Jan 22, 2025 · Jeff Torborg, longtime Major League Baseball player and manager who caught Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, died January 19, 2025. ... Torborg played baseball at Rutgers University, where he ...

Jan 20, 2025 · He caught three no-hitters, a perfect game with Sandy Koufax and another no-hitter with Bill Singer of the Dodgers and Nolan Ryan of the Angels; and was the backstop in Don Drysdale's record fifth-straight shutout in 1968.

Sanford Koufax (/ ˈkoʊfæks /; né Braun; born December 30, 1935), nicknamed " the Left Arm of God ", is an American former baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966.

Jan 20, 2025 · 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.

Dec 3, 2024 · Sandy Koufax (top row, second from right) finished fourth in scoring on the University of Cincinnati’s freshman basketball team in 1953-54. (Courtesy of University of Cincinnati Athletic Department)

Jeffrey A. Torborg set collegiate and professional records for athletic prowess on the baseball diamond that endure to the present day.

Jun 11, 2017 · He caught three no-hitters, a perfect game with Sandy Koufax and another no-hitter with Bill Singer of the Dodgers and Nolan Ryan of the Angels; and was the backstop in Don Drysdale’s record fifth-straight shutout in 1968.

On September 9, 1965, Torborg caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game. [2] On July 20, 1970, he was the catcher receiving Bill Singer's no-hitter. [3] [4] On March 13, 1971, the Dodgers sold Torborg's contract to the California Angels. On May 15, 1973, Torborg also caught the first of Nolan Ryan's seven no-hitters. [2]

Jan 20, 2025 · Jeff Torborg, the former catcher who caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game and was the 1990 American League Manager of the Year with the Chicago White Sox, died Sunday. He was 83.

Jan 20, 2025 · He caught three no-hitters, a perfect game with Sandy Koufax and another no-hitter with Bill Singer of the Dodgers and Nolan Ryan of the Angels; and was the backstop in Don Drysdale's record fifth-straight shutout in 1968.