Mike Torrez | Major Leaguer 1967-1984

Full Name: Michael Augustine Torrez
Born: August 28,1946 in Wellesley, Massachusetts
Height: 6-5 Weight: 210 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: -
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Drafted: Signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1964

Transactions: [Sep 10,1964] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Cardinals. [Jun 15,1971] - Traded by Cardinals to Expos for Bob Reynolds. [Dec 4,1974] - Traded by Expos with Ken Singleton to Orioles for Bill Kirkpatrick, Rich Coggins and Dave McNally. [Apr 2,1976] - Traded by Orioles with Paul Mitchell and Don Baylor to Athletics for Bill VanBommell, Ken Holtzman and Reggie Jackson. [Apr 27,1977] - Traded by Athletics to Yankees for Larry Murray, Marty Perez and Dock Ellis. [Oct 31,1977] - Granted Free Agency. [Nov 23,1977] - Signed as Free Agent by Red Sox. [Jan 13,1983] - Traded by Red Sox to Mets for Mike Davis. [Jun 22,1984] - Released by Mets. [Jul 3,1984] - Signed as Free Agent by Athletics. [Aug 9,1984] - Released by Athletics.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1965	Raleigh	Caro	18	Stl	A+	4	8	4.79	20						94.0	92	66	50		75	81			8.81	---	7.18	7.76	1.78	--
1966	Rock Hill	Wcar	19	Stl	A	7	4	2.50	15						90.0	63	35	25		37	85			6.30	---	3.70	8.50	1.11	--
	Arkansas	Tex	19	Stl	AA	3	9	2.62	15						79.0	73	44	23		42	65			8.32	---	4.78	7.41	1.46	--
1967	Tulsa	PCL	20	Stl	AAA	10	10	3.32	29						190.0	152	82	70		108	155			7.20	---	5.12	7.34	1.37	--
	St. Louis	NL	20	Stl	MLB	0	1	3.18	3	1	0	0	2	0	5.2	5	2	2	0	1	5	0	0	7.95	0.00	1.59	7.95	1.06	79%
1968	Tulsa	PCL	21	Stl	AAA	8	2	3.24	16						86.0	74	33	31		36	82			7.74	---	3.77	8.58	1.28	--
	St. Louis	NL	21	Stl	MLB	2	1	2.79	5	2	0	0	0	0	19.1	20	7	6	1	12	6	2	0	9.31	0.47	5.59	2.79	1.66	54%
1969	St. Louis	NL	22	Stl	MLB	10	4	3.59	24	15	3	0	2	0	107.2	96	47	43	7	62	61	4	0	8.03	0.59	5.18	5.10	1.47	67%
1970	St. Louis	NL	23	Stl	MLB	8	10	4.22	30	28	5	1	1	0	179.1	168	96	84	12	103	100	9	0	8.43	0.60	5.17	5.02	1.51	52%
1971	Winnipeg	IL	24	Mtl	AAA	2	4	8.16	18						75.0	96	72	68		52	45			11.52	---	6.24	5.40	1.97	--
	St. Louis	NL	24	Stl	MLB	1	2	6.00	9	6	0	0	0	0	36.0	41	27	24	2	30	8	2	0	10.25	0.50	7.50	2.00	1.97	67%
	Montreal	NL	24	Mtl	MLB	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.0	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	12.00	0.00	3.00	6.00	1.67	29%
1972	Montreal	NL	25	Mtl	MLB	16	12	3.33	34	33	13	0	0	0	243.1	215	97	90	15	103	112	6	0	7.95	0.55	3.81	4.14	1.31	63%
1973	Montreal	NL	26	Mtl	MLB	9	12	4.46	35	34	3	1	0	0	208.0	207	116	103	17	115	90	14	0	8.96	0.74	4.98	3.89	1.55	65%
1974	Montreal	NL	27	Mtl	MLB	15	8	3.57	32	30	6	1	1	0	186.1	184	90	74	10	84	92	8	2	8.89	0.48	4.06	4.44	1.44	63%
1975	Baltimore	AL	28	Bal	MLB	20	9	3.06	36	36	16	2	0	0	270.2	238	103	92	15	133	119	10	1	7.91	0.50	4.42	3.96	1.37	59%
1976	Oakland	AL	29	Oak	MLB	16	12	2.50	39	39	13	4	0	0	266.1	231	93	74	15	87	115	8	0	7.81	0.51	2.94	3.89	1.19	58%
1977	Oakland	AL	30	Oak	MLB	3	1	4.44	4	4	2	0	0	0	26.1	23	14	13	3	11	12	0	0	7.86	1.03	3.76	4.10	1.29	40%
	NY Yankees	AL	30	Nyy	MLB	14	12	3.82	31	31	15	2	0	0	217.0	212	99	92	20	75	90	4	0	8.79	0.83	3.11	3.73	1.32	55%
1978	Boston	AL	31	Bos	MLB	16	13	3.96	36	36	15	2	0	0	250.0	272	122	110	19	99	120	7	2	9.79	0.68	3.56	4.32	1.48	55%
1979	Boston	AL	32	Bos	MLB	16	13	4.49	36	36	12	1	0	0	252.1	254	144	126	20	121	125	6	2	9.06	0.71	4.32	4.46	1.49	57%
1980	Boston	AL	33	Bos	MLB	9	16	5.08	36	32	6	1	1	0	207.1	256	124	117	18	75	97	9	3	11.11	0.78	3.26	4.21	1.60	53%
1981	Boston	AL	34	Bos	MLB	10	3	3.68	22	22	2	0	0	0	127.1	130	61	52	10	51	54	1	0	9.19	0.71	3.60	3.82	1.42	57%
1982	Boston	AL	35	Bos	MLB	9	9	5.23	31	31	1	0	0	0	175.2	196	107	102	20	74	84	4	0	10.04	1.02	3.79	4.30	1.54	58%
1983	NY Mets	NL	36	Nym	MLB	10	17	4.37	39	34	5	0	4	0	222.1	227	120	108	16	113	94	7	1	9.19	0.65	4.57	3.81	1.53	57%
1984	Tacoma	PCL	37	Oak	AAA	1	1	7.88	3	3	0	0	0	0	16.0	28	16	14	1	12	2	0		15.75	0.56	6.75	1.13	2.50	--
	NY Mets	NL	37	Nym	MLB	1	5	5.02	9	8	0	0	1	0	37.2	55	25	21	3	18	16	2	0	13.14	0.72	4.30	3.82	1.94	53%
	Oakland	AL	37	Oak	MLB	0	0	27.04	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	9	7	7	0	3	2	0	0	34.76	0.00	11.59	7.73	5.15	--

