- Named the 31st manager of the New York Yankees. He's the 4th man to manage both the Yankees and New York Mets. (November 2, 1995)
- Made major league debut as a catcher with the Milwaukee Braves. (September 25, 1960)
- 1971 National League MVP.
- Holds the record for most home runs (36) in a single season (1966) by a Braves catcher.
- Named his daughter Andrea Rae after his sister, Rae.
- Led the National League in batting (.363) and runs batted in (137) during his MVP season in 1971.
- Played at 225 pounds through 1969, then lost 25 pounds in the spring of 1970 and has maintained that weight ever since.
- Wound up managing all three teams he played for: the Mets (1977-1981); Braves (1982-1984); and Cardinals (1990-1995).
- Hit into four double plays in one game in 1975 while with the Mets.
- (November 1) Agrees to a three-year, $13 million managerial contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Torre, the winningest manager in postseason history, rejected a one-year contract with the New York Yankees that would have cut his base salary and added incentives in the wake of the team being ousted in the playoffs. (2007)
- Release of his book, "The Yankee Years" by Joe with Tom Verducci. (2009)
- Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a manager in 2014.
- Had a .297 batting average with 2,342 hits, 252 home runs, and 1,185 RBI's in a 17-year career with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Mets.
- He is the co-author of two books: Chasing the Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World Series (Bantam 1997,1998), a memoir, and Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners: 12 Keys to Managing Team Players, Tough Bosses, Setbacks, and Success (Hyperion 1999).
- His sister, Marguerite, is a nun who teaches at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Elementary School in Queens, New York.
- In March 1999, after a routine test, Torre was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He was operated on, and after a two-month recuperation, returned to the Yankees that May.
- Married wife Ali in St. Patrick's cathedral six years to the day after they met. They met at Stouffer's Hotel in Cincinnati where Ali was working as a waitress. When they met, Ali was 23; Torre 41.
- Hit the first home run given up by future Hall-of-Famer Nolan Ryan in September of 1966.
- Acquired by the Mets in October of 1974 for pitchers Tommy Moore and Ray Sadecki.
- Made the last out for the Cardinals when the Mets clinched the National League's Eastern Division title on September 24, 1969.
- Traded by the Braves to the Cardinals in March of 1969 for 1967 MVP Orlando Cepeda. Was very nearly traded to the Mets instead, but the two sides could not agree on who the Mets should give up and the trade was cancelled.
- Lives in Harrison, Westchester, New York.
- Has managed the Yankees to four World Series championships - 1996, 1998-2000 - but has lost in his two most recent trips to the series, in 2001 to the Arizona Diamondbacks and 2003 to the Florida Marlins. He also earned the dubious distinction of being manager of the 2004 Yankees team that threw away a 3-0 series lead en route to an unprecedented 4-3 defeat in the AL Pennant to the Boston Red Sox.
- Made major league debut as a pinch hitter with the Milwaukee Braves. (September 25, 1960)
- Younger brother of Frank Torre.
- Became the new manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers. (November 2007).
- Release of his book, "Chasing the Dream: My Lifelong Journey to the World Series: An Autobiography" by Joe with Tom Verducci. (1997)
- Release of his book, "Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners: 12 Keys to Managing Team Players, Tough Bosses, Setbacks and Success" by Joe with Henry Dreher. (1999)
- Made major league managerial debut. (May 31, 1977)
- Wife Ali Torre is one of 16 children.
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