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Full name Joe Leonard Morgan
Born September 19, 1943, Bonham, Texas
Died October 11, 2020, Danville, California
First Game: September 21, 1963; Final Game: September 30, 1984
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 7" Weight: 160
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1990
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1975 to 1976)
Named Major League Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1975 to 1976)
Named NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1975)
Named NL Rookie Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1965)
Named NL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1982)
Named All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1972)
Named second baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1972 and 1974 to 1977)
Won NL Gold Glove as second baseman (1973 to 1977)
Named second baseman on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (1982)
Ejections: 1977 (1), 1984 (1). Total: 2
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Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1963 HOU N Daily Splits 8 25 5 6 0 1 0 3 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 .367 .320 -0.1 1963 HOU N 1964 HOU N Daily Splits 10 37 4 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .302 .189 -0.5 1964 HOU N 1965 HOU N Daily Splits 157 601 100 163 22 12 14 40 97 1 77 3 3 4 0 8 4 20 9 .271 .373 .418 3.8 1965 HOU N 1966 HOU N Daily Splits 122 425 60 121 14 8 5 42 89 3 43 3 9 2 0 8 2 11 8 .285 .410 .391 1.9 1966 HOU N 1967 HOU N Daily Splits 133 494 73 136 27 11 6 42 81 5 51 2 1 2 0 6 2 29 5 .275 .378 .411 4.2 1967 HOU N 1968 HOU N Daily Splits 10 20 6 5 0 1 0 0 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .250 .444 .350 -0.1 1968 HOU N 1969 HOU N Daily Splits 147 535 94 126 18 5 15 43 110 1 74 1 7 4 0 10 5 49 14 .236 .365 .372 2.9 1969 HOU N 1970 HOU N Daily Splits 144 548 102 147 28 9 8 52 102 3 55 1 5 2 0 5 11 42 13 .268 .383 .396 3.9 1970 HOU N 1971 HOU N Daily Splits 160 583 87 149 27 11 13 56 88 2 52 1 10 7 0 8 4 40 8 .256 .351 .407 2.7 1971 HOU N 1972 CIN N Daily Splits 149 552 122 161 23 4 16 73 115 1 44 6 3 4 0 10 5 58 17 .292 .417 .435 5.8 1972 CIN N 1973 CIN N Daily Splits 157 576 116 167 35 2 26 82 111 3 61 4 3 4 0 5 12 67 15 .290 .406 .493 7.4 1973 CIN N 1974 CIN N Daily Splits 149 512 107 150 31 3 22 67 120 8 69 3 1 5 0 11 7 58 12 .293 .427 .494 7.0 1974 CIN N 1975 CIN N Daily Splits 146 498 107 163 27 6 17 94 132 3 52 3 0 6 0 11 3 67 10 .327 .466 .508 8.1 1975 CIN N 1976 CIN N Daily Splits 141 472 113 151 30 5 27 111 114 8 41 1 0 12 0 9 2 60 9 .320 .444 .576 6.7 1976 CIN N 1977 CIN N Daily Splits 153 521 113 150 21 6 22 78 117 2 58 2 0 5 0 7 5 49 10 .288 .417 .478 4.6 1977 CIN N 1978 CIN N Daily Splits 132 441 68 104 27 0 13 75 79 3 40 2 0 11 0 7 6 19 5 .236 .347 .385 -0.7 1978 CIN N 1979 CIN N Daily Splits 127 436 70 109 26 1 9 32 93 11 45 1 3 5 0 5 8 28 6 .250 .379 .376 0.9 1979 CIN N 1980 HOU N Daily Splits 141 461 66 112 17 5 11 49 93 6 47 0 3 5 0 7 4 24 6 .243 .367 .373 1.4 1980 HOU N 1981 SF N Daily Splits 90 308 47 74 16 1 8 31 66 7 37 0 1 3 0 2 3 14 5 .240 .371 .377 1.4 1981 SF N 1982 SF N Daily Splits 134 463 68 134 19 4 14 61 85 4 60 2 1 3 0 4 3 24 4 .289 .400 .438 3.5 1982 SF N 1983 PHI N Daily Splits 123 404 72 93 20 1 16 59 89 1 54 4 1 6 0 5 13 18 2 .230 .370 .403 4.1 1983 PHI N 1984 OAK A Daily Splits 116 365 50 89 21 0 6 43 66 4 39 1 0 6 0 7 6 8 3 .244 .356 .351 -0.4 1984 OAK A Total NL (21 Years) 2533 8912 1600 2428 428 96 262 1090 1799 72 976 39 51 90 0 128 99 681 159 .272 .394 .430 68.9 Total NL Total AL ( 1 Year ) 116 365 50 89 21 0 6 43 66 4 39 1 0 6 0 7 6 8 3 .244 .356 .351 -0.4 Total AL Total (22 Years) Splits 2649 9277 1650 2517 449 96 268 1133 1865 76 1015 40 51 96 0 135 105 689 162 .271 .392 .427 68.5 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

