Torborg caught no-hitters from Sandy Koufax, Bill Singer and Nolan Ryan, and played for World Series champion Dodgers team in 1965.
Jeff Torborg, who caught three no-hitters as a player and was the 1990 American League Manager of the Year with the White Sox, passed away Sunday. He was 83. Torborg spent 10 seasons as a Major League catcher,
Longtime former big league catcher, manager, and broadcaster Jeff Torborg passed away today at age 83, the White Sox announced.
As a player, Torborg caught a Sandy Koufax perfect game and Nolan Ryan no-hitter. He managed five MLB clubs over 11 seasons.
Jeff Torborg caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965 and won AL Manager of the Year with the Chicago White Sox in 1990.
Jeff Torborg, who played 10 seasons in the major leagues and managed ... The New Jersey native, who attended Montclair State and Rutgers, played with the California Angels from 1971-73 and caught Nolan Ryan's first no-hitter in 1973. Most notable for ...
The Westfield, N.J., native managed the Mets for less than two seasons and had an extended coaching career with the Yankees in various roles.
Funeral services were pending Monday for Jeff Torborg, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels and was on the 1965 Dodgers team that won the World Series. Torborg, whose Sunday death at age 83 was announced by the National Baseball Hall of Fame,
Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy ... then in 1973 with the Angels caught the first of Nolan Ryan’s record seven no-hitters in a game against Kansas City. After starring at ...
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Farewell, Jeff Torborg
Torborg caught 10 seasons for the Dodgers and Angels, and was behind the plate for no-hitters by Sandy Koufax, Bill Singer, and Nolan Ryan. Torborg later managed five major league teams.
Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy ... then in 1973 with the Angels caught the first of Nolan Ryan’s record seven no-hitters in a game against Kansas City. After starring at ...
It is likely that the Angels will use him more at DH, but they still see him as an outfielder. There is concern that if he’s a full-time DH, he’d take even more swings in the cage, which could ...