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Mike Torrez

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Full Name: Michael Augustine Torrez Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/220 First Game: September 10, 1967
Birthdate: August 28, 1946 Final Game: July 27, 1984
Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas MLB Experience: 18 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on August 28, 1946 in Topeka, Kansas, Mike Torrez (Michael Augustine Torrez) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets over the course of his 18 year career. Torrez broke into the bigs on September 10, 1967 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.59 ERA in 107.2 innings pitched in 1969, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Mike Torrez's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1975, when he posted a 3.06 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 119 batters. However, others believe that it was 1976, when he posted a 2.50 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 115 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1967 STL N 3 1 0 1 3.18 5 2 2 0 0 0 5.2 5 0 1 0 0 1
1968 STL N 5 2 2 1 2.79 6 7 6 0 0 0 19.1 20 1 12 0 2 1
1969 STL N 24 15 10 4 3.59 61 47 43 3 0 0 107.2 96 7 62 2 4 3
1970 STL N 30 28 8 10 4.22 100 96 84 5 1 0 179.1 168 12 103 10 9 4
1971 STL N 9 6 1 2 6.00 8 27 24 0 0 0 36 41 2 30 3 2 1
1971 MON N 1 0 0 0 .00 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0
1971 TOT N 10 6 1 2 5.54 10 27 24 0 0 0 39 45 2 31 3 2 1
1972 MON N 34 33 16 12 3.33 112 97 90 13 0 0 243.1 215 15 103 5 6 6
1973 MON N 35 34 9 12 4.46 90 116 103 3 1 0 208 207 17 115 11 14 4
1974 MON N 32 30 15 8 3.57 92 90 74 6 1 0 186.1 184 10 84 3 8 3
1975 BAL A 36 36 20 9 3.06 119 103 92 16 2 0 270.2 238 15 133 5 10 5
1976 OAK A 39 39 16 12 2.50 115 93 74 13 4 0 266.1 231 15 87 2 8 6
1977 OAK A 4 4 3 1 4.44 12 14 13 2 0 0 26.1 23 3 11 0 0 1
1977 NY A 31 31 14 12 3.82 90 99 92 15 2 0 217 212 20 75 1 4 6
1977 TOT A 35 35 17 13 3.88 102 113 105 17 2 0 243.1 235 23 86 1 4 7
1978 BOS A 36 36 16 13 3.96 120 122 110 15 2 0 250 272 19 99 10 7 3
1979 BOS A 36 36 16 13 4.49 125 144 126 12 1 0 252.1 254 20 121 8 6 5
1980 BOS A 36 32 9 16 5.08 97 124 117 6 1 0 207.1 256 18 75 10 9 1
1981 BOS A 22 22 10 3 3.68 54 61 52 2 0 0 127.1 130 10 51 2 1 0
1982 BOS A 31 31 9 9 5.23 84 107 102 1 0 0 175.2 196 20 74 1 4 6
1983 NY N 39 34 10 17 4.37 94 120 108 5 0 0 222.1 227 16 113 11 7 1
1984 OAK A 2 0 0 0 27.00 2 7 7 0 0 0 2.1 9 0 3 0 0 0
1984 NY N 9 8 1 5 5.02 16 25 21 0 0 0 37.2 55 3 18 0 2 2
1984 Total 11 8 1 5 6.30 18 32 28 0 0 0 40 64 3 21 0 2 2
Total NL 221 191 72 72 4.00 586 627 555 35 3 0 1248.2 1222 83 642 45 54 26
Total AL 273 267 113 88 3.94 818 874 785 82 12 0 1795.1 1821 140 729 39 49 33
Total 494 458 185 160 3.96 1404 1501 1340 117 15 0 3044 3043 223 1371 84 103 59

