Joe Morgan
$43,000
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1970 Season Stats AVG .214 HR 3 RBI 28 OPS .636 |
News
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.
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.
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.
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.