Major League Totals - 18 Season(s)						185	160	3.96	494	458	117	15	13	0	3,044.0	3043	1501	1340	223	1371	1404	103	11	9.00	0.66	4.05	4.15	1.45	58%
Minor League Totals - 6 Season(s)						35	38	4.01	116						630.0	578	348	281		362	515			8.26	---	5.17	7.36	1.49	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1967	St. Louis	NL	20	Stl	MLB	p	1,3,9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
1968	St. Louis	NL	21	Stl	MLB	p	9	5	7	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	572	50%
1969	St. Louis	NL	22	Stl	MLB	p	9	24	41	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	0	0	4	0	2	.073	.095	.098	193	68%
1970	St. Louis	NL	23	Stl	MLB	p	9	30	63	4	17	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	18	1	0	2	0	2	.270	.281	.333	614	61%
1971	St. Louis	NL	24	Stl	MLB	p	9	9	7	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	.143	.400	.286	686	40%
	Montreal	NL	24	Mtl	MLB	p	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1972	Montreal	NL	25	Mtl	MLB	p	9	34	85	6	15	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	30	0	0	4	0	0	.176	.195	.200	395	57%
1973	Montreal	NL	26	Mtl	MLB	p	9	36	69	4	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	0	0	6	0	0	.174	.186	.188	374	62%
1974	Montreal	NL	27	Mtl	MLB	p	9	36	64	4	8	1	0	0	3	1	1	2	25	0	0	3	0	0	.125	.152	.141	293	58%
1975	Baltimore	AL	28	Bal	MLB	p	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1976	Oakland	AL	29	Oak	MLB	p	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1977	NY Yankees	AL	30	Nyy	MLB	p	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Oakland	AL	30	Oak	MLB	p	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1978	Boston	AL	31	Bos	MLB	p	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1979	Boston	AL	32	Bos	MLB	p	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1980	Boston	AL	33	Bos	MLB	p	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1981	Boston	AL	34	Bos	MLB	p	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1982	Boston	AL	35	Bos	MLB	p	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1983	NY Mets	NL	36	Nym	MLB	p	9	39	65	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	20	0	0	8	0	1	.046	.061	.046	107	64%
1984	NY Mets	NL	37	Nym	MLB	p	9	9	10	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.300	.364	.300	664	62%
	Oakland	AL	37	Oak	MLB	p	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 18 Season(s)								499	412	24	64	8	1	0	15	1	1	10	131	2	0	28	0	6	.155	.179	.180	359	60%

