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Morgan was signed by the Houston Colt .45s as an amateur free agent in 1962. He played with distinction with Houston until a multi-player trade brought him to the Cincinnati Reds in the 1972 season. After joining the Big Red Machine, Morgan's career reached a new level. This includes eight consecutive All-Star Game appearances (1972 - 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings.) to go along with his 1966See also 1965 in sports, other events of 1966, 1967 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship David Pearson Indianapolis 500 Graham Hill USAC Racing Mario Andretti won and 1970See also 1969 in sports, other events of 1970, 1971 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Pete Hamilton won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship Bobby Isaac Indianapolis 500 Al Unser, Sr. USAC Racing Al Unser, Sr. won t playing with Houston.
Morgan, along with teammates Pete RosePeter Edward Rose, Sr. born April 14, 1941) is an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1986. Rose, a switch hitter, is the all-time major league leader in hits (4256), games (3562) and at bats (14,053). He won three World, Johnny BenchJohnny Lee Bench (born December 7, 1947), is a former professional baseball player. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, he grew up to become a professional baseball player who spent his entire 17 season major league career with the Cincinnati, Tony Perez and Dave ConcepciónDave Concepcion (b. June 17, 1948), born David Ismael Concepcion Benitez is a former star shortstop in Major League Baseball. He was born in in Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela). Concepcion was signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 196, led the Reds to consecutive championships in the World SeriesIn baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League.. Morgan was also the National League MVP in 1975 and 1976.
As a hitter, Morgan was extremely capable. While his lifetime average was only .271, he hit between .288 and .327 during his peak years with the Reds, and drew a great many walks throughout his career, resulting in a superb .392 on base percentage. He also hit 268 home runs and 545 doubles and triples, excellent power for a middle infielder of his era, and was considered the finest base stealer of his generation (689 steals at greater than 80% success rate). Besides his prowess behind the plate and on the bases, Morgan was an exceptional infielder winning the Gold Glove Award from 1972 to 1976. In his current broadcasting career, he has also been successful, winning a CableACE award (with Jon Miller ) in 1990 and an Emmy Award for sports analysis in 1998.