Torre, Joe (1940-…), gained success both as a player and manager in major league baseball. Torre played for 18 years, from 1960 to 1977, with the Milwaukee (later Atlanta) Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Mets. He starred as a first baseman, catcher, and third baseman. While playing for St. Louis in 1971, Torre was named the National League Most Valuable Player, leading the league in batting, hits, and runs batted in.
Torre managed the Mets from 1977 to 1981, the Braves from 1982 to 1984, and the Cardinals from 1990 to 1995. Torre managed the New York Yankees from 1996 to 2007. He was manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2008 to 2010. Under Torre, the Yankees won the World Series in 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Torre shared the American League Manager of the Year Award with Johnny Oates of the Texas Rangers in 1996 and won the award in 1998. Torre served as executive vice president of baseball operations for Major League Baseball from February 2011 to January 2012.
Joseph Paul Torre was born on July 18, 1940, in the Brooklyn section of New York City. With sportswriter Tom Verducci, Torre wrote a memoir, Chasing the Dream (1997), and an account of his experiences with the Yankees, The Yankee Years (2009). Torre was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013.
