Joe Morgan
Joe Leonard Morgan
Born: September 19, 1943
Bonham, TX USA
Deceased: 2020
Danville, CA USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 160
College: Merritt College
Career: 1963-1984
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.
Minor League Statistics
Joe Morgan compiled a career batting average of .271 with 268 home runs and 1133 RBI in his 2649-game career with the Houston Colt .45's, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and Oakland Athletics. He began playing during the 1963 season and last took the field during the 1984 campaign. Morgan was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.
 Houston Colt .45's |
Houston Astros |
 Cincinnati Reds |
 San Francisco Giants |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Oakland Athletics |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 8 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .240 | .367 | .320 | .687 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 10 | 43 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | .189 | .302 | .189 | .492 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NL | Houston Astros | 157 | 708 | 601 | 100 | 163 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 97 | 77 | .271 | .373 | .418 | .791 | 251 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1966 | NL | Houston Astros | 122 | 528 | 425 | 60 | 121 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 89 | 43 | .285 | .410 | .391 | .801 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| 1967 | NL | Houston Astros | 133 | 580 | 494 | 73 | 136 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 5 | 81 | 51 | .275 | .378 | .411 | .789 | 203 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1968 | NL | Houston Astros | 10 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .250 | .444 | .350 | .794 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | 147 | 657 | 535 | 94 | 126 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 49 | 14 | 110 | 74 | .236 | .365 | .372 | .737 | 199 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | 144 | 658 | 548 | 102 | 147 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 42 | 13 | 102 | 55 | .268 | .383 | .396 | .779 | 217 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | 160 | 689 | 583 | 87 | 149 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 40 | 8 | 88 | 52 | .256 | .351 | .407 | .757 | 237 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 149 | 680 | 552 | 122 | 161 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 73 | 58 | 17 | 115 | 44 | .292 | .417 | .435 | .851 | 240 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 157 | 698 | 576 | 116 | 167 | 35 | 2 | 26 | 82 | 67 | 15 | 111 | 61 | .290 | .406 | .493 | .899 | 284 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 1974 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 149 | 641 | 512 | 107 | 150 | 31 | 3 | 22 | 67 | 58 | 12 | 120 | 69 | .293 | .427 | .494 | .921 | 253 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 146 | 639 | 498 | 107 | 163 | 27 | 6 | 17 | 94 | 67 | 10 | 132 | 52 | .327 | .466 | .508 | .974 | 253 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 1976 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 141 | 599 | 472 | 113 | 151 | 30 | 5 | 27 | 111 | 60 | 9 | 114 | 41 | .320 | .444 | .576 | 1.020 | 272 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
| 1977 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 153 | 645 | 521 | 113 | 150 | 21 | 6 | 22 | 78 | 49 | 10 | 117 | 58 | .288 | .417 | .478 | .895 | 249 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 132 | 533 | 441 | 68 | 104 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 75 | 19 | 5 | 79 | 40 | .236 | .347 | .385 | .733 | 170 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 127 | 538 | 436 | 70 | 109 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 93 | 45 | .250 | .379 | .376 | .756 | 164 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 141 | 562 | 461 | 66 | 112 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 49 | 24 | 6 | 93 | 47 | .243 | .367 | .373 | .740 | 172 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 1981 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 90 | 378 | 308 | 47 | 74 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 66 | 37 | .240 | .371 | .377 | .748 | 116 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1982 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 134 | 554 | 463 | 68 | 134 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 24 | 4 | 85 | 60 | .289 | .400 | .438 | .838 | 203 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 123 | 504 | 404 | 72 | 93 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 59 | 18 | 2 | 89 | 54 | .230 | .370 | .403 | .773 | 163 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 1984 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 116 | 438 | 365 | 50 | 89 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 39 | .244 | .356 | .351 | .707 | 128 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Totals | 2649 | 11329 | 9277 | 1650 | 2517 | 449 | 96 | 268 | 1133 | 689 | 162 | 1865 | 1015 | .271 | .392 | .427 | .819 | 3962 | 105 | 40 | 51 | 96 | 76 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 2B | 7 | 6 | 54.0 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | .909 | 5.000 | 4.286 |
| 1964 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 2B | 10 | 10 | 94.7 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 4 | .949 | 5.324 | 5.600 |
| 1965 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 157 | 155 | 1409.3 | 348 | 492 | 27 | 82 | .969 | 5.364 | 5.350 |
| 1966 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 117 | 117 | 1038.3 | 256 | 316 | 21 | 61 | .965 | 4.958 | 4.889 |
| 1967 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 130 | 126 | 1127.0 | 297 | 344 | 14 | 67 | .979 | 5.119 | 4.931 |
