Joe Morgan passed away at age 77 on Sunday according to a family spokesman. Morgan has been suffering from a nerve condition – a form of polyneuropathy according to Joe Kay’s report in the Associated Press.
Morgan, one of the greatest baseball players that’s ever lived, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990. Little Joe, as he was nicknamed, played from 1963-1984 and played for Houston, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Oakland. His 22-year career saw him make the All-Star team 10 times, win two Most Valuable Player Awards (1975, 1976), five Gold Gloves, and two World Series with the Cincinnati Reds and The Big Red Machine.