Joe Torre

Full Name: Joseph Paul Torre	Primary Position: C,1B,3B
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/212	First Game: September 25, 1960
Birthdate: July 18, 1940	Final Game: June 17, 1977
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York	MLB Experience: 17 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Joe Torre (Joseph Paul Torre) was born on July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 25, 1960 for the Milwaukee Braves. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .278 with 10 home runs and 42 RBI. Torre played for the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets over the course of his 17 year career.

Most people believe that Joe Torre's best season was 1971, when he slugged 24 home runs, hit for a .363 average and knocked in 137 runs.

Joe Torre is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, after managing the New York Yankees from 1996 through the 2007 season.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1960	MIL	N	2	2	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1961	MIL	N	113	406	40	113	10	42	.278	.330	.424	21	4	28	60	4	2	3	4	10
1962	MIL	N	80	220	23	62	5	26	.282	.355	.395	8	1	24	24	2	0	1	2	6
1963	MIL	N	142	501	57	147	14	71	.293	.350	.431	19	4	42	79	5	1	1	4	19
1964	MIL	N	154	601	87	193	20	109	.321	.365	.498	36	5	36	67	7	0	2	4	26
1965	MIL	N	148	523	68	152	27	80	.291	.372	.489	21	1	61	79	8	0	0	7	22
1966	ATL	N	148	546	83	172	36	101	.315	.382	.560	20	3	60	61	2	2	0	8	18
1967	ATL	N	135	477	67	132	20	68	.277	.345	.444	18	1	49	75	3	1	2	7	22
1968	ATL	N	115	424	45	115	10	55	.271	.332	.377	11	2	34	72	5	0	1	7	15
1969	STL	N	159	602	72	174	18	101	.289	.361	.447	29	6	66	85	5	0	0	13	10
1970	STL	N	161	624	89	203	21	100	.325	.398	.498	27	9	70	91	7	0	2	10	23
1971	STL	N	161	634	97	230	24	137	.363	.421	.555	34	8	63	70	4	1	4	20	18
1972	STL	N	149	544	71	157	11	81	.289	.357	.419	26	6	54	64	8	0	3	13	19
1973	STL	N	141	519	67	149	13	69	.287	.376	.403	17	2	65	78	10	1	2	14	20
1974	STL	N	147	529	59	149	11	70	.282	.371	.401	28	1	69	88	8	1	1	9	15
1975	NY	N	114	361	33	89	6	35	.247	.317	.357	16	3	35	55	2	2	0	3	22
1976	NY	N	114	310	36	95	5	31	.306	.358	.406	10	3	21	35	5	2	1	1	16
1977	NY	N	26	51	2	9	1	9	.176	.204	.294	3	0	2	10	0	0	0	1	3
Total			2209	7874	996	2342	252	1185	.297	.365	.452	344	59	779	1094	85	13	23	127	284

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1961	MIL	N	C	112	108	964.2	494	50	10	4	10	29	28	1	.982
1962	MIL	N	C	63	61	503.1	325	39	5	4	3	20	16	3	.986
1963	MIL	N	C	103	94	835	584	46	4	9	11	28	21	2	.994
1963	MIL	N	LF	2	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1963	MIL	N	1B	39	35	313.1	335	30	2	36	0	0	0	0	.995
1963	MIL	N	OF	2	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1964	MIL	N	C	96	83	766	518	46	3	4	10	24	17	1	.995
1964	MIL	N	1B	70	68	561	563	48	4	49	0	0	0	0	.993
1965	MIL	N	C	100	96	840	589	43	6	4	13	49	23	2	.991
1965	MIL	N	1B	49	46	416	433	30	2	39	0	0	0	0	.996
1966	ATL	N	1B	39	37	316.2	267	20	1	24	0	0	0	0	.997
1966	ATL	N	C	111	104	942.2	607	67	11	9	13	36	34	0	.984
1967	ATL	N	C	114	102	907.1	580	63	6	12	16	47	42	2	.991
1967	ATL	N	1B	23	21	189	205	18	2	21	0	0	0	0	.991
1968	ATL	N	C	91	85	747.2	492	37	2	7	4	37	14	1	.996
1968	ATL	N	1B	30	28	237.1	241	11	0	19	0	0	0	0	1.000
1969	STL	N	1B	143	142	1261	1270	83	6	117	0	0	0	0	.996
1969	STL	N	C	18	16	145.2	90	8	1	0	2	3	6	0	.990
1970	STL	N	3B	73	72	645	68	133	11	12	0	0	0	0	.948
1970	STL	N	1B	1	1	9	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1970	STL	N	C	90	88	784	571	29	8	4	5	49	22	1	.987
1971	STL	N	3B	161	161	1444	136	271	21	22	0	0	0	0	.951
1972	STL	N	3B	117	115	1010.2	102	182	11	17	0	0	0	0	.963
1972	STL	N	1B	27	27	242.1	234	16	4	17	0	0	0	0	.984
1973	STL	N	3B	59	54	430.2	48	68	6	3	0	0	0	0	.951
1973	STL	N	1B	113	84	803	833	60	6	80	0	0	0	0	.993
1974	STL	N	1B	139	130	1177.2	1165	102	10	144	0	0	0	0	.992
1974	STL	N	3B	18	11	105.2	8	19	4	1	0	0	0	0	.871
1975	NY	N	3B	82	76	634.1	61	148	11	14	0	0	0	0	.950
1975	NY	N	1B	25	13	135.1	111	9	4	12	0	0	0	0	.968
1976	NY	N	3B	4	3	30	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
1976	NY	N	1B	79	69	613.1	590	49	7	40	0	0	0	0	.989
1977	NY	N	1B	16	11	84	83	2	1	9	0	0	0	0	.988
1977	NY	N	3B	1	1	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	793	712	6359	6342	478	49	607	0	0	0	0	.993
Total			LF	2	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			3B	515	493	4309.1	426	825	64	71	0	0	0	0	.951
Total			OF	2	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			C	898	837	7436.1	4850	428	56	57	87	322	223	13	.990

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (September 8, 1960).
Traded by Atlanta Braves to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Orlando Cepeda (March 17, 1969).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Mets in exchange for Ray Sadecki and Tommy Moore (October 13, 1974).
Released by New York Mets (June 18, 1977).