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Joe Torre
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Birthdate: 7/18/1940
Height / Weight: 6' 2" / 212 lbs.
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Hard hitting Joe Torre started his career as a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves in 1961. Torre hit .321 in 1964, slugged 36 doubles, 20 homers with 109 RBI's. The Braves moved to Atlanta and in his first year in the new ballpark, Torre hit a career high 36 home runs. He won a Gold Glove in 1965 and was selected for nine All-Star teams. Torre was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1969 and the next year hit .325, 21 HRs, 100 RBIs. In 1971, he was the NL's Most Valuable Player and led the majors with a .363 BA, 230 hits, 137 RBI's. He retired in 1977, and since then managed the Mets, Braves, Cardinals and is currently the Yankees' manager. Joe Torre stats: .297 BA, 2342 hits, 344 Ds, 252 HRs in 2209 games.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
18 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1960 MLN (NL) 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 SLG
1961 MLN (NL) 113 406 40 113 21 4 10 42 28 60 3 5 4 4 2 1 .278 .330 SLG
1962 MLN (NL) 80 220 23 62 8 1 5 26 24 24 1 0 2 2 0 2 .282 .355 SLG
1963 MLN (NL) 142 501 57 147 19 4 14 71 42 79 1 5 4 5 1 7 .293 .350 SLG
1964 MLN (NL) 154 601 87 193 36 5 20 109 36 67 2 4 4 7 0 2 .321 .365 SLG
1965 MLN (NL) 148 523 68 152 21 1 27 80 61 79 0 1 7 8 0 2 .291 .372 SLG
1966 ATL (NL) 148 546 83 172 20 3 36 101 60 61 0 4 8 2 2 4 .315 .382 SLG
1967 ATL (NL) 135 477 67 132 18 1 20 68 49 75 2 2 7 3 1 4 .277 .345 SLG
1968 ATL (NL) 115 424 45 115 11 2 10 55 34 72 1 0 7 5 0 1 .271 .332 SLG
1969 STL (NL) 159 602 72 174 29 6 18 101 66 85 0 0 13 5 0 5 .289 .361 SLG
1970 STL (NL) 161 624 89 203 27 9 21 100 70 91 2 2 10 7 0 3 .325 .398 SLG
1971 STL (NL) 161 634 97 230 34 8 24 137 63 70 4 1 20 4 1 5 .363 .421 SLG
1972 STL (NL) 149 544 71 157 26 6 11 81 54 64 3 0 13 8 0 7 .289 .357 SLG
1973 STL (NL) 141 519 67 149 17 2 13 69 65 78 2 0 14 10 1 1 .287 .376 SLG
1974 STL (NL) 147 529 59 149 28 1 11 70 69 88 1 2 9 8 1 3 .282 .371 SLG
1975 NYM (NL) 114 361 33 89 16 3 6 35 35 55 0 0 3 2 2 0 .247 .317 SLG
1976 NYM (NL) 114 310 36 95 10 3 5 31 21 35 1 3 1 5 2 2 .306 .358 SLG
1977 NYM (NL) 26 51 2 9 3 0 1 9 2 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 .176 .204 SLG
18 years   2209 7874 996 2342 344 59 252 1185 779 1094 23 29 127 85 13 50 .297 .365 .SLG



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