Ancient Dishes manager and Yankees coach Jeff Torborg died Sunday morning, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announcement. He was 83 years old.
Torborg caught Sandy Koufaxthe perfect game (September 9, 1965), Bill Singer‘s no-hitter (July 20, 1970) and Nolan RyanThe first no-hitter (May 15, 1973).
After a 10-year playing career with the Dodgers (1964-70) and Angels (1971-73), Torborg’s managerial career began in Cleveland (1977-79). He went 157-201 before joining the Yankees as manager (1979-88).
Torborg had a 250-235 record with the White Sox and then led the Mets from 1992 to 1993. He went 85-115, including a 13-25 start to the 1993 campaign, which led to his dismissal at the start of the season.
Torborg’s subsequent managerial tenures include the Expos (2001) and Marlins (2002-03).
A native of New Jersey by way of Westfield, Torborg was a catcher at Rutgers, which retired his No. 10 jersey in 1992, before signing as an amateur free agent with the Dodgers in 1963.
He slashed .214/.268/.265 with eight home runs and 101 RBIs in 574 games between 1964 and 1973 for the Dodgers and Angels.
