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Joe Morgan (MLB)

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Full Name: Joe Leonard Morgan Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 5' 7"/160 First Game: September 21, 1963
Birthdate: September 19, 1943 Final Game: September 30, 1984
Birthplace: Bonham, Texas MLB Experience: 22 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990

Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Career Highlights
  • 4 Transactions
  • 5 Trivia
  • 6 Video Gallery
  • 7 Picture Gallery
  • 8 See Also
  • 9 Categories

[edit] Biography

Joe Morgan (Joe Leonard Morgan) was born on September 19, 1943 in Bonham, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 21, 1963 for the Houston Colt .45s. In 1965, his rookie year, he hit .271 with 14 home runs and 40 RBI. Morgan played for the Houston Colt .45s, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 22 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Joe Morgan's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1976, when he slugged 27 home runs, stole 60 bases, hit for a .320 average and knocked in 111 runs. However, others believe that it was 1973, when he slugged 26 home runs, stole 67 bases, hit for a .290 average and knocked in 82 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1963 HOU N 8 25 5 6 0 3 .240 .367 .320 0 1 5 5 0 0 1 0 0
1964 HOU N 10 37 4 7 0 0 .189 .302 .189 0 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0
1965 HOU N 157 601 100 163 14 40 .271 .373 .418 22 12 97 77 3 3 20 1 4
1966 HOU N 122 425 60 121 5 42 .285 .410 .391 14 8 89 43 3 9 11 3 2
1967 HOU N 133 494 73 136 6 42 .275 .378 .411 27 11 81 51 2 1 29 5 2
1968 HOU N 10 20 6 5 0 0 .250 .444 .350 0 1 7 4 0 0 3 0 0
1969 HOU N 147 535 94 126 15 43 .236 .365 .372 18 5 110 74 1 7 49 1 5
1970 HOU N 144 548 102 147 8 52 .268 .383 .396 28 9 102 55 1 5 42 3 11
1971 HOU N 160 583 87 149 13 56 .256 .351 .407 27 11 88 52 1 10 40 2 4
1972 CIN N 149 552 122 161 16 73 .292 .417 .435 23 4 115 44 6 3 58 1 5
1973 CIN N 157 576 116 167 26 82 .290 .406 .493 35 2 111 61 4 3 67 3 12
1974 CIN N 149 512 107 150 22 67 .293 .427 .494 31 3 120 69 3 1 58 8 7
1975 CIN N 146 498 107 163 17 94 .327 .466 .508 27 6 132 52 3 0 67 3 3
1976 CIN N 141 472 113 151 27 111 .320 .444 .576 30 5 114 41 1 0 60 8 2
1977 CIN N 153 521 113 150 22 78 .288 .417 .478 21 6 117 58 2 0 49 2 5
1978 CIN N 132 441 68 104 13 75 .236 .347 .385 27 0 79 40 2 0 19 3 6
1979 CIN N 127 436 70 109 9 32 .250 .379 .376 26 1 93 45 1 3 28 11 8
1980 HOU N 141 461 66 112 11 49 .243 .367 .373 17 5 93 47 0 3 24 6 4
1981 SF N 90 308 47 74 8 31 .240 .371 .377 16 1 66 37 0 1 14 7 3
1982 SF N 134 463 68 134 14 61 .289 .400 .438 19 4 85 60 2 1 24 4 3
1983 PHI N 123 404 72 93 16 59 .230 .370 .403 20 1 89 54 4 1 18 1 13
1984 OAK A 116 365 50 89 6 43 .244 .356 .351 21 0 66 39 1 0 8 4 6
Total NL 2533 8912 1600 2428 262 1090 .272 .394 .430 428 96 1799 976 39 51 681 72 99
Total AL 116 365 50 89 6 43 .244 .356 .351 21 0 66 39 1 0 8 4 6
Total 2649 9277 1650 2517 268 1133 .271 .392 .427 449 96 1865 1015 40 51 689 76 105

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1963 HOU N 2B 7 6 54 15 15 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .909
1964 HOU N 2B 10 10 94.2 31 25 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .949
1965 HOU N 2B 157 155 1409.1 348 492 27 82 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1966 HOU N 2B 117 117 1038.1 256 316 21 61 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1967 HOU N LF 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 HOU N OF 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 HOU N 2B 130 126 1127 297 344 14 67 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1968 HOU N LF 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 HOU N OF 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 HOU N 2B 5 5 43 9 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .882
1969 HOU N OF 14 13 113 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 HOU N LF 12 11 96.1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 HOU N 2B 132 131 1138 303 328 18 79 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1969 HOU N CF 2 2 16.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 HOU N 2B 142 141 1254 349 430 17 98 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1971 HOU N 2B 157 153 1381.1 336 482 12 93 2 0 0 0 0 .986
1972 CIN N 2B 149 148 1337.2 370 436 8 92 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1973 CIN N 2B 154 151 1341.1 417 440 9 106 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1974 CIN N 2B 142 140 1214.2 344 385 13 92 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1975 CIN N 2B 142 141 1205 356 425 11 96 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1976 CIN N 2B 133 130 1126.2 342 335 13 85 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1977 CIN N 2B 151 147 1244.2 351 359 5 100 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1978 CIN N 2B 123 120 1010.2 252 290 11 49 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1979 CIN N 2B 121 120 1018.1 259 329 12 74 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1980 HOU N 2B 130 123 1037 244 348 7 68 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1981 SF N 2B 87 84 743.2 177 258 4 61 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1982 SF N 2B 120 117 1034 254 364 7 69 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1982 SF N 3B 3 2 14.2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
1983 PHI N 2B 117 109 918.2 231 331 17 63 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1984 OAK A 2B 100 97 771.1 201 229 10 62 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1984 OAK A DH 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total DH 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 3B 3 2 14.2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Total LF 14 13 109.1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total CF 2 2 16.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 16 15 126 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 2B 2526 2471 21543.1 5742 6967 244 1505 2 0 0 0 0 .981

[edit] Career Highlights

  • All-Star Games: 1966, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
  • World Series Champion: 1975, 1976
  • 1975 NL MVP
  • 1976 NL MVP
  • 1972 All-Star Game MVP
  • Led National League in on-base percentage in 1972 (.417), 1974 (.427), 1975 (.466), and 1976 (.444)
  • Led NL in slugging percentage in 1976 (.576)
  • Led NL in runs in 1972 (122)
  • Led NL in triples in 1971 (11)
  • Led NL in sac flies in 1976 (12)

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Houston Colt .45s (November 1, 1962).
  • Traded by Houston Astros with Denis Menke, Jack Billingham, Cesar Geronimo and Ed Armbrister to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Lee May, Tommy Helms and Jimmy Stewart (November 29, 1971).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
  • Signed by Houston Astros (January 31, 1980).
  • Released by Houston Astros (December 8, 1980).
  • Signed by San Francisco Giants (February 9, 1981).
  • Traded by San Francisco Giants with Al Holland to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Mike Krukow, Mark Davis and Charles Penigar (December 14, 1982).
  • Released by Philadelphia Phillies (October 31, 1983).
  • Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 13, 1983).

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