HALL- OF- FAME INFIELDER MORGAN DIES AT 7 7

Joe Morgan, the spark of Cincinnati's Big Red Machine of the 1970s, died at 77, his family announced Monday in a statement. The National Baseball Hall of Fame member died Sunday at his home in Danville, Calif., from a nerve condition. “The Reds family is heartbroken,” Reds CEO Bob Castellini said in a statement posted to Twitter. Morgan played 22 seasons, most notably with the Reds, where he teamed with players such as Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez and Ken Griffey Sr. to win back-to-back World Series titles in 1975 and '76. A 10-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove winner at second base, Morgan was the National League MVP in both World Series seasons. He was a lifetime .271/.392/.427 hitter with 268 home runs, 1,133 RBIs, 689 stolen bases and 1,650 runs scored in 2,649 games.