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Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Morgan won the National League MVP Award in 1975 and 1976, when he led the Cincinnati Reds to back-to-back World Series titles.
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Born in Texas and raised in Oakland, California, Joe Morgan signed with the Houston Colt .45s in 1962. He emerged as one of the top players in baseball in the 1970s, winning consecutive NL MVP Awards and World Series championships as a member of the Cincinnati Reds. Morgan became a broadcaster after his playing career ended in 1984, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.
Early Years
Joe Leonard Morgan was born on September 19, 1943, in Bonham, Texas. The oldest of Ollie and Leonard Morgan's six children, he moved with his family to Oakland, California, at age 5.
Growing up in an area renowned for its athletic talent, Morgan kept busy playing football, basketball and baseball with his friends. He played organized baseball for the first time at age 13 and became a star of the Castlemont High School team, but was ignored by pro scouts due to his diminutive size.
After enrolling at Oakland City College, Morgan finally caught the attention of the baseball scouting community with his performance, and he signed with the Houston Colt .45s in late 1962.
Synopsis
Born in Texas and raised in Oakland, California, Joe Morgan signed with the Houston Colt .45s in 1962. He emerged as one of the top players in baseball in the 1970s, winning consecutive NL MVP Awards and World Series championships as a member of the Cincinnati Reds. Morgan became a broadcaster after his playing career ended in 1984, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.
Early Years
Joe Leonard Morgan was born on September 19, 1943, in Bonham, Texas. The oldest of Ollie and Leonard Morgan's six children, he moved with his family to Oakland, California, at age 5.
Growing up in an area renowned for its athletic talent, Morgan kept busy playing football, basketball and baseball with his friends. He played organized baseball for the first time at age 13 and became a star of the Castlemont High School team, but was ignored by pro scouts due to his diminutive size.
After enrolling at Oakland City College, Morgan finally caught the attention of the baseball scouting community with his performance, and he signed with the Houston Colt .45s in late 1962.
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He played hard and was good at it! Always was in a good mood. Liked watching him play.
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Joe Morgan is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Second baseman Joe Morgan is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990 Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: About MLB.com: Baseball ...
Good evening my friend Maj Marty Hogan and thank you for making us aware that September 19 is the anniversary of the birth of professional baseball player Joe Leonard Morgan who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame 1990.
Image: 1965 Topps Rockies Joe Morgan and Sonny Jackson #16
Happy 75th birthday Joe Morgan.
Background from baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/morgan-joe
"Joe Leonard Morgan
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1990
Primary team: Cincinnati Reds
Primary position: 2nd Baseman
“I have never seen anyone, and I mean anyone, play better than Joe has played this year,” Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson told reporters in 1975. Comparable in size to Dead Ball era players at 5-foot-7, 160 pounds, Morgan instead was perfectly suited to the artificial surface game of the 1970s, when he emerged as one of the key cogs in Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine.
In the Reds’ back-to-back World Series championship years in 1975-76, Morgan won back-to-back MVP awards in the National League, as well as two of his five consecutive Gold Glove Awards.
Morgan signed with the expansion Houston Colt .45s in 1962. He reached the majors for the first time in 1963 and became Houston’s regular second baseman in 1965. He spent nine seasons with Houston and made two All-Star Game appearances, but became a Hall of Famer after being traded in November 1971 to the Reds and leaving Houston’s cavernous Astrodome. He led the league in walks, on-base percentage and runs scored in his first season with Cincinnati and earned All-Star nods in each of his eight seasons with the Reds. In his peak years of 1975 and ’76, he led baseball in OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage.)
After leaving the Reds as a 36-year-old free agent in 1980, Morgan remained a key player on winning teams, playing for Houston’s division winner in 1980, playing two productive seasons in San Francisco and then belting 16 homers for Philadelphia’s pennant-winning “Wheeze Kids” in 1983. He played his final season back home in Oakland in 1984 before embarking on a long career as a broadcaster.
Baseball historian Bill James has called Morgan the best percentages player in baseball history, and indeed Morgan’s game was marked by efficiency. He was an ideal hitter early in a batting order, ranking fifth all-time in walks (1,865) and 11th in career stolen bases with 689.
THAT 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."
Second baseman Joe Morgan is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2N9TorBCDY
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SPC Margaret Higgins MSgt Jason McClish AN Christopher Crayne SPC Tom DeSmet SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT (Join to see) SSG David Andrews
Image: 1965 Topps Rockies Joe Morgan and Sonny Jackson #16
Happy 75th birthday Joe Morgan.
Background from baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/morgan-joe
"Joe Leonard Morgan
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1990
Primary team: Cincinnati Reds
Primary position: 2nd Baseman
“I have never seen anyone, and I mean anyone, play better than Joe has played this year,” Cincinnati Reds manager Sparky Anderson told reporters in 1975. Comparable in size to Dead Ball era players at 5-foot-7, 160 pounds, Morgan instead was perfectly suited to the artificial surface game of the 1970s, when he emerged as one of the key cogs in Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine.
In the Reds’ back-to-back World Series championship years in 1975-76, Morgan won back-to-back MVP awards in the National League, as well as two of his five consecutive Gold Glove Awards.
Morgan signed with the expansion Houston Colt .45s in 1962. He reached the majors for the first time in 1963 and became Houston’s regular second baseman in 1965. He spent nine seasons with Houston and made two All-Star Game appearances, but became a Hall of Famer after being traded in November 1971 to the Reds and leaving Houston’s cavernous Astrodome. He led the league in walks, on-base percentage and runs scored in his first season with Cincinnati and earned All-Star nods in each of his eight seasons with the Reds. In his peak years of 1975 and ’76, he led baseball in OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage.)
After leaving the Reds as a 36-year-old free agent in 1980, Morgan remained a key player on winning teams, playing for Houston’s division winner in 1980, playing two productive seasons in San Francisco and then belting 16 homers for Philadelphia’s pennant-winning “Wheeze Kids” in 1983. He played his final season back home in Oakland in 1984 before embarking on a long career as a broadcaster.
Baseball historian Bill James has called Morgan the best percentages player in baseball history, and indeed Morgan’s game was marked by efficiency. He was an ideal hitter early in a batting order, ranking fifth all-time in walks (1,865) and 11th in career stolen bases with 689.
THAT 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."
Second baseman Joe Morgan is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2N9TorBCDY
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SPC Margaret Higgins MSgt Jason McClish AN Christopher Crayne SPC Tom DeSmet SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT (Join to see) SSG David Andrews
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Little Joe, I loved the Big Red Machine and that elbow twitch when he was at bat.
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