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Joe Torre
Joseph Paul Torre
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 212 lb.

Born: July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: James Madison (Brooklyn, NY)
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1960
Final Game: June 17, 1977
Relatives: Brother of Frank Torre
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1960 19 MLN NL 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 184 1 0 0 0 0 0
1961 20 MLN NL 113 441 406 40 113 21 4 10 42 3 5 28 60 .278 .330 .424 .754 104 172 10 4 2 1 4 *2 MVP-21,RoY-2
1962 21 MLN NL 80 248 220 23 62 8 1 5 26 1 0 24 24 .282 .355 .395 .750 104 87 6 2 0 2 2 2
1963 22 MLN NL 142 556 501 57 147 19 4 14 71 1 5 42 79 .293 .350 .431 .781 125 216 19 5 1 7 4 23/7 AS
1964 23 MLN NL 154 646 601 87 193 36 5 20 109 2 4 36 67 .321 .365 .498 .863 140 299 26 7 0 2 4 23 AS,MVP-5
1965 24 MLN NL 148 594 523 68 152 21 1 27 80 0 1 61 79 .291 .372 .489 .862 140 256 22 8 0 2 7 23 AS,MVP-11,GG
1966 25 ATL NL 148 614 546 83 172 20 3 36 101 0 4 60 61 .315 .382 .560 .943 156 306 18 2 2 4 8 *23 AS,MVP-16
1967 26 ATL NL 135 534 477 67 132 18 1 20 68 2 2 49 75 .277 .345 .444 .790 126 212 22 3 1 4 7 *23 AS
1968 27 ATL NL 115 464 424 45 115 11 2 10 55 1 0 34 72 .271 .332 .377 .709 112 160 15 5 0 1 7 23
1969 28 STL NL 159 678 602 72 174 29 6 18 101 0 0 66 85 .289 .361 .447 .808 126 269 10 5 0 5 13 *32 MVP-23
1970 29 STL NL 161 704 624 89 203 27 9 21 100 2 2 70 91 .325 .398 .498 .896 136 311 23 7 0 3 10 25/3 AS,MVP-18
1971 30 STL NL 161 707 634 97 230 34 8 24 137 4 1 63 70 .363 .421 .555 .976 171 352 18 4 1 5 20 *5 AS,MVP-1
1972 31 STL NL 149 613 544 71 157 26 6 11 81 3 0 54 64 .289 .357 .419 .776 122 228 19 8 0 7 13 *53 AS
1973 32 STL NL 141 596 519 67 149 17 2 13 69 2 0 65 78 .287 .376 .403 .779 117 209 20 10 1 1 14 *35 AS
1974 33 STL NL 147 610 529 59 149 28 1 11 70 1 2 69 88 .282 .371 .401 .772 117 212 15 8 1 3 9 *35
1975 34 NYM NL 114 400 361 33 89 16 3 6 35 0 0 35 55 .247 .317 .357 .674 91 129 22 2 2 0 3 53
1976 35 NYM NL 114 340 310 36 95 10 3 5 31 1 3 21 35 .306 .358 .406 .764 123 126 16 5 2 2 1 3/5
1977 36 NYM NL 26 54 51 2 9 3 0 1 9 0 0 2 10 .176 .204 .294 .498 35 15 3 0 0 1 1 3/5
18 Seasons 2209 8801 7874 996 2342 344 59 252 1185 23 29 779 1094 .297 .365 .452 .817 128 3560 284 85 13 50 127
162 Game Avg. 162 645 577 73 172 25 4 18 87 2 2 57 80 .297 .365 .452 .817 128 261 21 6 1 4 9
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
ATL (9 yrs) 1037 4099 3700 470 1087 154 21 142 552 10 21 334 518 .294 .356 .462 .818 129 1709 138 36 6 23 43
STL (6 yrs) 918 3908 3452 455 1062 161 32 98 558 12 5 387 476 .308 .382 .458 .840 133 1581 105 42 3 24 79
NYM (3 yrs) 254 794 722 71 193 29 6 12 75 1 3 58 100 .267 .327 .374 .701 100 270 41 7 4 3 5

