On the blog today, we move on to the National League and my pick for the Senior League's top second baseman of the decade, and it's about as easy as it gets with Joe Morgan:
Who else would get picked over "Little Joe", the two-time MVP who had a phenomenal run between 1970 and 1979?
The
man was an All-Star every year except for 1971, MVP in both 1975 and
1976, top-5 in the award in both 1972 and 1973, and a five-time Gold
Glove selection.
Oh yeah, he also led
the Cincinnati Reds and their "Big Red Machine" juggernaut to two World
Championships as well as another World Series appearance 1972.
His 1976 season was the stuff of legend at the time: a .320 batting
average, 27 homers, 111 runs batted in, 113 runs scored and 114 base on
balls, leading his league in On-Base-Percentage and Slugging while
claiming a spot on his seventh National League All-Star team.
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, let alone the top man at his position for the decade.
