Mike Torrez

Q: When was Mike Torrez born?

Mike Torrez was born on August 28, 1946.

Q: Where was Mike Torrez born?

Mike Torrez was born in Topeka, KS .

Q: How tall is Mike Torrez?

Mike Torrez is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Mike Torrez weigh when playing?

Mike Torrez weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Mike Torrez in the Hall of Fame?

Mike Torrez has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Mike Torrez have?

Mike Torrez had 1,404 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Mike Torrez played for?

Mike Torrez played for 7 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets.

Q: How many World Series has Mike Torrez won?

Mike Torrez has won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Mike Torrez retire?

Mike Torrez last played in 1984.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 220lb (196cm, 99kg)

Born: August 28, 1946 in Topeka, KS us

High School: Topeka HS (Topeka, KS)

Debut: September 10, 1967 (Age 21-013d, 12,631st in major league history)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 27, 1984 (Age 37-334d)
vs. SEA 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Michael Augustine Torrez

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1977 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.9

185

160

ERA

3.96

494

458

3043.2

1404

WHIP

1.450

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1964	17	STL-min	WRk	1	1	.500	2.70	9	5		0	0		30.0	24	10	9		31		15							1.833	7.2		9.3	4.5	0.48	CNS FECI
1965	18	STL-min	A	4	8	.333	4.79	20	18		5	0		94.0	92	66	50	5	75	6	81	3	0	6				1.777	8.8	0.5	7.2	7.8	1.08	RAL CARL
1966	19	STL-min	A,AA,WRk	16	14	.533	2.20	40	35		7	1		229.0	176	97	56	8	110	5	195	8	1	16				1.249	6.9	0.3	4.3	7.7	1.77	RKH,ARK,CNS WCRS,TL,FLIL
1967	20	STL-min	AAA	10	10	.500	3.32	29	28		6	2		190.0	152	82	70	5	108	2	155	8	0	12				1.368	7.2	0.2	5.1	7.3	1.44	TUL PCL
1967	20	STL	NL	0	1	.000	3.18	3	1	2	0	0	0	5.2	5	2	2	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	23	112	1.83	1.059	7.9	0.0	1.6	7.9	5.00
1968	21	STL-min	AAA	8	2	.800	3.24	16	13		4	1		86.0	74	33	31	4	36	0	82	2	0	2				1.279	7.7	0.4	3.8	8.6	2.28	TUL PCL
1968	21	STL	NL	2	1	.667	2.84	5	2	0	0	0	0	19.0	20	7	6	1	12	0	6	1	0	2	87	105	4.49	1.684	9.5	0.5	5.7	2.8	0.50
1969	22	STL	NL	10	4	.714	3.59	24	15	2	3	0	0	107.2	96	47	43	7	62	2	61	3	0	4	467	100	4.03	1.467	8.0	0.6	5.2	5.1	0.98
1970	23	STL	NL	8	10	.444	4.22	30	28	1	5	1	0	179.1	168	96	84	12	103	10	100	4	0	9	799	98	4.18	1.511	8.4	0.6	5.2	5.0	0.97
1971	24	MON-min	AAA	2	4	.333	8.16	18	11		1	0	0	75.0	96	72	68	11	52	4	45	2	0	10				1.973	11.5	1.3	6.2	5.4	0.87	WPG IL
1971	24	TOT	NL	1	2	.333	5.54	10	6	1	0	0	0	39.0	45	27	24	2	31	3	10	1	0	2	186	66	5.07	1.949	10.4	0.5	7.2	2.3	0.32
1971	24	STL	NL	1	2	.333	6.00	9	6	0	0	0	0	36.0	41	27	24	2	30	3	8	1	0	2	172	61	5.31	1.972	10.3	0.5	7.5	2.0	0.27
1971	24	MON	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	14		2.12	1.667	12.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	2.00
1972	25	MON	NL	16	12	.571	3.33	34	33	0	13	0	0	243.1	215	97	90	15	103	5	112	6	0	6	1013	106	3.62	1.307	8.0	0.6	3.8	4.1	1.09
1973	26	MON	NL	9	12	.429	4.46	35	34	0	3	1	0	208.0	207	116	103	17	115	11	90	4	0	14	921	85	4.48	1.548	9.0	0.7	5.0	3.9	0.78
1974	27	MON	NL	15	8	.652	3.57	32	30	1	6	1	0	186.1	184	90	74	10	84	3	92	3	2	8	812	108	3.69	1.438	8.9	0.5	4.1	4.4	1.10
1975	28	BAL	AL	20	9	.690	3.06	36	36	0	16	2	0	270.2	238	103	92	15	133	5	119	5	1	10	1144	115	3.96	1.371	7.9	0.5	4.4	4.0	0.89	MVP-16
1976	29	OAK	AL	16	12	.571	2.50	39	39	0	13	4	0	266.1	231	93	74	15	87	2	115	6	0	8	1094	134	3.55	1.194	7.8	0.5	2.9	3.9	1.32
1977	30	TOT	AL	17	13	.567	3.88	35	35	0	17	2	0	243.1	235	113	105	23	86	1	102	7	0	4	1025	102	4.28	1.319	8.7	0.9	3.2	3.8	1.19
1977	30	OAK	AL	3	1	.750	4.44	4	4	0	2	0	0	26.1	23	14	13	3	11	0	12	1	0	0	111	91	4.68	1.291	7.9	1.0	3.8	4.1	1.09