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1961 MLN NL 20 C 112 108 964.2 554 494 50 10 4 .982 8.0 10.0 8 5.08 4.86 .985 6.39 5.17 10 20 29 28 49% MVP-21,RoY-2
1962 MLN NL 21 C 63 61 503.1 369 325 39 5 4 .986 5.0 11.9 5 6.51 5.78 .987 6.72 5.50 3 18 20 17 46%
1963 MLN NL 22 C 105 94 835.0 634 584 46 4 9 .994 -1.0 -1.4 -1 6.79 6.00 .986 7.07 6.02 11 33 28 21 43% AS
1963 MLN NL 22 1B 37 35 313.1 367 335 30 2 36 .995 4.3 16.5 4.3 4.1 0.3 0 10.48 9.86 .989 9.81 8.36 AS
1963 MLN NL 22 LF 2 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -60.0 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40 AS
1963 MLN NL 22 OF 2 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -60.0 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.75 AS
1964 MLN NL 23 C 96 83 766.0 567 518 46 3 4 .995 -3.0 -4.7 -3 6.63 5.88 .988 6.81 5.91 10 38 24 17 41% AS,MVP-5
1964 MLN NL 23 1B 70 68 561.0 615 563 48 4 49 .993 0.7 1.5 0.7 0.8 -0.1 0 9.80 8.73 .990 10.02 8.83 AS,MVP-5
1965 MLN NL 24 C 100 96 840.0 638 589 43 6 4 .991 -3.0 -4.3 -3 6.77 6.32 .988 6.96 5.80 13 31 49 24 33% AS,MVP-11,GG
1965 MLN NL 24 1B 49 46 416.0 465 433 30 2 39 .996 -1.3 -3.7 -1.3 -1.1 -0.2 0 10.02 9.45 .990 10.02 8.60 AS,MVP-11,GG
1966 ATL NL 25 C 114 104 942.2 685 607 67 11 9 .984 -2.0 -2.5 -2 6.43 5.91 .987 6.84 5.81 13 48 36 34 49% AS,MVP-16
1966 ATL NL 25 1B 36 37 316.2 288 267 20 1 24 .997 -1.1 -4.2 -1.1 0.6 -1.7 0 8.16 7.97 .989 9.90 8.50 AS,MVP-16
1967 ATL NL 26 C 114 102 907.1 649 580 63 6 12 .991 5.0 6.6 5 6.38 5.64 .990 6.89 5.85 16 23 47 42 47% AS
1967 ATL NL 26 1B 23 21 189.0 225 205 18 2 21 .991 2.3 14.6 2.3 0.1 2.2 0 10.62 9.70 .991 9.96 8.82 AS
1968 ATL NL 27 C 92 85 747.2 531 492 37 2 7 .996 -2.0 -3.2 -2 6.37 5.75 .990 6.87 6.12 4 17 37 14 27%
1968 ATL NL 27 1B 29 28 237.1 252 241 11 0 19 1.000 -2.3 -11.6 -2.3 -1.5 -0.8 0 9.56 8.69 .992 10.09 8.91
1969 STL NL 28 1B 144 142 1261.0 1359 1270 83 6 117 .996 -5.0 -4.8 -6.0 -3.8 -2.2 1 9.66 9.40 .992 7.14 6.94 MVP-23
1969 STL NL 28 C 17 16 145.2 99 90 8 1 0 .990 1.0 8.2 1 6.05 5.76 .989 7.06 6.25 2 7 3 6 67% MVP-23
1970 STL NL 29 C 90 88 784.0 608 571 29 8 4 .987 -1.0 -1.5 -1 6.89 6.67 .987 6.85 5.94 5 31 49 22 31% AS,MVP-18
1970 STL NL 29 3B 73 72 645.0 212 68 133 11 12 .948 -5.5 -10.2 -5.5 -0.2 -5.3 0 2.80 2.75 .945 2.91 2.58 AS,MVP-18
1970 STL NL 29 1B 1 1 9.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 12.00 12.00 .992 9.70 8.40 AS,MVP-18
