Thursday, 21 November 2024

Joe Torre

Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Coaches 2024
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Sport(s): Baseball
Statistics: 4 World Series Championships (1996, 1998, 1999 & 2000)
2,326-1,997 Record
2 Manager of the Year Awards (1995 & 1998)
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Member of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame
Number retired by the New York Yankees

*1 MVP (1971)
*9 All-Star Games (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972 & 1973)
*1 Gold Glove (1965)
*1 Batting Title (1971)
*1 RBI Title (1971)

*As a player
Joe Torre was a very good baseball player in his day, who won the National League MVP in 1971 and was a nine-time All-Star. He was on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot the full fifteen years of his eligibility, and Torre would get inducted as a manager.

Torre's playing career wound down with the New York Mets, and during the 1977 season, he transitioned from player to player/manager to manager. He stayed with the Mets until 1981 he was fired, and the Atlanta Braves picked him up. The Braves got better, making the playoffs in 1982, but they were unable to return under him, and he was relieved of his duties in 1985. After five years as a broadcaster, Torre took over a rebuilding St. Louis Cardinals team.

With St. Louis, he brought their stock up, but he never brought them to the playoffs. Torre was fired amid the 1995 season, but again he was not on the unemployment line for long as the New York Yankees signed him in 1996.

Now in the brightest lights of them all, Torre, who only had one playoff appearance, was hiring that was not met with love from the New York fans, but that quickly went away. Torre and the Yankees won the World Series in 1996 and again in 1998, 1999, and 2000. He brought the Yankees to two other World Series, and in the 12 years he helmed New York, Torre was always in the playoffs, and he was twice named the Manager of the Year.

Torre would finish off his managerial career with three years with the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking them two NLCS finals.

We are proud to nominate Joe Torre for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.

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