Joe Morgan: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1990

Born: September 19, 1943
1962: Signed by Houston Astros
Debut: September 21, 1963 (Reds)
1971: Traded to Cincinnati Reds
1972: ASG MVP
1972: Reds win Pennant
1973: Reds win NL West
1975-6: Reds win World Series
1975: MVP (.327, 17 HR, 94 RBI, 107 Runs, 132 walks, .466 OBP, .508 SLG, .974 OPS)
1975: Drove in winning run Game 7 WS
1976: MVP (.320, 27 HR, 111 RBI, 113 Runs, 30 Doubles, .444 OBP, .576 SLG, 1.020 OPS)
1979: Reds win NL West
1980: Signed by Astros
1980: Astros win NL West
1981: Signed by San Francisco Giants
1982: Traded to Philadelphia Phillies
1983: Phillies win Pennant
1983: Signed by Oakland A's
1985-present: Broadcaster
1990: Elected to Hall of Fame (82% of vote)
1991: Won civil rights case against LAPD
2010-present: Special Adviser to the Reds

Accomplishments:
2x World Champion
2x MVP
10x All Star
5x Gold Glove
1982 Silver Slugger
1972 ASG MVP
3x Player of the Month
2x Player of the Week
.271
268 HR
1133 RBI
1650 Runs
2517 Hits
449 Doubles
1865 Walks-1015 Strikeouts
.392 OBP
.427 SLG
.819 OPS
3962 TB
100+ Runs: 8x
30+ Doubles: 3x
10+ Triples: 3x
20+ HR: 4x
111 RBI (1976)
100+ Walks: 8x
.300+: 2x
.400 OBP: 8x
.500 SLG: 2x
1.020 SLG (led league): 1976
20+ SB: 14x
30+ SB: 9x
40+ SB: 9x
50+ SB: 5x
60+ SB: 3x
Led league in runs (122): 1972
Led league in triples (11): 1971
Led league in Walks: 4x
Led league in OBP: 4x
Led league in SLG (.576): 1976
Led league in OPS: 2x
Led league in IBB (12): 1976

Top second baseman in history by team (National League)

Atlanta Braves: Glenn Hubbard (1978-87)

Miami Marlins: Luis Castillo (1996-2005)

New York Mets: Edgardo Alfonzo (1995-2002)

Philadelphia Phillies: Chase Utley (2003-present)

Washington Nationals: Jose Vidro (via Montreal) (1997-2006)

Chicago Cubs: Ryne Sandberg (1982-97)

Cincinnati Reds: Joe Morgan (1972-79)

Milwaukee Brewers: Jim Gatner (1976-92)

Pittsburgh Pirates: Bill Mazeroski (1956-72)

St Louis Cardinals: Rogers Hornsby (1915-26; 1933)

Arizona Diamondbacks: Orlando Hudson (2006-08)

Colorado Rockies: Eric Young (1993-97)

Los Angeles Dodgers: Jackie Robinson (via Brooklyn) (1947-56)

San Diego Padres: Mark Loretta (2003-05)

San Francisco Giants: Jeff Kent (1997-2002)

Top 10 Second Basemen of All Time

Hornsby #1. These are not in any order...

Rod Carew

Eddie Collins

Ryne Sandberg

Frankie Frisch

Charlie Gehringer

Rogers Hornsby

Nap Lajoie

Joe Morgan

Jackie Robinson

Roberto Alomar

Cincinnati Reds Top 10 Moments

Charles “Bumpus” Jones throws a no-hitter in his Major League debut (October 15, 1892): Charlie Jones made his Major League debut on the last day of the 1892 season. In his only appearance of the season, the Reds rookie defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 issuing four walks and allowing no-hits. The Pirates scored an unearned run on an error. Jones made his final big league appearance on July 14, 1893. He finished his career with a 2-4 record and a 7.99 ERA.

