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Jeff Torborg
Jeff Torborg
| Full name Jeffrey Allen Torborg |
| Born November 26, 1941, Plainfield, New Jersey |
| Died January 19, 2025, Westfield, New Jersey |
| First Game: May 10, 1964; Final Game: September 29, 1973 |
| Managed First Game: June 19, 1977; Managed Final Game: May 10, 2003 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0.5" Weight: 195 |
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| Named AL Manager of the Year by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1990) |
| Named AL Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1990) |
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| Ejections as coach: 1976 (1) |
| Ejections as manager: 1978 (1), 1979 (2), 1989 (1), 1990 (1), 1991 (1), 1992 (1), 1993 (1), 2002 (3). Total: 11 |
| SABR Biography |
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1964 LA N Daily Splits 28 43 4 10 1 1 0 4 3 1 8 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .233 .292 .302 -0.7 1964 LA N
1965 LA N Daily Splits 56 150 8 36 5 1 3 13 10 4 26 1 0 1 0 3 5 0 0 .240 .290 .347 0.1 1965 LA N
1966 LA N Daily Splits 46 120 4 27 3 0 1 13 10 3 23 0 0 3 0 3 5 0 0 .225 .278 .275 0.0 1966 LA N
1967 LA N Daily Splits 76 196 11 42 4 1 2 12 13 3 31 1 2 1 0 3 6 1 3 .214 .265 .276 -0.5 1967 LA N
1968 LA N Daily Splits 37 93 2 15 2 0 0 4 6 2 10 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .161 .212 .183 -0.5 1968 LA N
1969 LA N Daily Splits 51 124 7 23 4 0 0 7 9 5 17 0 3 0 0 6 0 1 0 .185 .241 .218 -0.7 1969 LA N
1970 LA N Daily Splits 64 134 11 31 8 0 1 17 14 6 15 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 .231 .300 .313 0.0 1970 LA N
1971 CAL A Daily Splits 55 123 6 25 5 0 0 5 3 1 6 0 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 .203 .220 .244 -1.4 1971 CAL A
1972 CAL A Daily Splits 59 153 5 32 3 0 0 8 14 4 21 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 .209 .280 .229 0.0 1972 CAL A
1973 CAL A Daily Splits 102 255 20 56 7 0 1 18 21 0 32 0 7 1 0 5 7 0 2 .220 .278 .259 -0.9 1973 CAL A
Total NL ( 7 Years) 358 860 47 184 27 3 7 70 65 24 130 3 7 8 0 20 20 3 4 .214 .269 .277 -2.3 Total NL
Total AL ( 3 Years) 216 531 31 113 15 0 1 31 38 5 59 1 10 2 0 8 16 0 2 .213 .266 .247 -2.3 Total AL
Total (10 Years) Splits 574 1391 78 297 42 3 8 101 103 29 189 4 17 10 0 28 36 3 6 .214 .268 .265 -4.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1964 LA N Daily Splits C 27 12 6 127 80 4 2 1 0 2 10 3 0 .977
1965 LA N Daily Splits C 53 42 28 371 300 19 3 1 0 1 16 7 2 .991
1966 LA N Daily Splits C 45 37 24 324 269 17 4 2 0 4 12 11 0 .986
1967 LA N Daily Splits C 75 63 41 543.2 413 30 5 3 0 4 18 19 1 .989
1968 LA N Daily Splits C 37 31 21 266.2 206 20 2 1 0 2 12 12 1 .991
1969 LA N Daily Splits C 50 39 26 354.1 251 26 1 5 0 6 16 11 2 .996
1970 LA N Daily Splits C 63 39 26 381 275 16 5 2 0 1 17 10 0 .983
1971 CAL A Daily Splits C 49 37 25 334.1 208 17 3 9 0 4 22 10 2 .987
1972 CAL A Daily Splits C 58 54 33 451.2 383 28 1 5 0 2 35 17 0 .998
1973 CAL A Daily Splits C 102 95 55 774.2 613 37 6 2 0 5 61 23 1 .991
Total (10 Years) Splits C 559 449 285 3928.1 2998 214 32 31 0 31 219 123 9 .990
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1977 CLE A 104 45 59 .433 450 456 6-19 5 5
1978 CLE A 159 69 90 .434 639 694 6
1979 CLE A 95 43 52 .453 414 484 7-22 6 6
1989 CHI A 161 69 92 .429 693 750 7
1990 CHI A 162 94 68 .580 682 633 2
1991 CHI A 162 87 75 .537 758 681 2
1992 NY N 162 72 90 .444 599 653 5
1993 NY N 38 13 25 .342 160 174 5-19 7 7
2001 MON N 109 47 62 .431 456 534 5-31 5 5
2002 FLA N 28 14 14 .500 131 128 5- 2 3 4
2002 FLA N 133 64 69 .481 560 631 5- 4 3 4
2003 FLA N 38 16 22 .421 163 186 5-10 4 2
Total (11 Years) 1351 633 718 .469 5705 6004
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
1975 CLE A Coach 4- 8 9-28
1976 CLE A Coach 4-10 10- 2
1977 CLE A Coach 4- 7 6-18
1980 NY A Coach 4-10 10-10
1981 NY A Coach 4- 9 10-28
1982 NY A Pitching 4-11 4-25
1982 NY A Bullpen 4-25 10- 3
1983 NY A Coach 4- 5 10- 2
1984 NY A Coach 4- 3 9-30
1985 NY A Coach 4- 8 10- 6
1986 NY A Coach 4- 8 10- 5
1987 NY A Coach 4- 6 10- 4
1988 NY A Coach 4- 5 10- 2
Total (12 Years)
Ejection Information
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6-18-1978(2) BOX CLE A Vic Voltaggio Call at HP
5- 9-1979 BOX CLE A Rick Reed Balk call
7- 7-1979 BOX CLE A Larry McCoy Balls and strikes
7-29-1989 BOX CHI A Tim Welke Call at 1B
7-18-1990 BOX CHI A Drew Coble Balls and strikes
5-31-1991 BOX CHI A Rocky Roe Balls and strikes
9- 5-1992 BOX NY N Ed Rapuano Bench jockeying
4-18-1993 BOX NY N Jeff Kellogg Balls and strikes
4- 5-2002 BOX FLA N Phil Cuzzi Intentional HBP
4- 8-2002 BOX FLA N Tim McClelland Fair/foul call
6-18-2002 BOX FLA N Jerry Layne Intentional HBP
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6- 6-1976(2) BOX CLE A Rich Garcia Arguing manager's ejection
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Dodgers (1963).
Sold by Los Angeles Dodgers to California Angels (March 13, 1971).
Traded by California Angels to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for John Andrews
(December 6, 1973).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (March 25, 1974).
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