| 1967 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| 1968 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .882 | 3.140 | 3.000 |
| 1968 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 132 | 131 | 1138.0 | 303 | 328 | 18 | 79 | .972 | 4.990 | 4.780 |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | OF | 14 | 13 | 113.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .956 | .857 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 142 | 141 | 1254.0 | 349 | 430 | 17 | 98 | .979 | 5.591 | 5.486 |
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 157 | 153 | 1381.0 | 336 | 482 | 12 | 93 | .986 | 5.331 | 5.210 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 149 | 148 | 1338.0 | 370 | 436 | 8 | 92 | .990 | 5.422 | 5.409 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 154 | 151 | 1341.3 | 417 | 440 | 9 | 106 | .990 | 5.750 | 5.565 |
| 1974 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 142 | 140 | 1214.7 | 344 | 385 | 13 | 92 | .982 | 5.401 | 5.134 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 142 | 141 | 1205.0 | 356 | 425 | 11 | 96 | .986 | 5.833 | 5.500 |
| 1976 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 133 | 131 | 1126.7 | 342 | 335 | 13 | 85 | .981 | 5.408 | 5.090 |
| 1977 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 151 | 147 | 1244.7 | 351 | 359 | 5 | 100 | .993 | 5.134 | 4.702 |
| 1978 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 124 | 120 | 1010.7 | 252 | 290 | 11 | 49 | .980 | 4.827 | 4.371 |
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 121 | 120 | 1018.3 | 259 | 329 | 12 | 74 | .980 | 5.197 | 4.860 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 130 | 123 | 1037.0 | 244 | 348 | 7 | 68 | .988 | 5.138 | 4.554 |
| 1981 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 87 | 84 | 743.7 | 177 | 258 | 4 | 61 | .991 | 5.264 | 5.000 |
| 1982 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 120 | 117 | 1034.0 | 254 | 364 | 7 | 69 | .989 | 5.379 | 5.150 |
| 1982 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 3 | 2 | 14.7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.841 | 1.000 |
| 1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 117 | 109 | 918.7 | 231 | 331 | 17 | 63 | .971 | 5.506 | 4.803 |
| 1984 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 2B | 100 | 97 | 771.3 | 201 | 229 | 10 | 62 | .977 | 5.017 | 4.300 |
| Totals | 2546 | 2489 | 21684.0 | 5758 | 6969 | 245 | 1505 | .981 | 5.282 | 4.999 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 5 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 | .300 | .579 | .879 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 7 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .125 | .300 | .208 | .508 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 5 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .100 | .182 | .150 | .332 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .273 | .429 | .545 | .974 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 7 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .259 | .364 | .296 | .660 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .000 | .462 | .000 | .462 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1976 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .333 | .412 | .733 | 1.145 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .000 | .214 | .000 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 4 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .154 | .421 | .385 | .806 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .067 | .176 | .067 | .243 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | 5 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .263 | .333 | .684 | 1.018 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 50 | 222 | 181 | 26 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 37 | 19 | .182 | .323 | .348 | .671 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.932 | 5.800 |
| 1972 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 2B | 7 | 7 | 62.3 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 3 | .973 | 5.198 | 5.143 |
| 1973 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 46.0 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.826 | 8.000 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 2B | 3 | 3 | 28.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.536 | 3.667 |
| 1975 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 2B | 7 | 7 | 65.0 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.231 | 6.429 |
| 1976 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 2B | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.846 | 4.667 |
| 1976 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 2B | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | .920 | 5.750 | 5.750 |
| 1979 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | NLCS | 2B | 3 | 3 | 29.0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.138 | 7.667 |
| 1980 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 2B | 4 | 4 | 37.3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.098 | 4.250 |
| 1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | 2B | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 3.750 |
| 1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.682 | 3.600 |
| Totals | 50 | 50 | 452.7 | 116 | 155 | 3 | 26 | .989 | 5.388 | 5.420 |
Awards
1972 - NL TSN All-Star 2B
1973 - NL Gold Glove 2B
1974 - NL Gold Glove 2B
1974 - NL TSN All-Star 2B
1975 - NL Gold Glove 2B
1975 - NL TSN Player of the Year
1975 - NL Most Valuable Player
1975 - NL TSN All-Star 2B
1976 - NL Most Valuable Player
1976 - NL TSN All-Star 2B
1976 - NL Gold Glove 2B
1977 - NL Gold Glove 2B
1977 - NL TSN All-Star 2B
1982 - NL Silver Slugger 2B
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