1971 STL NL 30 3B 161 161 1444.0 428 136 271 21 22 .951 -25.2 -20.9 -23.2 -10.6 -12.7 -2 2.54 2.53 .949 2.80 2.32 AS,MVP-1
1972 STL NL 31 3B 117 115 1010.2 295 102 182 11 17 .963 -6.4 -7.6 -6.4 -2.7 -3.7 0 2.53 2.43 .944 2.87 2.55 AS
1972 STL NL 31 1B 27 27 242.1 254 234 16 4 17 .984 0.8 4.0 0.8 -0.8 1.6 0 9.28 9.26 .992 9.73 8.42 AS
1973 STL NL 32 1B 114 84 803.0 899 833 60 6 80 .993 2.3 3.4 2.3 -1.1 3.4 0 10.01 7.83 .992 9.83 8.40 AS
1973 STL NL 32 3B 58 54 430.2 122 48 68 6 3 .951 -3.6 -10.0 -3.6 -2.5 -1.1 0 2.42 2.00 .946 2.88 2.49 AS
1974 STL NL 33 1B 139 130 1177.2 1277 1165 102 10 144 .992 9.6 9.8 8.6 4.0 4.6 1 9.68 9.12 .991 7.64 7.19
1974 STL NL 33 3B 18 11 105.2 31 8 19 4 1 .871 -2.9 -32.9 -2.9 -2.1 -0.8 0 2.30 1.50 .952 3.04 2.64
1975 NYM NL 34 3B 83 76 634.1 220 61 148 11 14 .950 1.7 3.2 0.7 -0.5 1.2 1 2.97 2.52 .945 2.98 2.58
1975 NYM NL 34 1B 24 13 135.1 124 111 9 4 12 .968 -1.5 -13.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.7 0 7.98 5.00 .990 9.97 8.52
1976 NYM NL 35 1B 78 69 613.1 646 590 49 7 40 .989 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.7 -0.3 0 9.38 8.19 .991 9.95 8.61
1976 NYM NL 35 3B 4 3 30.0 6 3 3 0 2 1.000 -1.1 -44.0 -1.1 -0.6 -0.6 0 1.80 1.50 .950 2.94 2.60
1977 NYM NL 36 1B 16 11 84.0 86 83 2 1 9 .988 -0.8 -11.4 -0.8 -1.0 0.1 0 9.11 5.31 .991 9.89 8.31
1977 NYM NL 36 3B 1 1 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 3.00 2.50
10 Seasons C 903 837 7436.1 5334 4850 428 56 57 .990 7.0 1.1 7 6.39 5.84 .988 6.82 5.80 87 266 322 225 41%
14 Seasons 1B 787 712 6359.0 6869 6342 478 49 607 .993 8.1 1.5 6.1 0.9 5.2 2 9.65 8.67 .991 8.95 8.03
8 Seasons 3B 515 493 4309.1 1315 426 825 64 71 .951 -43.5 -12.1 -42.5 -19.2 -23.5 -1 2.61 2.43 .946 2.87 2.48
1 Season LF 2 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -60.0 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.40
1 Season OF 2 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -60.0 -0.4 -0.2 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.75
18 Seasons TOT 2207 2043 18112.2 13518 11618 1731 169 735 .987 -28.8 -1.9 -36.8 -18.5 -18.5 0 1 7 6.63 6.05 .973 6.63 5.82 87 266 322 225 41%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1983 BBWAA ( 5.3%)
1984 BBWAA (11.2%)
1985 BBWAA (11.1%)
1986 BBWAA (14.1%)
1987 BBWAA (11.4%)
1988 BBWAA (14.1%)
1989 BBWAA ( 8.9%)
1990 BBWAA (12.4%)
1991 BBWAA ( 9.3%)
1992 BBWAA (14.4%)
1993 BBWAA (14.9%)
1994 BBWAA (11.6%)
1995 BBWAA (10.9%)
1996 BBWAA (10.6%)
1997 BBWAA (22.2%)

