#8 Joe Morgan, Second Base, 29 yrs, Houston Astros
Friday, 3/2/1973 |
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| Joe Morgan
9/19/1943
29
USA,TX,BONHAM
5"7
165
Second Base
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5 / 6 (Very Popular)
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 100,000
1973
9 Year(s), 15 Days (1563 total Days)
0 Day(s)
10 Year(s)
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| Talent | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 3 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 2 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 2 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1963 | 10 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .344 | .450 | .719 | 1.169 | HOU |
| 1964 | 147 | 428 | 118 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 64 | 83 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 16 | .276 | .395 | .386 | .781 | HOU |
| 1965 | 149 | 405 | 111 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 55 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 34 | 14 | .274 | .391 | .410 | .800 | HOU |
| 1966 | 159 | 577 | 173 | 33 | 10 | 19 | 84 | 124 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 72 | 29 | .300 | .393 | .490 | .884 | HOU,NL |
| 1967 | 156 | 604 | 179 | 26 | 8 | 22 | 85 | 129 | 106 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 78 | 37 | .296 | .402 | .475 | .877 | HOU,NL |
| 1968 | 159 | 590 | 167 | 32 | 5 | 11 | 64 | 105 | 103 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 82 | 35 | .283 | .391 | .410 | .801 | HOU |
| 1969 | 151 | 584 | 168 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 77 | 95 | 80 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 80 | 49 | .288 | .374 | .420 | .794 | HOU |
| 1970 | 156 | 610 | 163 | 33 | 8 | 17 | 81 | 119 | 103 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 71 | 39 | .267 | .371 | .431 | .802 | HOU,NL |
| 1971 | 153 | 549 | 164 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 108 | 104 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 72 | 37 | .299 | .409 | .448 | .858 | HOU |
| 1972 | 136 | 506 | 153 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 62 | 100 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 74 | 38 | .302 | .414 | .441 | .855 | HOU,NL |
| Total | 1376 | 4885 | 1407 | 243 | 62 | 123 | 600 | 906 | 850 | 18 | 30 | 523 | 591 | 294 | .288 | .393 | .439 | .832 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1963, AAA | 129 | 462 | 150 | 17 | 8 | 23 | 74 | 121 | 135 | 51 | 42 | 19 | .325 | .477 | .545 | 1.022 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1967 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .158 | .273 | .368 | .641 |
| 1968 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .375 | .464 | .625 | 1.089 |
| 1970 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .333 | .455 | .333 | .788 |
| 1971 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .318 | .423 | .409 | .832 |
| Total | 22 | 83 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | .301 | .408 | .446 | .854 |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Houston in 1963...
Had first career hit on 9/1/1963, off Don Bessent (PHN)...
Hit first career homerun on 9/1/1963, off Don Bessent (PHN)...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/23/1966, hitting .467 with 2 HR, 10 RBI...
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/13/1966, hitting .538 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1967, hitting .400 with 6 HR, 24 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/7/1967, hitting .529 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game...
Hit for the cycle against Philadelphia on 7/18/1967...
Injured on 6/14/1969 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week...
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game...
Won World Series Championship with Houston in 1970...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/24/1971, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 3 RBI...
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game...
Injured on 9/9/1972 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 8 weeks...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1966 - .300 - 10th
1967 - .296 - 9th
1972 - .302 - 9th
| OBP
1964 - .395 - 8th
1966 - .393 - 3rd
1967 - .402 - 4th
1968 - .391 - 3rd
1969 - .374 - 7th
1971 - .409 - 2nd
1972 - .414 - 1st
| OPS
1966 - .884 - 6th
1967 - .877 - 6th
1971 - .858 - 8th
1972 - .855 - 6th
| Hits
1966 - 173 - 8th
1967 - 179 - 5th
1968 - 167 - 6th
| Doubles
1966 - 33 - 4th
1970 - 33 - 6th
1971 - 34 - 6th
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Triples
1969 - 9 - 10th
1970 - 8 - 9th
| Runs
1966 - 124 - 3rd
1967 - 129 - 2nd
1968 - 105 - 3rd
1969 - 95 - 9th
1970 - 119 - 2nd
1971 - 108 - 4th
1972 - 100 - 4th
| BB
1964 - 83 - 9th
1966 - 90 - 5th
1967 - 106 - 3rd
1968 - 103 - 2nd
1969 - 80 - 7th
1970 - 103 - 1st
1971 - 104 - 1st
1972 - 95 - 7th
| SB
1964 - 26 - 10th
1965 - 34 - 9th
1966 - 72 - 2nd
1967 - 78 - 2nd
1968 - 82 - 1st
1969 - 80 - 3rd
1970 - 71 - 3rd
1971 - 72 - 2nd
1972 - 74 - 1st
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