Joe Morgan

Joe Morgan
Morgan with the Cincinnati Reds in 1972
Second baseman
Born: (1943-09-19)September 19, 1943 Bonham, Texas, U.S.
Died: October 11, 2020(2020-10-11) (aged 77) Danville, California, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 21, 1963, for the Houston Colt .45s
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1984, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.271
Hits	2,517
Home runs	268
Runs batted in	1,133
Stolen bases	689
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Houston Colt .45s / Astros (1963–1971) Cincinnati Reds (1972–1979) Houston Astros (1980) San Francisco Giants (1981–1982) Philadelphia Phillies (1983) Oakland Athletics (1984)
Career highlights and awards
10× All-Star (1966, 1970, 1972–1979) 2× World Series champion (1975, 1976) 2× NL MVP (1975, 1976) 5× Gold Glove Award (1973–1977) Silver Slugger Award (1982) Cincinnati Reds No. 8 retired Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Houston Astros Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1990
Vote	81.8% (first ballot)

Joe Leonard Morgan (September 19, 1943 – October 11, 2020) was an American professional baseball second baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Colt .45s / Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland Athletics from 1963 to 1984. He won two World Series championships with the Reds in 1975 and 1976 and was also named the National League Most Valuable Player in each of those years. Considered one of the greatest second basemen of all time, Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990 in his first year of eligibility.

After retiring as an active player, Morgan became a baseball broadcaster for the Reds, Giants, ABC, and ESPN, as well as a stint in the mid-to-late 1990s on NBC's postseason telecasts, teamed with Bob Costas and Bob Uecker. He hosted a weekly nationally syndicated radio show on Sports USA, while serving as a special advisor to the Reds.