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Joe Morgan
Second Base

1963-71 Houston Astros
1972-79 Cincinnati Reds
1980 Houston Astros
1981-2 San Francisco Giants
1983 Philadelphia Phillies
1984 Oakland Athletics

  • Played 22 seasons at second base, a major league record.

  • Won two consecutive MVP awards--1975 and 1976.

  • Made only 5 errors at second base in 1977, a major league record.

  • Had 268 career home runs, a record for a second baseman.

  • Won Gold Gloves every year from 1973 to 1977.

  • Hit .327 with 17 homers, 94 RBI, 67 stolen bases, and 132 walks in 1975.

  • Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.


Morgan in action, 1975

  • NL Rookie of the Year in 1965.

  • Won Game Three of the 1975 World Series with a single in the bottom of the tenth and Game Seven with a single in the top of the ninth.

  • Homered twice in the 1983 World Series.

  • Third on the all-time list for career walks.
YR TM L POS G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG
1963 Hou N 2 8 25 5 6 0 3 .240 .367 .320
1964 Hou N 2 10 37 4 7 0 0 .189 .302 .189
1965 Hou N 2 157 601 100 163 14 40 .271 .375 .418
1966 Hou N 2 122 425 60 121 5 42 .285 .412 .391
1967 Hou N 2-O 133 494 73 136 6 42 .275 .380 .411
1968 Hou N 2-O 10 20 6 5 0 0 .250 .444 .350
1969 Hou N 2-O 147 535 94 126 15 43 .236 .367 .372
1970 Hou N 2 144 548 102 147 8 52 .268 .384 .396
1971 Hou N 2 160 583 87 149 13 56 .256 .354 .407
1972 Cin N 2 149 552 122 161 16 73 .292 .419 .435
1973 Cin N 2 157 576 116 167 26 82 .290 .408 .493
1974 Cin N 2 149 512 107 150 22 67 .293 .430 .494
1975 Cin N 2 146 498 107 163 17 94 .327 .471 .508
1976 Cin N 2 141 472 113 151 27 111 .320 .453 .576
1977 Cin N 2 153 521 113 150 22 78 .288 .420 .478
1978 Cin N 2 132 441 68 104 13 75 .236 .354 .385
1979 Cin N 2 127 436 70 109 9 32 .250 .383 .376
1980 Hou N 2 141 461 66 112 11 49 .243 .370 .373
1981 SF N 2 90 308 47 74 8 31 .240 .374 .377
1982 SF N 2-3 134 463 68 134 14 61 .289 .402 .438
1983 Phi N 2 123 404 72 93 16 59 .230 .374 .403
1984 Oak A 2 116 365 50 89 6 43 .244 .361 .351
  22     2649 9277 1650 2517 268 1133 .271 .395 .427







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