The baseball world has lost five Hall of Famers since the beginning of September, and the most recent has strong Oakland A’s connections.
Longtime second baseman and broadcaster Joe Morgan died Sunday night at age 77, at his Bay Area home in Danville, reports Susan Slusser of the S.F. Chronicle. Slusser relays the official cause of death as a nerve condition, non-specified polyneuropathy, and ESPN notes that he had dealt with other health issues recently.
Morgan played 22 seasons (1963-84) for five different teams, but he’s best known for eight years with the Cincinnati Reds spanning most of the 70s.