Joe Torre

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Joe Torre
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Catcher / First Baseman /
Third Baseman / Manager
Born: July 18, 1940
Brooklyn , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Strikes: Right Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
September 25,  1960  with the  Milwaukee Braves
Last MLB assignment
June 17,  1977  for the  New York Mets
MLB statistics
(until end of career)
Batting average    , 297
Home runs    252
Runs Batted In    1,185
Play as a manager    4,329
Win – loss as a manager    2,326-1,997
Games won in%    53.8
Teams

As a player

As a manager

Awards

  • 9 × All-Star (1963-1967, 1970-1973)
  • 4 × World Series winner (1996, 1998–2000)
  • NL MVP (1971)
  • Gold Glove Award (1965)
  • Best batsman in the NL (1971)
  • Batsman with the most RBIs in the NL (1971)
  • 2 × AL Manager of the Year (1996, 1998)
  • In his honor, the # 6 is no longer awarded by the New York Yankees
member of
☆☆☆Baseball Hall of Fame☆☆☆
Recorded     2014
Quota    100.0%

Joseph Paul "Joe" Torre (born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn , New York ) is a retired American baseball player and manager in Major League Baseball . His nickname is The Godfather .

biography

Joe Torre began his major league career on September 25, 1960 with the Milwaukee Braves . In his first at bat he scored his first basehit against the St. Louis Cardinals . Mainly he was set up as a catcher , but also played in the position of first baseman . In 1961, Torre finished second behind Billy Williams in the rookie of the year election .

From 1963 to 1967 he was appointed All Star , in 1965 he won the Gold Glove in his position as catcher. On March 17, 1969, he moved to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange with Orlando Cepeda . Above all, the Cardinals needed the skills of Torres as a batsman, so he was mainly used as the first baseman at this station. Outstanding performances in the 1971 season brought him the award of Most Valuable Player of the National League . There were also four other appointments to the All-Star Team from 1970 to 1973.

In 1975 he moved to the New York Mets , whose manager he became in May 1977. Since Torre did not want to bear the double burden of player and manager, he ended his playing career at the age of 37. He stayed with the Mets until 1981, after which he moved to the Atlanta Braves. Here he won the division title of the National League West in 1982, a second and a third place followed.

Torre then moved to the California Angels ' team of commentators , but returned to the St. Louis Cardinals as a manager in August 1990. Thus, Torre had exercised the managerial position on each of the teams he worked for as a player. There, too, he was denied major successes, with the result that he was released in mid-1995.

Without ever having been active as a player or manager in the American League , Torre signed on November 2, 1995 a contract in his hometown of New York with the New York Yankees . In his first season he led the Yankees into the World Series , which Torre had not reached either as a player or as a manager, and won the title against the Atlanta Braves. In Torres' tenure, the Yankees reached the playoffs every year. In 1997 they were defeated by the Cleveland Indians in the American League, but from 1998 to 2000 the Yankees celebrated winning the championship three times in a row. Opponents were the San Diego Padres , Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets. In 2001 and 2003 the Yankees could win the American League, but lost in the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Florida Marlins .

Joe Torre was manager of the Yankees for a total of twelve years, the longest term of a manager under owner George Steinbrenner . On May 7, 2006, Torre won his 1,000th game as manager of the Yankees against the Texas Rangers . Dissatisfied with the reduced financial offer from Steinbrenner, Torre turned down the offered contract extension for the 2008 season and moved to the Los Angeles Dodgers . In September 2010, Torre announced that it would no longer be available as a manager the following year. He is succeeded by Don Mattingly .

His stations as a player

His stations as a manager

Web links

Commons : Joe Torre  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mattingly to Replace Torre as Dodger Manager - NYTimes.com . www.nytimes.com. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Torre, Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Torre, Joseph Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American baseball player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City