2010.04.06 REDS SPORTS : Former Cincinnati Reds great Joe Morgan waits in the Reds dugout before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before playing the St. Louis Cardinals at Great American Ball Park Wednesday April 6, 2010. The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger Redsjs1440
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CINCINNATI (AP) — The Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan has died. A family spokesman says he died at his home Sunday in Danville, California. Morgan was suffering from a nerve condition, a form of polyneuropathy. He became the sparkplug of the Big Red Machine and the prototype for baseball’s artificial turf era. Morgan was a two-time NL Most Valuable Player, a 10-time All-Star and won five Gold Gloves. He could hit a home run, steal a base and disrupt any game with his daring. Most of all, the 5-foot-7 dynamo known for flapping his left elbow drove a Cincinnati team featuring the likes of Pete Rose, Johnny Bench and Tony Perez to World Series titles in 1975 and ’76. Joe Morgan was 77 years old.
Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan, 2-time World Series champion with the Big Red Machine, died Sunday at his home in Danville, California at 77. #Reds https://t.co/gkpcwaZUyQ
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