A manager for the Mets for two seasons in the 1990s who played 10 seasons as a catcher for the Dodgers and Angels has passed away at age 83.
It’s a sad day in baseball as Jeff Torborg, the former manager of the Chicago White Sox, passed away on January 19. The post Former Chicago White Sox Manager Jeff Torborg Remembered Fondly After His Passing appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Jeff Torborg, a former manager of the Chicago White Sox and major league catcher, passed away early Sunday morning. He was 83.
Former major-league catcher and Chicago White Sox manager Jeff Torborg of Port Orange, Fla. passed away early this morning. He was 83 years old. A catcher, coach, manager and then national broadcaster,
Torborg caught no-hitters from Sandy Koufax, Bill Singer and Nolan Ryan, and played for World Series champion Dodgers team in 1965.
Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game and was the 1990 AL manager of the year with the Chicago White Sox ... second in 1970 with Bill Singer for the Dodgers ...
Jeff Torborg, former Chicago White Sox manager, died at 83. Known for his leadership, Torborg's career spanned from being a catcher with the Dodgers t
Torborg managed the Sox from 1989 to ’91, winning 94 games in 1990, 25 more than in the previous season. But the Sox finished in second place in the AL West, nine games behind the Athletics.
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, a former player who caught three no-hitters and was named the 1990 American League Manager of the Year with the White Sox, passed away Sunday. He
He called every pitch of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965. After 10 seasons playing in the majors, he skippered the White Sox and the Mets.
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,