Today
we add perhaps the most dynamic player of the 1970s to my ongoing
custom "Classic Baseball" set, Joe Morgan, spark plug of the juggernaut
"Big Red Machine" Cincinnati Reds:
Morgan was "all-world" by the time he had a few seasons with the Cincinnati Reds under his belt!
What else could Morgan have accomplished by the end of the 1970s?! The two-time
MVP led his “Big Red Machine” Cincinnati Reds to two straight World
Series wins in 1975 & 1976, took home his third straight Gold Glove
Award, was RIPPED OFF a Rookie of the Year Award back in 1965 (look it
up), and was well on his way to the Hall of Fame.
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.
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.
He created a modern standard for a middle infielder, a standard that rarely has been matched since.
One of the all-time greats of the game.