1977	30	NYY	AL	14	12	.538	3.82	31	31	0	15	2	0	217.0	212	99	92	20	75	1	90	6	0	4	914	104	4.23	1.323	8.8	0.8	3.1	3.7	1.20
1978	31	BOS	AL	16	13	.552	3.96	36	36	0	15	2	0	250.0	272	122	110	19	99	10	120	3	2	7	1091	105	3.84	1.484	9.8	0.7	3.6	4.3	1.21
1979	32	BOS	AL	16	13	.552	4.49	36	36	0	12	1	0	252.1	254	144	126	20	*121*	8	125	5	2	6	1109	99	4.27	1.486	9.1	0.7	4.3	4.5	1.03
1980	33	BOS	AL	9	16	.360	5.08	36	32	1	6	1	0	207.1	256	124	117	18	75	10	97	1	3	9	918	84	4.04	1.596	11.1	0.8	3.3	4.2	1.29
1981	34	BOS	AL	10	3	.769	3.68	22	22	0	2	0	0	127.1	130	61	52	10	51	2	54	0	0	1	542	106	3.97	1.421	9.2	0.7	3.6	3.8	1.06
1982	35	BOS	AL	9	9	.500	5.23	31	31	0	1	0	0	175.2	196	107	102	20	74	1	84	6	0	4	782	83	4.61	1.537	10.0	1.0	3.8	4.3	1.14
1983	36	NYM	NL	10	17	.370	4.37	39	34	4	5	0	0	222.1	227	120	108	16	*113*	11	94	1	1	7	972	83	4.38	1.529	9.2	0.6	4.6	3.8	0.83
1984	37	OAK-min	AAA	1	1	.500	7.88	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.0	28	16	14	1	12	0	2	0	0	0				2.500	15.8	0.6	6.8	1.1	0.17	TAC PCL
1984	37	TOT	MLB	1	5	.167	6.30	11	8	1	0	0	0	40.0	64	32	28	3	21	0	18	2	0	2	194	58	4.57	2.125	14.4	0.7	4.7	4.1	0.86
1984	37	NYM	NL	1	5	.167	5.02	9	8	1	0	0	0	37.2	55	25	21	3	18	0	16	2	0	2	175	72	4.55	1.938	13.1	0.7	4.3	3.8	0.89
1984	37	OAK	AL	0	0		27.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	9	7	7	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	19	16	4.91	5.143	34.7	0.0	11.6	7.7	0.67
18 Yrs				185	160	.536	3.96	494	458	13	117	15	0	3043.2	3043	1501	1340	223	1371	84	1404	59	11	103	13179	98	4.07	1.450	9.0	0.7	4.1	4.2	1.02
162 Game Avg.				13	11	.536	3.96	35	33	1	8	1	0	217	217	107	96	16	98	6	100	4	1	7	941	98	4.07	1.450	9.0	0.7	4.1	4.2	1.02
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
STL (5 yrs)				21	18	.538	4.12	71	52	5	8	1	0	347.2	330	179	159	22	208	15	180	10	0	17	1548	93	4.23	1.547	8.5	0.6	5.4	4.7	0.87
BOS (5 yrs)				60	54	.526	4.51	161	157	1	36	4	0	1012.2	1108	558	507	87	420	31	480	15	7	27	4442	94	4.14	1.509	9.8	0.8	3.7	4.3	1.14
MON (4 yrs)				40	32	.556	3.75	102	97	2	22	2	0	640.2	610	303	267	42	303	19	296	13	2	28	2760	99	3.91	1.425	8.6	0.6	4.3	4.2	0.98
OAK (3 yrs)				19	13	.594	2.87	45	43	0	15	4	0	295.0	263	114	94	18	101	2	129	7	0	8	1224	119	3.66	1.234	8.0	0.5	3.1	3.9	1.28
NYM (2 yrs)				11	22	.333	4.47	48	42	5	5	0	0	260.0	282	145	129	19	131	11	110	3	1	9	1147	81	4.41	1.588	9.8	0.7	4.5	3.8	0.84
NYY (1 yr)				14	12	.538	3.82	31	31	0	15	2	0	217.0	212	99	92	20	75	1	90	6	0	4	914	104	4.23	1.323	8.8	0.8	3.1	3.7	1.20
BAL (1 yr)				20	9	.690	3.06	36	36	0	16	2	0	270.2	238	103	92	15	133	5	119	5	1	10	1144	115	3.96	1.371	7.9	0.5	4.4	4.0	0.89

NL (10 yrs)				72	72	.500	4.00	221	191	12	35	3	0	1248.1	1222	627	555	83	642	45	586	26	3	54	5455	93	4.10	1.493	8.8	0.6	4.6	4.2	0.91
AL (9 yrs)				113	88	.562	3.94	273	267	1	82	12	0	1795.1	1821	874	785	140	729	39	818	33	8	49	7724	101	4.04	1.420	9.1	0.7	3.7	4.1	1.12

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mike Torrez?

Mike Torrez is 78 years old.

When was Mike Torrez born?

Mike Torrez was born on August 28, 1946.

Where was Mike Torrez born?

Mike Torrez was born in Topeka, KS.

How tall is Mike Torrez?

Mike Torrez is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

How much did Mike Torrez weigh when playing?

Mike Torrez weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Mike Torrez play?

Mike Torrez played 18 seasons.

Is Mike Torrez in the Hall of Fame?

Mike Torrez has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Mike Torrez play?

Mike Torrez was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Mike Torrez have?

Mike Torrez had 1,404 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Mike Torrez played for?

Mike Torrez played for 7 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets.

How many World Series has Mike Torrez won?

Mike Torrez has won 1 World Series.

When did Mike Torrez retire?

Mike Torrez last played in 1984.

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