All-Star Games
1963
1964 (C)
1965 (C)
1966 (C)
1967 (C)
1970 *
1971 (3B)
1972 (3B)
1973 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1971 ML Hutch Award
1971 ML Major League Player of the Year
1971 NL MVP
1996 AL Mgr of the year
1998 AL Mgr of the year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1961 NL (21, 1%)
1964 NL (5, 30%)
1965 NL (11, 8%)
1966 NL (16, 6%)
1969 NL (23, 2%)
1970 NL (18, 4%)
1971 NL (1, 95%)
1 MVP
1.46 Career Shares (147th)

Gold Gloves
1965 NL (C)

Batting Average s c a p y
1964 NL  .321 (4th)
1966 NL  .315 (7th)
1970 NL  .325 (2nd)
1971 NL  .363 (1st)
Career  .297 (243rd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1964 NL  .365 (10th)
1966 NL  .382 (6th)
1970 NL  .398 (8th)
1971 NL  .421 (2nd)

Slugging % s c a p y
1964 NL  .498 (10th)
1966 NL  .560 (4th)
1971 NL  .555 (3rd)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1964 NL  .863 (10th)
1965 NL  .862 (8th)
1966 NL  .943 (5th)
1971 NL  .976 (3rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1969 NL  159 (6th)
1970 NL  161 (1st)
1971 NL  161 (2nd)
Career  2209 (123rd)

At Bats s c a p y
1970 NL  624 (8th)
1971 NL  634 (5th)
Career  7874 (146th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1970 NL  704 (8th)
1971 NL  707 (2nd)
Career  8801 (156th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1971 NL  97 (5th)

Hits s c a p y
1964 NL  193 (6th)
1969 NL  174 (9th)
1970 NL  203 (3rd)
1971 NL  230 (1st)
Career  2342 (125th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1964 NL  299 (9th)
1966 NL  306 (6th)
1970 NL  311 (6th)
1971 NL  352 (1st)
Career  3560 (138th)

Doubles s c a p y
1964 NL  36 (7th)
1971 NL  34 (3rd)

Triples s c a p y
1970 NL  9 (5th)
1971 NL  8 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1966 NL  36 (4th)
Career  252 (189th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1964 NL  109 (4th)
1966 NL  101 (7th)
1969 NL  101 (6th)
1971 NL  137 (1st)
Career  1185 (141st)

Strikeouts s c a p y
Career  1094 (179th)

Singles s c a p y
1964 NL  132 (7th)
1970 NL  146 (4th)
1971 NL  164 (2nd)
Career  1687 (113th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1964 NL  140 (10th)
1965 NL  140 (9th)
1966 NL  156 (5th)
1971 NL  171 (3rd)
Career  128 (184th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1966 NL  112 (8th)
1970 NL  120 (9th)
1971 NL  145 (1st)
Career  1259 (154th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1964 NL  31 (10th)
1965 NL  29 (9th)
1966 NL  41 (5th)
1971 NL  60 (2nd)
Career  304 (116th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1964 NL  3.2 (10th)
1965 NL  3.0 (9th)
1966 NL  4.2 (5th)
1971 NL  6.2 (2nd)
Career  31.2 (107th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1964 NL  61 (9th)
1966 NL  59 (10th)
1971 NL  66 (4th)
Career  655 (208th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1966 NL  234 (8th)
1970 NL  280 (2nd)
1971 NL  297 (1st)
Career  3206 (145th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1966 NL  .741 (5th)
1971 NL  .813 (3rd)
Career  .640 (236th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1964 NL  7 (8th)
1965 NL  8 (7th)
1970 NL  7 (8th)
1972 NL  8 (2nd)
1973 NL  10 (2nd)
1974 NL  8 (5th)
1976 NL  5 (9th)
Career  85 (117th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1963 NL  7 (4th)
1972 NL  7 (10th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1969 NL  13 (10th)
1971 NL  20 (3rd)
1972 NL  13 (7th)
1973 NL  14 (8th)
Career  127 (68th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1963 NL  19 (5th)
1964 NL  26 (1st)
1965 NL  22 (1st)
1966 NL  18 (6th)
1967 NL  22 (1st)
1970 NL  23 (2nd)
1972 NL  19 (2nd)
1973 NL  20 (6th)
1975 NL  22 (2nd)
Career  284 (13th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1961 NL  5 (10th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1966 NL  15.2 (6th)

Outs Made s c a p y
Career  5908 (145th)

Youngest s c a p y
1960 NL  born 1940-07-18 (5th)
1961 NL  born 1940-07-18 (10th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 12 (194), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 71 (337), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 96 (162), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 40 (158), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

September 8, 1960: Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent.

March 17, 1969: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the St. Louis Cardinals for Orlando Cepeda.

October 13, 1974: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Mets for Tommy Moore and Ray Sadecki.

June 18, 1977: Released by the New York Mets.

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