In 1963 he was an All American baseball player, setting a school record & NCAA record batting an incredible .537. Only two other college players have ever hit for a higher batting averages. Torborg also set Rutgers school records for slugging.
The Rutgers Knights baseball team posted a .741 winning percentage during his time there. In 1992 he became the first baseball player to have his uniform number retired by the school, as he entered into the Rutgers Olympic Sports Hall of Fame.
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Torborg was never the same hitter in the majors like he was in college, but he was a fine defensive catcher.
No Hitters: Torborg has the honor of catching three career no hitters, to some of the best pitchers of his era.
On September 9th 1965 he caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game against the Chicago Cubs, at Dodger Stadium. In that game Koufax struck out fourteen Cubs batters. Torborg was 0-3 that night.

In Torborg's seven seasons in Los Angeles, he threw out 40% of would be base stealers in four straight years (1966-1969). In 1967 his 51% his 51% of caught stealing was third best in the National League. His best year hitting was 1965 when he hit .240 with three HRs & 13 RBIs in 150 at bats.
In March of 1971, the cross town California Angels purchased his contract. Torborg would spend three seasons playing in Orange County. He was the Halos main catcher in 1973 when he batted .220 with one HR & 18 RBIs in 102 games played.


Behind the plate in 559 games he threw out 36% of would be base stealers, posting a .990 fielding %.
Retirement: After three years of coaching with Cleveland, Torborg got his first managerial position in 1977.
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In his second year at the helm (1990) he took the White Sox to a second place finish, an improvement of 25 games, which earned him the Manager of the Year Award. In 1991 he finished in second place again winning 87 games with the White Sox.
Mets Manager: In 1992 he came closer to his home in New Jersey, as he was named the 14th manager in the history of the New York Mets. He replaced interim manager Mike Cubbage, who had replaced Bud Harrelson late in the 1991 season. The 1991 Mets were the first Met team since 1983 to finished with a losing record.
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They finished the season in fifth place (72-90) & became known as "The Worst Team Money could buy".
Torbog’s Mets posted a 70-92 record that year (.444 %) disappointing many fans. The media bashed the team & the fans booed them loudly at Shea Stadium. Torborg’s Mets started out the 1993 season at 13-25 before he was fired & replaced by Dallas Green.
He was replaced by Frank Robinson whom he had replaced in Cleveland 24 years ago as the Indians manager.

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Family: His son is former pro wrestler Dale Torborg, known as the Demon who donned make up in the style of Gene Simmons of KISS.
Jeff’s daughter in law is Christie Wolf, also known as Asya, also was a pro wrestler & female body builder. She & Dale were married in 2000 & have one child.
Home: Jeff & his wife live in Mountainside, New Jersey since the middle nineties. Jeff had developed Parkinson's disease & will no longer participate in signing autographs.