Joe Morgan

Houston · #18 · 2B
$43,000 (1 yr)
HT/WT5'6", 161 lbs
BIRTHDATE9/19/1943 (26)
BAT/THRL/R
BIRTHPLACEBonham, Texas
STATUS ● Active

1970 Season Stats

AVG

.214

HR

3

RBI

28

OPS

.636

News

Astros

St. Louis Approached by Houston for a Deal

The Houston Astros seem to be deep in talks with the St. Louis Cardinals at the moment. There appears to be something holding up the deal on Houston's end, but sources say the sides are trying to work through the issues.

Houston has a 30-57 record through 87 games. They are in 5th place in their division. St. Louis sits at 44-42.

BNN · Jul 11, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 14th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 503,407 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 385,533
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 368,591
3. Dick Dietz, San Francisco Giants: 311,871

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 503,407
2. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 305,275
3. Wes Parker, Los Angeles Dodgers: 296,057

SECOND BASE
1. Ron Hunt, San Francisco Giants: 226,553
2. Joe Morgan, Houston Astros: 225,238
3. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 223,715

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 469,898
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 427,419
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 382,771

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 328,032
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 245,647
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 225,096

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 403,296
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 386,271
3. Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals: 326,691

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 410,012
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 359,032
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 342,415

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 485,030
2. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 390,497
3. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 381,637

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 220,283
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 191,386
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 185,731
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 181,140
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 174,522

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 125,818
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 116,660
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 100,806
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 92,020
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 85,022



His all-time numbers show McCovey has compiled a .284 batting average and collected 1323 hits, 330 home runs and 912 RBIs.

BNN · Jun 14, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 7th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Willie McCovey with 311,392 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 238,629
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 233,622
3. Dick Dietz, San Francisco Giants: 190,037

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 311,392
2. Bob Robertson, Pittsburgh Pirates: 183,070
3. Ron Fairly, Montreal Expos: 182,304

SECOND BASE
1. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 138,639
2. Joe Morgan, Houston Astros: 137,568
3. Ron Hunt, San Francisco Giants: 135,960

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 284,735
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 254,353
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 234,062

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 201,965
2. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 144,376
3. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 139,251

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 242,403
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 238,280
3. Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals: 199,186

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 254,115
2. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 215,910
3. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 211,456

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 304,152
2. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 248,311
3. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 232,847

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 137,414
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 119,557
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 118,769
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 113,501
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 108,729

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 78,990
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 73,710
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 63,719
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 57,343
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 53,649



McCovey has compiled a career batting average of .284 with 1317 hits, 329 homers and 907 RBIs.

BNN · Jun 7, 1970
sMLB

National League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the National League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. May 31st , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Pete Rose with 138,525 votes.

CATCHER
1. Joe Torre, St. Louis Cardinals: 107,535
2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds: 103,756
3. Dick Dietz, San Francisco Giants: 82,481

FIRST BASE
1. Willie McCovey, San Francisco Giants: 136,682
2. Bob Robertson, Pittsburgh Pirates: 82,565
3. Lee May, Cincinnati Reds: 80,044

SECOND BASE
1. Joe Morgan, Houston Astros: 62,838
2. Tony Taylor, Philadelphia Phillies: 62,749
3. Ron Hunt, San Francisco Giants: 59,466

THIRD BASE
1. Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds: 124,661
2. Dick Allen, St. Louis Cardinals: 113,626
3. Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs: 102,116

SHORTSTOP
1. Denis Menke, Houston Astros: 89,047
2. Sonny Jackson, Atlanta Braves: 60,318
3. Bud Harrelson, New York Mets: 58,867

LEFT FIELD
1. Bernie Carbo, Cincinnati Reds: 107,625
2. Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs: 103,378
3. Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates: 89,840

CENTER FIELD
1. Bobby Tolan, Cincinnati Reds: 112,303
2. Jimmy Wynn, Houston Astros: 96,175
3. Jim Hickman, Chicago Cubs: 92,567

RIGHT FIELD
1. Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds: 138,525
2. Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves: 112,879
3. Rusty Staub, Montreal Expos: 106,392

STARTING PITCHER
1. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals: 62,511
2. Fergie Jenkins, Chicago Cubs: 54,610
3. Bill Singer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 53,892
4. Juan Marichal, San Francisco Giants: 50,904
5. Tom Seaver, New York Mets: 47,247

RELIEVER
1. Jim Brewer, Los Angeles Dodgers: 34,907
2. Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlanta Braves: 33,843
3. Don McMahon, San Francisco Giants: 28,305
4. Frank Linzy, San Francisco Giants: 25,528
5. Wayne Granger, Cincinnati Reds: 23,347



During his career, Rose has hit .310 with 1401 hits, 88 home runs, 474 RBIs and scored 726 runs.

BNN · May 31, 1970