Object Details
- Associated Name
- Morgan, Joe
- Cincinnati Reds
- Louisville Slugger
- Description
- Infielder Joe Morgan (1943-2020) played Major League Baseball for the Houston Colt .45s/ Astros (1963-1971,1980,) Cincinnati Reds (1972-1979,) San Francisco Gians (1981-1982,) Philadelphia Phillies (1983,) and Oakland Athletics (1984.)
- A two-time National League Most Valuable Player (1975,1976), Morgan was a leading member of Cincinnati's Big Red Machine that won two World Series (1975,1976) along with four National League Pennants and six Division victories.
- Excelling on both sides of the field, Morgan is considered on of the game's all-time greatest second basemen. A five-time gold glove honoree, the 5"7 athlete was a lifetime .271 hitter, with 2,517 hits, 268 home runs, 1,133 runs batted and 689 stolen bases.
- A ten-time All-Star selection, Morgan used this bat during 1975's version of the contest, held at Milwaukee's County Stadium. The second baseman was one of four Reds to be named a National League starter that year.
- After his retirement, Morgan had a successful career as a baseball broadcaster. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1975
- ID Number
- 2017.0334.16
- catalog number
- 2017.0334.16
- accession number
- 2017.0334
- Object Name
- bat, baseball
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 34 in x 8 in; 86.36 cm x 20.32 cm
- place made
- United States: Kentucky, Louisville
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- African American
- Baseball
- web subject
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmah_1864502
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-9d4b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