Johnny Vander Meer’s two consecutive no-hitters (1938): On June 11, 1938, Johnny Vander Meer no-hit the Boston Braves in a 3-1 win. Four days later, he repeated the feat against Brooklyn. The Dodger fans openly supported Vander Meer as the game moved into the late innings. After the double event, Vander Meer pitched 3 2/3 additional hitless innings to set a record. To date, no one has surpassed his 21 2/3 consecutive hitless innings.

Reds: 2 Tigers: 1(October 8, 1940 Game 7 World Series): Cincinnati and Detroit battled to a seventh game in 1940. Detroit led 1-0 behind Bobo Newsom until the bottom of the 7th inning when the Reds scored two. Paul Derringer held the lead and the Reds won their first title since 1919.

The Moose Wild Pitch (October 11, 1972 Game 5 NLCS): The defending World Champion Pirates led the Reds 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth of Game 5 of the NLCS. Johnny Bench led the inning off with a game tying shot off Dave Giusti. With two on and two out, and Bob Moose on the mound for the Bucs, George Foster scored on a wild pitch. The Reds won the game 4-3 and the pennant three games to two.

The Big Red Machine finally breaks through (October 22, 1975 Game 7 World Series): The Reds led the Red Sox three-games-to-two heading back to Fenway for Game 6. The Sox won a spectacular battle in extra innings on Carlton Fisk’s home run. It seemed that Boston had the momentum. In Game 7, Boston raced out to an early 3-0 lead. The Reds scored two in the sixth to make it a game. In the seventh, Tony Perez tied the game with a solo shot. The teams remained tied until the ninth when Joe Morgan won the World Series with a single to center scoring the winning run. It was the Reds first title in 35 years.

Sweep! (October 21, 1976 Game 4 World Series): The Reds coasted through the 1976 postseason winning all seven games. In Game 4 of the World Series, the Big Red Machine pummeled the Yankees. Johnny Bench slammed two homers in the 7-2 win. Manager Sparky Anderson stirred some controversy earlier in the week when he claimed it was not fair to compare anyone to Johnny Bench. It was meant as a compliment to Bench, but New Yorkers took it as a slam against Thurman Munson.

Pete Rose’s 44 game hitting streak (1978): It started on June 14, 1978 with a two hit game against the Cubs. It did not end until August 1. Pete Rose became the first person to seriously challenge Joe Dimaggio’s 56 game hitting streak when he extended it past 40. The streak ended at 44 games and sixty-six hits when Gene Garber struck out Rose. Garber leapt for joy and that particular at-bat is what he will be remembered for.

4192 (September 11, 1985): On September 11, 1985, Pete Rose surpassed Ty Cobb to become baseball’s all time hit leader. Between Cobb’s retirement and Rose’s accomplishment, only Hank Aaron (3771) and Stan Musial (3630) came within striking distance of 4000 hits. The Riverfront Crowd roared for their hometown hero. Steve Garvey called it the loudest ovation he had ever heard (and Garvey was present for Reggie Jackson’s three homers at Yankee Stadium). Rose admits he did not know what to do and finally broke down.

Browning’s Perfect (September 16, 1988): Tom Browning won 20 games as a rookie and a World Series in 1990. In between, he tossed a perfect game against the eventual World Champion Dodgers. Adding to the drama, the Reds only scored one unearned run on Tim Belcher. Browning finished the perfect performance in the ninth by retiring Rick Dempsey, Steve Sax, and pinch hitter Tracy Woodson.

Rijo trumps Stewart (October 20, 1990 World Series Game 4): The Reds led their division wire-to-wire in 1990 and upset the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS. They led the World Series against the heavily favored World Champion A’s three-games-to-none. Oakland led early in Game 4. As the game progressed, Reds starter Jose Rijo seemed to get stronger. Eventually, he emphatically rallied the troops. The Reds responded with two in the eighth to take the lead. Randy Myers pitched the 9th for the save and the Reds achieved the improbable by sweeping the A’s. Jose Rijo won the World Series MVP award with two wins and a microscopic 0.59 ERA.