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
Torborg caught no-hitters from Sandy Koufax, Bill Singer and Nolan Ryan, and played for World Series champion Dodgers team in 1965.
He was 83. Torborg played catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1964-70 and was behind the plate for Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1965. He also caught a no-hitter by Bill Singer in 1970. He was a World Series champion in 1965 with the Dodgers.
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.
Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game ... the first with Koufax and the Los Angeles Dodgers for the perfect game against the Chicago Cubs in 1965.
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.
Jeff Torborg, former Los Angeles Dodgers player and MLB manager, died at 83 in New Jersey. Known for catching Sandy Koufax’s perfect game and managing five MLB teams, his death has prompted tributes from numerous teams and celebrities expressing ...
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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, a catcher for the Dodgers and Angels in the 1960s and 1970s who caught no-hitters by Sandy Koufax, Bill Singer, and Nolan Ryan, and managed five major league teams, died on January 19 at age 83.
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