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1977	NY Yankees	AL	30		Ch	0	1	4.09	2		0			0	11.0	11		5		5	5			9.00	---	4.09	4.09	1.45	--
	NY Yankees	AL	30		Ws	2	0	2.50	2		2			0	18.0	16		5		5	15			8.00	---	2.50	7.50	1.17	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						2	1	3.10	4		2			0	29.0	27		10		10	20			8.38	---	3.10	6.21	1.28	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1977	NY Yankees	AL	30	Nyy	Ch	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	NY Yankees	AL	30	Nyy	Ws	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1967	St. Louis	NL	20	Stl	MLB	P	3		5.2	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	.00

1968	St. Louis	NL	21	Stl	MLB	P	5		19.1	2	4	1	7	0	-	-	-	.857	2.79

1969	St. Louis	NL	22	Stl	MLB	P	24		107.2	11	17	0	28	2	-	-	-	1.000	2.34

1970	St. Louis	NL	23	Stl	MLB	P	30		179.1	7	27	1	35	2	-	-	-	.971	1.71

1971	Montreal	NL	24	Mtl	MLB	P	1		3	0	2	0	2	0	-	-	-	1.000	6.00
1971	St. Louis	NL	24	Stl	MLB	P	9		36	4	7	1	12	0	-	-	-	.917	2.75

1972	Montreal	NL	25	Mtl	MLB	P	34		243.1	15	48	1	64	2	-	-	-	.984	2.33

1973	Montreal	NL	26	Mtl	MLB	P	35		208	13	41	2	56	1	-	-	-	.964	2.34

1974	Montreal	NL	27	Mtl	MLB	P	32		186.1	19	48	2	69	4	-	-	-	.971	3.24

1975	Baltimore	AL	28	Bal	MLB	P	36		270.2	19	46	5	70	3	-	-	-	.929	2.16

1976	Oakland	AL	29	Oak	MLB	P	39		266.1	19	37	6	62	4	-	-	-	.903	1.89

1977	NY Yankees	AL	30	Nyy	MLB	P	31		217	14	26	3	43	2	-	-	-	.930	1.66
1977	Oakland	AL	30	Oak	MLB	P	4		26.1	3	3	0	6	0	-	-	-	1.000	2.05

1978	Boston	AL	31	Bos	MLB	P	36		250	12	29	2	43	3	-	-	-	.953	1.48

1979	Boston	AL	32	Bos	MLB	P	36		252.1	19	35	4	58	3	-	-	-	.931	1.93

1980	Boston	AL	33	Bos	MLB	P	36		207.1	20	36	6	62	4	-	-	-	.903	2.43

1981	Boston	AL	34	Bos	MLB	P	22		127.1	12	13	3	28	2	-	-	-	.893	1.77

1982	Boston	AL	35	Bos	MLB	P	31		175.2	12	14	1	27	0	-	-	-	.963	1.33

1983	NY Mets	NL	36	Nym	MLB	P	39		222.1	20	33	2	55	4	-	-	-	.964	2.15

1984	Tacoma	PCL	37	Oak	AAA	P	3			0	5	0	5	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1984	NY Mets	NL	37	Nym	MLB	P	9		37.2	2	6	1	9	2	-	-	-	.889	1.91
1984	Oakland	AL	37	Oak	MLB	P	2		2.1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	---	.00

1985	Miami	FSL	38		A+	P	19			7	14	1	22	0	-	-	-	.955	--

Awards

[1975] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #16) [1990] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (1 votes - 0.23%)

Trivia and Player Notes

Member of the World Series Champion New York Yankees in 1977.

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