1966 – Joe Morgan homers and drives in three to pace the Astros past the Cubs, 10-2. Dave Giusti is the complete-game winner, assisted by three Chicago errors that provide five unearned runs. Sonny Jackson adds three hits and a stolen base.
1966 – Dave Giusti surrenders eight hits but walks away with a 2-0 shutout against the Giants. Giusti delivers three hits of his own but solo homers by Joe Morgan and Jim Gentile provide all the scoring.
1965 – Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted National League Rookie of the Year.
On August 13 , 1965 — At the Astrodome Rusty Staub singles home the game-winner in the ninth to slip past New York, 3-2. In the typical fashion of those early Met teams, they couldn’t stand a 2-0 lead and let the winning run on base when two Mets collide under Joe Morgan’s pop fly. Both…
Joe Morgan is the first Houston player with six hits in a game, but the Braves beat the Astros, 9 – 8, in 12 innings, thanks to Mike de la Hoz. De la Hoz hits a pinch homer in the 8th inning, ties the game in the 9th with a single when the Braves score three runs, and singles and scores the winning run to end the game.
1965 – Joe Morgan singles home Bob Aspromonte in the 11th inning for a 5-4 triumph over Pittsburgh. It’s the first day game at the Astrodome after the ceiling tiles had been painted to reduce the glare. Pirate outfielder Bill Virdon couldn’t use it as an excuse when Jim Wynn scores on his three-base error. Umpire Vinnie Smith couldn’t use it as an excuse when he overturns his own home-run call on Walt Bond’s drive off the fence.
1962 – Colt .45s sign 19-year-old infielder Joe Morgan as a free agent. Morgan relates in later years how few ballclubs were willing to give the 5-7 player a chance, deeming him too small to be a big-leaguer.
On September 19, 1943 Hall of Fame 2B Joe Morgan Is Born in Bonham, Texas, and raised in Oakland, California, Morgan was nicknamed “Little Joe” for his diminutive 5’7″ stature. He was a standout at Castlemont High School before being signed by the Houston Colt .45s as an amateur free agent in 1962. One of…
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