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1967 STL N P 3 1 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1968 STL N P 5 2 19 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .857
1969 STL N P 24 15 107.1 11 17 0 2 0 0 10 2 0 1.000
1970 STL N P 30 28 179.1 7 27 1 2 0 3 16 7 2 .971
1971 STL N P 9 6 36 4 7 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 .917
1971 MON N P 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 TOT N P 10 6 39 4 9 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 .929
1972 MON N P 34 33 243.1 15 48 1 2 0 4 13 12 2 .984
1973 MON N P 35 34 208 13 41 2 1 0 3 11 6 2 .964
1974 MON N P 32 30 186.1 19 48 2 4 0 5 12 7 2 .971
1975 BAL A P 36 36 270.2 19 46 5 3 0 1 9 12 2 .929
1976 OAK A P 39 39 266.1 19 37 6 4 0 2 22 14 0 .903
1977 OAK A P 4 4 26.1 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 1.000
1977 NY A P 31 31 217 14 26 3 2 0 1 9 7 0 .930
1977 TOT A P 35 35 243.1 17 29 3 2 0 1 14 8 0 .939
1978 BOS A P 36 36 250 12 29 2 3 0 1 30 9 2 .953
1979 BOS A P 36 36 252.1 19 35 4 3 0 4 29 12 2 .931
1980 BOS A P 36 32 207.1 20 36 6 4 0 1 10 11 0 .903
1981 BOS A P 22 22 127.1 12 13 3 2 0 5 10 10 0 .893
1982 BOS A P 31 31 175.2 12 14 1 0 0 0 13 9 0 .963
1983 NY N P 39 34 222.1 20 33 2 4 0 4 34 19 1 .964
1984 OAK A P 2 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 NY N P 9 8 37.2 2 6 1 2 0 0 2 6 0 .889
1984 Total P 11 8 40 2 6 1 2 0 0 2 6 0 .889
Total P 494 458 3043.1 223 472 41 38 0 35 238 146 16 .944

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1967 STL N 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 STL N 5 7 1 2 0 1 .286 .286 .286 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1969 STL N 24 41 3 3 0 0 .073 .095 .098 1 0 1 13 0 4 0 0 2
1970 STL N 30 63 4 17 0 5 .270 .281 .333 2 1 0 18 1 2 0 0 2
1971 STL N 9 7 0 1 0 1 .143 .400 .286 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
1971 MON N 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 TOT N 10 7 0 1 0 1 .143 .400 .286 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
1972 MON N 34 85 6 15 0 2 .176 .195 .200 2 0 2 30 0 4 0 0 0
1973 MON N 36 69 4 12 0 0 .174 .186 .188 1 0 1 20 0 6 0 0 0
1974 MON N 36 64 4 8 0 3 .125 .152 .141 1 0 2 25 0 3 1 0 0
1975 BAL A 36 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 OAK A 39 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 OAK A 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 NY A 31 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 TOT A 35 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 BOS A 36 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 BOS A 36 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 BOS A 36 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 BOS A 22 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 BOS A 31 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 NY N 39 65 2 3 0 2 .046 .061 .046 0 0 1 20 0 8 0 0 1
1984 OAK A 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 NY N 9 10 0 3 0 1 .300 .364 .300 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
1984 Total 11 10 0 3 0 1 .300 .364 .300 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total NL 226 412 24 64 0 15 .155 .179 .180 8 1 10 131 2 28 1 0 6
Total AL 273 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 499 412 24 64 0 15 .155 .179 .180 8 1 10 131 2 28 1 0 6

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (September 10, 1964).
  • Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Montreal Expos in exchange for Bob Reynolds (June 15, 1971).
  • Traded by Montreal Expos with Ken Singleton to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Dave McNally, Rich Coggins and Bill Kirkpatrick (December 4, 1974).
  • Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Don Baylor and Paul Mitchell to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Reggie Jackson, Ken Holtzman and Bill VanBommell (April 2, 1976).
  • Traded by Oakland Athletics to New York Yankees in exchange for Dock Ellis, Marty Perez and Larry Murray (April 27, 1977).
  • Granted free agency (October 31, 1977).
  • Signed by Boston Red Sox (November 23, 1977).
  • Traded by Boston Red Sox to New York Mets in exchange for a player to be named later (January 13, 1983); Boston Red Sox received Mike Davis (February 15, 1983).
  • Released by New York Mets (June 22, 1984).
  • Signed by Oakland Athletics (July 3, 1984).
  • Released by Oakland Athletics (August 9, 1984).

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