Hall of Fame baseball player Joe Morgan dead at 77

Hall of Fame baseball player Joe Morgan died Sunday at the age of 77.

Morgan is best known for playing with the Cincinnati Reds where he helped the team win the World Series in 1975 and 1976. He played ball in the major leagues from 1963 to 1984, and he finished his career with the Oakland Athletics.

By the time he retired, he had a .271 batting average and had accumulated 2,517 hits, 1,133 RBIs and 689 stolen bases during his career.

After his retirement, Morgan became a sports broadcaster and worked with ESPN from 1990 to 2010. In 2010, he returned to the Reds and became an adviser to baseball operation.

Morgan’s death shocked the baseball world Monday morning. There has been no official announcement on the cause of his death although ESPN reported that he had struggled with various health issues in recent years, including a nerve condition, a form of polyneuropathy.