Today's
blog post has a spotlight on my 1965 "dedicated rookie" for Hall of
Fame second baseman Joe Morgan, from my special set produced a couple of
years ago:
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For Mr. Morgan, the man was just
beginning a run that would send him straight to the Hall of Fame, while
helping eventually build a juggernaut of a team forever known as the "Big Red
Machine" when he was dealt to to Cincinnati before the 1972 season.
Those Reds teams would win two straight World Series in 1975 and
1976, and field teams with the likes of Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, George
Foster and Ken Griffey Sr.
By the time he retired after the 1984 season at the age of 40, he
finished with two MVP Awards, 10 All-Star nods, five Gold Gloves, 2517
hits, 1650 runs scored, 268 homers and a cool 689 stolen bases with 1865
walks.One of the all-timers right there at second base!