It’s a sad day in Reds country.
BREAKING: Joe Morgan, the baseball Hall of Famer and sparkplug of the Cincinnati Reds' Big Red Machine championship teams of the 1970s, has died at age 77. https://t.co/8W1Rc5a8hL
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 12, 2020
Joe Morgan spent 8 years with the Reds and made 8 All-Star teams in that time. He won MVP awards in both 1975 and 1976, the two seasons that the Big Red Machine won World Series titles. He holds a special place in the hearts of Reds fans from that era, as the spark plug behind the most beloved team in Reds history.