Jeff Torborg, who managed five major league teams after a 10-year career as a catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Angels, has passed away. He was 83.
The Baseball Hall of Fame was first to report the news on its Twitter/X account Sunday.
The Hall of Fame remembers 1965 World Series champion and 1990 AL Manager of the Year Jeff Torborg, who passed away Sunday morning.
A 10-year veteran of the Dodgers and Angels, Torborg caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game, Bill Singer's no-hitter and Nolan Ryan's first no-hitter. pic.twitter.com/PdLdY0f9sQ
As a player, Torborg batted .214 with eight home runs and 101 RBIs in 574 games from 1964-73. He is most famous for having caught no-hitters thrown by both Sandy Koufax with the Dodgers — a perfect game in 1965 — and Nolan Ryan with the Angels.
Ryan and Koufax rank first and second all-time in most no-hitters thrown with seven and four, respectively. Torborg also caught Bill Singer's no-hitter for the Angels in 1970. He's one of four players in MLB history to have caught three no-hitters.
Former MLB catcher and Chicago White Sox manager Jeff Torborg passed away this morning in Westfield, N.J. He was 83 years old.
Torborg was named the 1990 A.L. Manager of the Year after guiding the Sox to a 94-68 record that season, a 25-game improvement from the previous year. pic.twitter.com/cKpNNdLod7
As a manager, Torborg skippered five teams: Cleveland (1975-79), the Chicago White Sox (1989-91), the Mets (1992-93), the Montreal Expos (2001) and the Florida Marlins (2002-03).
Torborg was named the 1990 American League Manager of the Year with the White Sox after guiding the team to a 94-68 record that season — a 25-game improvement compared to the previous season.
Torborg retired with a career managerial record of 634-718.
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