League Championship Series Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1972 CIN N Daily Splits 5 19 5 5 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 .300 .579 1972 CIN N 1973 CIN N Daily Splits 5 20 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .100 .182 .150 1973 CIN N 1975 CIN N Daily Splits 3 11 2 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .273 .429 .545 1975 CIN N 1976 CIN N Daily Splits 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .462 .000 1976 CIN N 1979 CIN N Daily Splits 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .214 .000 1979 CIN N 1980 HOU N Daily Splits 4 13 1 2 1 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .421 .385 1980 HOU N 1983 PHI N Daily Splits 4 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .176 .067 1983 PHI N Total ( 7 Years) Splits 27 96 12 13 5 1 2 5 23 3 10 0 2 0 0 1 1 8 0 .135 .303 .271 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1972 CIN N Daily Splits 7 24 4 3 2 0 0 1 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 .125 .300 .208 1972 CIN N 1975 CIN N Daily Splits 7 27 4 7 1 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 .259 .364 .296 1975 CIN N 1976 CIN N Daily Splits 4 15 3 5 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .412 .733 1976 CIN N 1983 PHI N Daily Splits 5 19 3 5 0 1 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .263 .333 .684 1983 PHI N Total ( 4 Years) Splits 23 85 14 20 4 2 3 8 15 1 9 0 0 1 0 2 1 7 4 .235 .347 .435 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1970 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1970 NL 1972 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 1972 NL 1973 NL Daily Splits 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1973 NL 1974 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .333 1.000 1974 NL 1975 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1975 NL 1976 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1976 NL 1977 NL Daily Splits 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1977 NL 1978 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 1978 NL 1979 NL Daily Splits 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1979 NL Total ( 9 Years) Splits 9 26 7 7 2 0 1 3 4 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 .269 .355 .462 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1963 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 7 6 5 54 15 15 3 2 0 .909 1964 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 10 10 10 94.2 31 25 3 4 0 .949 1965 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 157 155 155 1409.1 348 492 27 82 0 .969 1966 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 117 117 113 1038.1 256 316 21 61 0 .965 1967 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 130 126 125 1127 297 344 14 67 0 .979 1967 HOU N LF 1 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1967 HOU N OF 1 1 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 1968 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 5 5 4 43 9 6 2 2 0 .882 1968 HOU N LF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1968 HOU N OF 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 1969 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 132 131 124 1138 303 328 18 79 0 .972 1969 HOU N OF 14 13 10 113 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 12 2 0 1969 HOU N LF 12 11 9 96.1 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 1969 HOU N CF 2 2 1 16.2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1970 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 142 141 132 1254 349 430 17 98 0 .979 1971 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 157 153 149 1381.1 336 482 12 93 1 .986 1972 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 149 148 138 1337.2 370 436 8 92 0 .990 1973 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 154 151 138 1341.1 417 440 9 106 0 .990 1974 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 142 140 118 1214.2 344 385 13 92 0 .982 1975 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 142 141 112 1205 356 425 11 96 0 .986 1976 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 133 130 108 1126.2 342 335 13 85 0 .981 1977 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 151 147 124 1244.2 351 359 5 100 0 .993 1978 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 123 120 86 1010.2 252 290 11 49 0 .980 1979 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 121 120 100 1018.1 259 329 12 74 0 .980 1980 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 130 123 65 1037 244 348 7 68 0 .988 1981 SF N Daily Splits 2B 87 84 74 743.2 177 258 4 61 0 .991 1982 SF N Daily Splits 2B 120 117 102 1034 254 364 7 69 0 .989 1982 SF N 3B 3 2 1 14.2 1 2 1 0 0 .750 1983 PHI N Daily Splits 2B 117 109 74 918.2 231 331 17 63 0 .971 1984 OAK A Daily Splits 2B 100 97 54 771.1 201 229 10 62 0 .977 1984 OAK A DH 5 2 2 - Total (22 Years) Splits 2B 2526 2471 2110 21543.1 5742 6967 244 1505 1 .981 Total ( 3 Years) OF 16 15 11 126 15 0 0 0 0 1.000 14 2 0 Total ( 3 Years) LF 14 13 10 109.1 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 1 Year ) DH 5 2 2 - Total ( 1 Year ) 3B 3 2 1 14.2 1 2 1 0 0 .750 Total ( 1 Year ) CF 2 2 1 16.2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

League Championship Series Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1972 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 44 11 18 0 3 0 1.000 1973 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 46 12 28 0 3 0 1.000 1975 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 3 3 3 28 2 9 0 1 0 1.000 1976 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 3 3 2 26 8 6 0 2 0 1.000 1979 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 3 3 3 29 12 12 0 2 0 1.000 1980 HOU N Daily Splits 2B 4 4 2 37.1 8 9 0 2 0 1.000 1983 PHI N Daily Splits 2B 4 4 4 35 8 7 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 7 Years) Splits 2B 27 27 24 245.1 61 89 0 13 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1972 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 7 7 7 62.1 18 18 1 3 0 .973 1975 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 7 7 7 65 17 28 0 4 0 1.000 1976 CIN N Daily Splits 2B 4 4 4 36 13 10 2 3 0 .920 1983 PHI N Daily Splits 2B 5 5 5 44 8 10 0 3 0 1.000 Total ( 4 Years) Splits 2B 23 23 23 207.1 56 66 3 13 0 .976 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1970 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 0 1.000 1972 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 1 10 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 1973 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 7 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1974 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 7 3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1975 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1976 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 5 2 3 0 2 0 1.000 1977 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1978 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 1 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1979 NL Daily Splits 2B 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Total ( 9 Years) Splits 2B 9 7 1 57 15 19 0 3 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 8- 2-1977 BOX CIN N John Kibler Call at 1B 8- 1-1984 BOX OAK A Rocky Roe Balls and strikes

Transaction Information

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 C.L. Penigar (December 14, 1982).

Released by Philadelphia Phillies (October 31, 1983).

Signed by Oakland Athletics (December 13, 1983).

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