He called every pitch of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965 ... Louis Requena/MLB Photos, via Getty Images Catchers don’t get credit for no-hitters, but Torborg understood the important ...
(AP Photo/Aaron Gash)(AP ... “I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.” Uecker also befriended former Brewers owner and MLB commissioner ...
Bob Uecker was a famously mediocre Major League hitter who discovered that he was much more comfortable at a microphone than home plate. And that was just the start of a second career in entertainment ...
(AP Photo/Aaron Gash) MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker ... “I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.” Uecker also befriended former Brewers owner and baseball ...
Photo: LA Dodgers Tuesday, April 15 (vs. Rockies): Jackie Robinson jersey Wednesday, June 4 (vs. Mets): Sandy Koufax Brooklyn jersey ... IL The Dodgers officially signed utility man Kiké ...
Born and raised in Milwaukee, Uecker signed his first professional contract ... “I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.” ...
Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game and was the 1990 AL manager of the year with the Chicago White Sox, died Sunday. He was 83. The White Sox said on social m ...
That was Seymour Stoll’s experience years ago when he drew a Sandy Koufax card at 14 years old. Inspired by that sense of pride, Stoll set out to collect the cards of every Jewish player in ...
Jeff Torborg, Former Big League Catcher and Manager, Dies at 83 Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game and was the 1990 AL manager of the year with the Chicago ...
Jeff Torborg – who spent decades in MLB as a player, coach, manager and broadcaster – died at the age of 83 on Sunday morning. Torborg played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1964 to 1970 ...
Torborg, who had a 10-year career as a catcher, caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game and Bill ... the White Sox to an 87–75 record, Torborg signed a four-year, $1.7 million contract with the ...
“Career highlights? I had two,” he often joked. “I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.” He earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” during ...