Joe Morgan; A Life in Baseball

Language: English

Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1993

0393034690 / 9780393034691

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303, [5] pages. DJ has sticker stating "Includes Special Collector's Edition Baseball Card". The card is present, affixed inside the inside of the back cover. Pencil erasure residue on fep. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Joe Leonard Morgan (born September 19, 1943) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and Oakland Athletics from 1963 to 1984. He won two World Series championships with the Reds in 1975 and 1976 and was also named the National League Most Valuable Player in those years. Considered one of the greatest second basemen of all-time, Morgan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. He became a baseball broadcaster for ESPN after his retirement, and now hosts a weekly nationally syndicated radio show for Sports USA. He is currently a special adviser to the Reds. After his career ended, Morgan was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1987, and his jersey number 8 was retired. He threw out the first pitch at the Reds' first spring training game at Goodyear Ballpark on March 5, 2010. In March 1988 while transiting through Los Angeles International Airport, Morgan was violently thrown to the floor, handcuffed and arrested by LAPD detectives who racially profiled him as a drug courier. He subsequently launched and won a civil rights case against the LAPD in 1991; and was awarded $540,000. In 1993 a federal court upheld his claim that his civil rights had been violated. In the New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, Bill James named Morgan the best second baseman in baseball history, ahead of #2 Eddie Collins and #3 Rogers Hornsby. He also named Morgan as the "greatest percentages player in baseball history", due to his strong fielding percentage, stolen base percentage, walk-to-strikeout ratio, and walks per plate appearance. The statement was included with the caveat that many players in baseball history could not be included in the formula due to lack of data. Morgan started his broadcasting career in 1985 for the Cincinnati Reds. On September 11, 1985, Morgan, along with his television broadcasting partner Ken Wilson, was on hand to call Pete Rose's record breaking 4,192 career hit. A year later, Morgan started a nine-year stint as an announcer for the San Francisco Giants. Morgan added one more local gig when he joined the Oakland Athletics' broadcasting team for the 1995 season. From 1985 to 1988 Morgan called college baseball games for ESPN. In 1989, Morgan teamed with Brent Musburger to call the championship game of the College World Series for CBS. On April 21, 2010, it was announced that Morgan was returning to the Reds in the role of "special adviser to baseball operations." Morgan's role is to work in both baseball and community outreach for the Reds. Morgan stressed to Marty Brennaman during the April 21 radio broadcast that he will not be involved in trade decisions for the team. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].…

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Title
Joe Morgan; A Life in Baseball
Author
Morgan, Joe and Falkner, David
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company, New York
Publication year
1993
Condition
Very good
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very good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0393034690
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9780393034691
Edition
1st Edition
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