From to Morgan served as an announcer for ABC , where he helped announce '' Monday Night '' and '' Thursday Night Baseball '' games ( providing backup for the lead announcing crew composed of Al Michaels , Tim McCarver and Jim Palmer ) , the 1988 American League Championship Series with Gary Bender and Reggie Jackson , and served as a field reporter for the 1989 World Series along with Gary Thorne ( Morgan 's regular season partner in 1989 ) . Morgan was on the field at San Francisco 's Candlestick Park alongside Hall of Famer Willie Mays ( whom Morgan was getting set to interview ) the moment the Loma Prieta earthquake hit at 5:04 pm
Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Joe Morgan