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Joe Morgan

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Major League Baseball second baseman (1943-2020)

United StatesLived 1943 to 2020 · aged 77
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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.

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Morgan with Houston, c. 1969Morgan with Houston, c. 1969Morgan with the Cincinnati Reds in 1977Morgan with the Cincinnati Reds in 1977Morgan at bat for the Giants in 1981.Morgan at bat for the Giants in 1981.Joe Morgan's number 8 was retired by the Cincinnati Reds in 1987.Joe Morgan's number 8 was retired by the Cincinnati Reds in 1987.Morgan in the Baseball Hall of Fame parade in 2011.Morgan in the Baseball Hall of Fame parade in 2011.

Awards 3

1976Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
1975Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Rawlings Gold Glove Award

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About this person

Joe Leonard Morgan 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.

Country
United States
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1943 to 2020 · aged 77
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14 languages

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