.421.385806--
1983PhiladelphNL39PhiCh415110000002100000 .067.176.067243--
 PhiladelphNL39PhiWs519350122102300000 .263.333.6841017--
 
Major League Totals - 7 Season(s)50181263393513150381900000 .182.324.348672--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1963HoustonNL19HocMLB2B715153332---.909--
 
1964HoustonNL20HocMLB2B1031253594---.949--
 
1965HoustonNL21HouMLB2B1573484922786782---.969--
 
1966HoustonNL22HouMLB2B1172563162159361---.965--
 
1967HoustonNL23HouMLB2B1302973441465567---.979--
1967HoustonNL23HouMLBOF120020---1.000--
 
1968HoustonNL24HouMLB2B5962172---.882--
1968HoustonNL24HouMLBOF110010---1.000--
 
1969HoustonNL25HouMLB2B1323033281864979---.972--
1969HoustonNL25HouMLBOF141200120---1.000--
 
1970HoustonNL26HouMLB2B1423494301779698---.979--
 
1971HoustonNL27HouMLB2B1573364821283093---.986--
 
1972CincinnatiNL28CinMLB2B149370436881492---.990--
 
1973CincinnatiNL29CinMLB2B1544174409866106---.990--
 
1974CincinnatiNL30CinMLB2B1423443851374292---.982--
 
1975CincinnatiNL31CinMLB2B1423564251179296---.986--
 
1976CincinnatiNL32CinMLB2B1333423351369085---.981--
 
1977CincinnatiNL33CinMLB2B1513513595715100---.993--
 
1978CincinnatiNL34CinMLB2B1242522901155349---.980--
 
1979CincinnatiNL35CinMLB2B1212593291260074---.980--
 
1980HoustonNL36HouMLB2B130244348759968---.988--
 
1981SF GiantsNL37SfMLB2B87177258443961---.991--
 
1982SF GiantsNL38SfMLB2B120254364762569---.989--
1982SF GiantsNL38SfMLB3B312140---.750--
 
1983PhiladelphNL39PhiMLB2B1172313311757963---.971--
 
1984OaklandAL40OakMLB2B1002012291044062---.977--
1984OaklandAL40OakMLBDH5--------
 


 Awards
[1965] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #31), NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #2)  [1966] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1970] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1972] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #4), All-Star Game Most Valuable Player  [1973] - NL Gold Glove Award (2B), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #4), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1974] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Gold Glove Award (2B), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #8)  [1975] - National League Most Valuable Player, Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Gold Glove Award (2B)  [1976] - NL Gold Glove Award (2B), National League Most Valuable Player, Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1977] - NL Gold Glove Award (2B), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1978] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1979] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1982] - NL Silver Slugger Award (2B), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #16), Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year  [1988] - AL Manager of the Year (Voting Rank: #2)  [1990] - Elected to Hall of Fame (363 votes - 81.76%)
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976.

Joe Morgan reinvented himself as one of the premier color analysts in the baseball media as Jon Miller's broadcaster partner on ESPN. He has won 2 Emmy Awards for Sports Analysis. (1998, 2005)

Morgan had his number 8 retired by the Cincinnati Reds on June 8, 1998.

Notes: Played in 10 All-Star games during his career (1966, 1970, 1972-1979)
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