| LC control no. | n 92109230 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Morgan, Joe, 1943-2020 |
| Variant(s) | Morgan, Joe, 1943- Morgan, Little Joe |
| Other standard no. | Q3176269 0000000083258154 116591980 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Houston (Tex.) Cincinnati (Ohio) San Francisco (Calif.) Oakland (Calif.) |
| Located | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Birth date | 1943-09-19 |
| Death date | 2020-10-11 |
| Place of birth | Bonham (Tex.) |
| Place of death | Danville (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Baseball |
| Affiliation | Houston Colt 45's (Baseball team) Houston Astros (Baseball team) Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team) Houston Astros (Baseball team) San Francisco Giants (Baseball team) Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball team) Oakland Athletics (Baseball team) |
| Profession or occupation | Baseball players Baseball broadcasters |
| Found in | His Joe Morgan, 1993: CIP title page (Joe Morgan) galley (Hall of Fame baseball player with Astros, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland) LC data base, 11-09-92 (heading: Morgan, Joe, 1943- ) Wikipedia website, viewed December 20, 2021: Joe Morgan page (born September 19, 1943 in Bonham, Texas; died October 11, 2020 (age 77) in Danville, California; Joe Leonard Morgan was an American professional baseball second baseman who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Colt 45s/Houston Astros (1963-1971 and 1980), Cincinnati Reds (1972-1979), San Francisco Giants (1981-1982), Philadelphia Phillies (1983), and Oakland Athletics (1984); Morgan was nicknamed "Little Joe" for his diminutive 5-foot-7-inch (1.70 m) stature; he won two World Series championships with the Reds in 1975 and 1976 and was also named the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) in each of those years; considered one of the greatest second basemen of all-time, Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990; after retiring as an active player, Morgan became a baseball broadcaster for the Reds, Giants, ABC, and ESPN, as well as a stint in the mid-to-late '90s on NBC's post-season telecasts, teamed with Bob Costas and Bob Uecker; he hosted a weekly nationally syndicated radio show on Sports USA, while serving as a special advisor to the Reds) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Morgan> |
| Associated language | eng |
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