Joe Morgan, driving force of Big Red Machine, dies at 77

[ASFN Admin]

Joe Morgan, the Hall of Fame second baseman who became the sparkplug of the Big Red Machine and the prototype for baseball’s artificial turf era, has died. Morgan was suffering from a nerve condition, a form of polyneuropathy. Morgan's death marked the latest among major league greats this year: Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Tom Seaver and Al Kaline.

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