Joe Torre
Joe Torre Torre at the 2012 American League Division Series. Catcher / First baseman / Third baseman / Manager Born: (1940-07-18) July 18, 1940 (age 74) Brooklyn, New York Batted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 25, 1960 for the Milwaukee Braves Last MLB appearance June 17, 1977 for the New York Mets Career statistics Batting average .297 Home runs 252 Runs batted in 1,185 Games managed 4,329 Win–loss record 2,326–1,997 Winning % .538 Teams As player Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1960–1968) St. Louis Cardinals (1969–1974) New York Mets (1975–1977) As manager New York Mets (1977–1981) Atlanta Braves (1982–1984) St. Louis Cardinals (1990–1995) New York Yankees (1996–2007) Los Angeles Dodgers (2008–2010) Career highlights and awards 9× All-Star (1963–1967, 1970–1973) 4× World Series champion (1996, 1998–2000) NL MVP (1971) Gold Glove Award (1965) NL batting champion (1971) NL RBI champion (1971) 2× AL Manager of the Year (1996, 1998) New York Yankees #6 retired Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 2014 Vote 100.0% (Expansion Era Committee) Joseph Paul "Joe" Torre (/ˈtɔri/; born July 18, 1940) is an American professional baseball executive and former baseball manager and player. A nine-time All-Star, he was a Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher, first baseman and a third baseman for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, and the St. Louis Cardinals during his playing career. Torre won the 1971 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) after leading the major leagues in batting average (.363), hits (230), and runs batted in (RBI) with 137. His playing career totals included a .297 batting average with 252 home runs and 1185 RBI in 2209 games. After his retirement as a player in 1977, Torre managed the same three teams for which he played, before leading the New York Yankees and ending his managerial career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011. He briefly served as a player-manager for the Mets in 1977. Torre's most successful stint as a manager came with the Yankees, whom he led from 1996 to 2007. The Yankees reached the postseason each year and won ten American League East division titles, six American League pennants, four World Series titles, and compiled a .605 winning percentage overall. With 2,326 wins, he is fifth all-time in MLB history for wins as a manager. After retiring as a manager from the Dodgers, Torre took on a new role for Major League Baseball to work with former Commissioner Bud Selig as the Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations.