Jeff Torborg, the World Series champion catcher who played 10 seasons in the bigs and became a manager for 11 more years, has died, Chicago White Sox announced Sunday. He was 83 years old.
Torborg, born in New Jersey, played for Los Angeles Dodgers and the California Angels during a playing career that spanned from 1964 to 1973. He managed the White Sox, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Montreal Expos and Florida Marlins.
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He was on the Dodgers’ World Series winning team in 1965. He was also the manager of the Marlins to open the 2003 season before being fired and replaced by Jack McKeon. The Marlins beat the New York Yankees in six games to win the World Series.
“Former MLB catcher and Chicago White Sox manager Jeff Torborg passed away this morning in Westfield, NJ. He was 83,” the team said in a post on X.
Florida Marlins manager Jeff Torborg is shown during the 2002 season. (RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports)
“Torborg was named the 1990 AL Manager of the Year after leading the Sox to a 94-68 record that season, a 25-game improvement over the previous year.”
Torborg batted .214 with 101 RBI and 297 hits in 1,525 plate appearances in his 10-year playing career. He started as a manager with the Indians four years after he retired. He was only manager for one full season and two half-seasons before being fired.
He led the White Sox to a 94-68 record in 1990 behind Carlton Fisk, Greg Hubbard and Bobby Thigpen, but the team did not reach the postseason. He took the Mets job in 1992 and didn’t have the same success.
He was the interim manager of the 2001 Expos and was Marlins permanent manager in 2002 before being sacked midway through the 2003 season.
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Torborg was a broadcaster between managerial terms. He was 634-718 as manager.
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