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.

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Oct 12, 2020 · A big part of the engine that moved the Big Red Machine to greatness has died. All of baseball is mourning the loss of Hall of Fame player and former broadcaster Joe Morgan, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 77.

Joe Morgan (born September 19, 1943, Bonham, Texas, U.S.—died October 11, 2020, Danville, California) was an American professional baseball player who won consecutive National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards in 1975–76, when he led the Cincinnati Reds to back-to-back World Series championships.

He teamed with Jon Miller for 21 seasons on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. Morgan finished his career with 2,517 hits, 1,650 runs scored, 268 home runs, 689 stolen bases and 1,865 walks. Morgan was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1990. He passed away on Oct. 11, 2020.

Joe Leonard Morgan was a Major League Baseball player with the Houston Colt .45s (1963 - 1964), Houston Astros (1965 - 1971), Cincinnati Reds (1972 - 1979), Houston Astros (1980), San Francisco Giants (1981 - 1982), Philadelphia Phillies (1983), and Oakland Athletics (1984).

Joe Morgan Bio. Fullname: Joe Leonard Morgan; Born: 9/19/1943 in Bonham, TX; College: Cal State East Bay; Debut: 9/21/1963; Hall of Fame: 1990; Died: 10/11/2020

Oct 12, 2020 · The way you remember Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, who passed away on Sunday at 77 years of age, might entirely depend on when you came of age as a baseball fan. If you're an older fan, you might recall him as the young star who made his debut two days after his 20th birthday and helped push the expansion Colt .45s/Astros into relevance.

Oct 12, 2020 · Joe Morgan, the Hall of Fame second baseman who was the National League’s Most Valuable Player for two consecutive seasons and the engine of the Big Red Machine — as the Cincinnati Reds of the...

Oct 12, 2020 · Joe Leonard Morgan, born Sept. 19 1943 in Bonham, Texas, overcame the odds his whole career. After growing up in Oakland, Calif., Morgan parlayed his terrific speed and quick hands into a free agent contract with the expansion Houston Colt .45s in 1962.