| Jeff Torborg | ||
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| Catcher | ||
| Born: November 26, 1941 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| May 10, 1964 for the Los Angeles Dodgers |
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| Final game | ||
| September 29, 1973 for the California Angels |
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| Career statistics | ||
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| Hits | 297 | |
| RBI | 101 | |
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Jeffrey Allen Torborg (born November 26, 1941 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Plainfield is a City in Union County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters Torborg was signed by Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1963. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP On September 9, 1965, Torborg caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP Sanford Koufax (ˈkoʊfæks (born Sanford Braun, on December 30, 1935) is an American Left-handed former Pitcher in Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a perfect game in Major League Baseball against the On May 15, 1973, Torborg also caught the first of Nolan Ryan's 7 no-hitters. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr (born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas) is a retired American Right-handed Pitcher in In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting
After a successful ten-year career as a catcher with the Dodgers and Angels, Torborg switched to coaching. In 1977, he became the manager of the Cleveland Indians (a position he held for three years). Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. In 1989, Torborg became the manager of the Chicago White Sox. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. A year later, the White Sox won 94 games which was a 25 game improvement from 1989. For his efforts with the 1990 Chicago White Sox, Torborg won the American League Manager of the Year Award. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager Torborg would stay with the White Sox for one more year before moving to the New York Mets. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis.
Unfortunately, Torborg wasn't as successful with the Mets as he was with the White Sox. A year after leading the White Sox to an 87-75 record, Torborg's 1992 New York Mets posted a 70-92 record. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP After starting the 1993 season with a 13-25 record, the Mets fired Torborg and replaced him with Dallas Green. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, George Dallas Green (born August 4, 1934) is a former Pitcher, manager, and executive in Major League Baseball.
For the rest of the 1990s, Torborg kept busy working as a sportscaster for the likes of CBS Radio and Fox. The CBS Radio Network provides news sports and other programming to more than 1000 radio stations throughout the United States Torborg returned to managing first with the Montreal Expos in 2001 and then the Florida Marlins in 2002. Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series:
In 2003, Torborg was fired from the Florida Marlins after they started off the season 16-22. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to Jack McKeon was hired to replace him and led them to the 2003 World Series victory. John Aloysius McKeon (born November 23, 1930 in South Amboy New Jersey) nicknamed Trader Jack, is a former manager in The 2003 World Series marked the 99th baseball World Series event He then returned to broadcasting on Fox. He served as the color commentator for Atlanta Braves games on FSN South and Turner South in 2006, where he was partnered with Bob Rathbun. FSN South (longform Fox Sports Net South) is a Regional sports network that airs sports programming in the Southern United States. Turner South was launched on October 1 1999 by Turner Broadcasting System as the first regional entertainment network developed especially for viewers in the Southern Bob Rathbun (Born November 25, 1954 in Wakefield Rhode Island) is a sports television announcer However, neither Torborg nor Rathbun was retained for the 2007 season. [1]
While a Braves commentator, Torborg had a fan club known as "Torborg South". The club's logo looks similar to the logo of the Turner South Network.
Managerial Statistics
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
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| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| CLE | 1977 | 45 | 59 | . The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 433 | 5th in AL East | - | - | - | - |
| CLE | 1978 | 69 | 90 | . The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 434 | 6th in AL East | - | - | - | - |
| CLE | 1979 | 43 | 52 | . The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 453 | 6th in AL East | - | - | - | - |
| CWS | 1989 | 69 | 92 | . The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. 429 | 7th in AL West | - | - | - | - |
| CWS | 1990 | 94 | 68 | . The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. 580 | 2nd in AL West | - | - | - | - |
| CWS | 1991 | 87 | 75 | . The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. 537 | 2nd in AL West | - | - | - | - |
| NYM | 1992 | 72 | 90 | . "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. 444 | 5th in NL East | - | - | - | - |
| NYM | 1993 | 13 | 25 | . "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. 342 | 7th in NL East | - | - | - | - |
| MON | 2001 | 47 | 62 | . Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of 431 | 5th in NL East | - | - | - | - |
| FLA | 2002 | 79 | 83 | . The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. 488 | 4th in NL East | - | - | - | - |
| FLA | 2003 | 16 | 22 | . The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. 421 | 4th in NL East | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 634 | 718 | . 469 | - | - | - | - | ||
Personal life
Jeffrey's son Dale is a former professional wrestler and his daughter-in-law, Asya is a bodybuilder and former professional wrestler. Dale "the Demon" Torborg (born October 24 1971) is an American Baseball trainer and former professional wrestler. Christie Wolf (alternately billed/spelled as Christi Wolf, born August 7 1966) is a bodybuilder model and former American professional
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - managing record and playing statistics
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