Joe Morgan, driving force of Big Red Machine, dies at 77
Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan has died. And to his star-powered teammates, Joe Morgan was a driving force, too. โJoe Morgan was quite simply the best baseball player I played against or saw,โ Reds Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench texted to The Associated Press. โSmall in stature like his idol Nellie Fox, Joe played every game at the highest level. โณBench probably had the most raw baseball ability of any of us,โ Morgan said before his Hall of Fame induction.