Jeff Torborg
Full Name: Jeffrey Allen Torborg
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: Nov 26, 1941 in Plainfield, NJ
College: Rutgers University, 1963
Major League Debut: May 10, 1964
Died:

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MANAGERIAL
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CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
 BATTING
YEAR TEAM LG AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
 LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
Cal
Cal
Cal
 NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
AL
AL
AL
 .233
.240
.225
.214
.161
.185
.231
.203
.209
.220
 28
56
46
76
37
51
64
55
59
102
 43
150
120
196
93
124
134
123
153
255
 4
8
4
11
2
7
11
6
5
20
 10
36
27
42
15
23
31
25
32
56
 1
5
3
4
2
4
8
5
3
7
 1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
3
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
 4
13
13
12
4
7
17
5
8
18
 3
10
10
13
6
9
14
3
14
21
 8
26
23
31
10
17
15
6
21
32
 .292
.290
.278
.265
.212
.241
.300
.220
.280
.278
 .302
.347
.275
.276
.183
.218
.313
.244
.229
.259
Totals AVG
.214		 G
574		 AB
1391		 R
78		 H
297		 2B
42		 3B
3		 HR
8		 RBI
101		 BB
103		 K
189		 OBP
.268		 SLG
.265

 BATTINGBASERUNNINGMISC
YEAR TEAM LG HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
 LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
Cal
Cal
Cal
 NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
AL
AL
AL
 1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
 0
5
5
6
2
0
2
3
6
7
 13
52
33
54
17
27
42
30
35
66
 1
4
3
3
2
5
6
1
4
0
 1
0
0
2
1
3
0
3
0
7
 1
1
3
1
0
0
2
1
0
1
 0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
 0
0
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
2
 -.---
-.---
-.---
.250
-.---
1.000
.500
-.---
-.---
.000
 --.-
50.0
120.0
98.0
--.-
--.-
134.0
--.-
--.-
255.0
 5.4
5.8
5.2
6.3
9.3
7.3
8.9
20.5
7.3
8.0
Totals HBP
4		 GDP
36		 TB
369		 IBB
29		 SH
17		 SF
10		 SB
3		 CS
6		 SB%
.333		 AB/HR
173.9		 AB/K
7.4


CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LG POS G Ch PO A E DP FPCT
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
 LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
Cal
Cal
Cal
 NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
AL
AL
AL
 C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
 27
53
45
75
37
50
63
49
58
102
 86
322
290
448
228
278
296
228
412
654
 80
300
269
413
206
251
275
208
383
611
 4
19
17
30
20
26
16
17
28
37
 2
3
4
5
2
1
5
3
1
6
 1
1
2
3
1
5
2
9
5
2
 0.977
0.991
0.986
0.989
0.991
0.996
0.983
0.987
0.998
0.991
Totals G
559		 Ch
3242		 PO
2996		 A
214		 E
32		 DP
31		 FPCT
0.990


Jeff Torborg received the Los Angeles Dodgers' first $100,000 bonus in 1963 when he was signed out of Rutgers, where his .537 batting average in his senior year set an NCAA record which still stands today.

Though he stayed with LA from 1964 through 1970, he was always a backup catcher, behind Johnny Roseboro and Tom Haller. In California, Torborg found himself on the receiving end of some of the most memorable games in Dodger history. He caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game on September 9, 1965, Bill Singer's no-hitter on July 20, 1970, and the fifth of Don Drysdale's six consecutive 1968 shutouts. Later as an Angel, Torborg caught Nolan Ryan's May 15, 1973 no-hitter. [For a complete list of all no-hitters caught by catchers, see CATCHING NO-HITTERS].

Jeff Torborg, despite his involvement in three major league no-hitters, is best known as a manager.