Jeff Torborg, the Dodgers catcher who caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1965 and was a manager of the year with the Chicago White Sox, dies at 83.
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
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.
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 caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965 and won AL Manager of the Year with the Chicago White Sox in 1990.
Jeff Torborg, who played 10 seasons in the major leagues and managed in parts of 11 more, died on Sunday. He was 83.
Jeff Torborg, a former Mets manager who also spent a decade coaching with the Yankees, has died. The MLB lifer, who was a catcher during his playing days, was 83. No cause of death was announced, but Torborg was said to have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in recent years.
A baseball lifer, former MLB catcher and manager Jeff Torborg died on Sunday at the age of 83, the Chicago White Sox announced.
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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