Joe Torre

Joseph Paul Torre (twitter: @joetorre)

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 212 lb.

Born: July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: James Madison HS (Brooklyn, NY)
Debut: September 25, 1960 (Age 20)
Final Game: June 17, 1977 (Age 36)
Relatives: Brother of Frank Torre
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Managerial Stats

Rk	Year	Age	Tm	Lg		G	W	L	W-L%	Finish
1	1977	36	New York Mets	NL	2nd of 2	117	49	68	.419	6	Player/Manager
2	1978	37	New York Mets	NL		162	66	96	.407	6
3	1979	38	New York Mets	NL		163	63	99	.389	6
4	1980	39	New York Mets	NL		162	67	95	.414	5
5	1981	40	New York Mets	NL		52	17	34	.333	5	First half of season
6	1981	40	New York Mets	NL		53	24	28	.462	4	Second half of season

7	1982	41	Atlanta Braves	NL		162	89	73	.549	1
8	1983	42	Atlanta Braves	NL		162	88	74	.543	2
9	1984	43	Atlanta Braves	NL		162	80	82	.494	3

10	1990	49	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	3rd of 3	58	24	34	.414	6
11	1991	50	St. Louis Cardinals	NL		162	84	78	.519	2
12	1992	51	St. Louis Cardinals	NL		162	83	79	.512	3
13	1993	52	St. Louis Cardinals	NL		162	87	75	.537	3
14	1994	53	St. Louis Cardinals	NL		115	53	61	.465	3
15	1995	54	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	1st of 2	47	20	27	.426	4

16	1996	55	New York Yankees	AL		162	92	70	.568	1	WS Champs
17	1997	56	New York Yankees	AL		162	96	66	.593	2
18	1998	57	New York Yankees	AL		162	114	48	.704	1	WS Champs
19	1999	58	New York Yankees	AL		162	98	64	.605	1	WS Champs
20	2000	59	New York Yankees	AL		161	87	74	.540	1	WS Champs
21	2001	60	New York Yankees	AL		161	95	65	.594	1	AL Pennant
22	2002	61	New York Yankees	AL		161	103	58	.640	1
23	2003	62	New York Yankees	AL		163	101	61	.623	1	AL Pennant
24	2004	63	New York Yankees	AL		162	101	61	.623	1
25	2005	64	New York Yankees	AL		162	95	67	.586	1
26	2006	65	New York Yankees	AL		162	97	65	.599	1
27	2007	66	New York Yankees	AL		162	94	68	.580	2

28	2008	67	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	84	78	.519	1
29	2009	68	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	95	67	.586	1
30	2010	69	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL		162	80	82	.494	4
			New York Mets		5 years	709	286	420	.405	5.3
			Atlanta Braves		3 years	486	257	229	.529	2.0
			St. Louis Cardinals		6 years	706	351	354	.498	3.5
			New York Yankees		12 years	1942	1173	767	.605	1.2	6 Pennants and 4 World Series Titles
			Los Angeles Dodgers		3 years	486	259	227	.533	2.0
					29 years	4329	2326	1997	.538	2.6	6 Pennants and 4 World Series Titles

Awards

1996 AL Manager of the Year
1998 AL Manager of the Year

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