Mike Torrez

Michael Augustine Torrez
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: August 28, 1946 in Topeka, KS
Signed: 1964 by the St. Louis Cardinals
Acquired: traded from the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later (Mike Davis), January 1983
Departed: released, June 1984

 

Was a front-line pitcher for several clubs during a long and successful career. Pictured here is the way it all began, on his 1968 Topps Cardinals Rookies card. He's shown as a Met in the photo beneath the stats box.

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PITCHING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G  GS  CG     IP   W   L  PCT    H    R   ER   SO   BB ShO SV   ERA
1967 StL NL   3   1   0    5.2   0   1 .000    5    2    2    5    1   0  0  3.18
1968 StL NL   5   2   0   19.1   2   1 .667   20    7    6    6   12   0  0  2.79
1969 StL NL  24  15   3  107.2  10   4 .714   96   47   43   61   62   0  0  3.59
1970 StL NL  30  28   5  179.1   8  10 .444  168   96   84  100  103   1  0  4.22
1971 2teams  10   6   0   39.0   1   2 .333   45   27   24   10   31   0  0  5.54
1972 Mon NL  34  33  13  243.1  16  12 .571  215   97   90  112  103   0  0  3.33
1973 Mon NL  35  34   3  208.0   9  12 .429  207  116  103   90  115   1  0  4.46
1974 Mon NL  32  30   6  186.1  15   8 .652  184   90   74   92   84   1  0  3.57
1975 Bal AL  36  36  16  270.2  20   9 .690  238  103   92  119  133   2  0  3.06
1976 Oak AL  39  39  13  266.1  16  12 .571  231   93   74  115   87   4  0  2.50
1977 2teams  35  35  17  243.1  17  13 .567  235  113  105  102   86   2  0  3.88
1978 Bos AL  36  36  15  250.0  16  13 .552  272  122  110  120   99   2  0  3.96
1979 Bos AL  36  36  12  252.1  16  13 .552  254  144  126  125  121   1  0  4.49
1980 Bos AL  36  32   6  207.1   9  16 .360  256  124  117   97   75   1  0  5.08
1981 Bos AL  22  22   2  127.1  10   3 .769  130   61   52   54   51   0  0  3.68
1982 Bos AL  31  31   1  175.2   9   9 .500  196  107  102   84   74   0  0  5.23
1983 *METS*  39  34   5  222.1  10  17 .370  227  120  108   94  113   0  0  4.37
1984 2teams  11   8   0   40.0   1   5 .167   64   32   28   18   21   0  0  6.30
METS TOTALS  48  42   5  260.0  11  22 .333  282  145  129  110  131   0  0  4.47
OTHER CLUBS 446 416 112 2784.0 174 138 .558 2761 1356 1211 1294 1240  15  0  3.91
CAREER TOTS 494 458 117 3044.0 185 160 .536 3043 1501 1340 1404 1371  15  0  3.96

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G  GS  CG     IP   W   L  PCT    H    R   ER   SO   BB ShO SV   ERA
1971 StL NL   9   6   0   36.0   1   2 .333   41   27   24    8   30   0  0  6.00
1971 Mon NL   1   0   0    3.0   0   0 ----    4    0    0    2    1   0  0  0.00
1977 Oak AL   4   4   2   26.1   3   1 .750   23   14   13   12   11   0  0  4.44
1977 N Y AL  31  31  15  217.0  14  12 .538  212   99   92   90   75   2  0  3.82
1984 *METS*   9   8   0   37.2   1   5 .167   55   25   21   16   18   0  0  5.02
1984 Oak AL   2   0   0    2.1   0   0 ----    9    7    7    2    3   0  0 27.00

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This is a list of the Mike Torrez cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

1980s team-issued photo

 

1968 Topps #162 (Cardinals Rookie Stars)

1969 Topps #136 (Cardinals Rookie Stars)

1970 Topps #312

1971 Topps #531

1973 Topps #77

1974 Topps #568

1975 Topps #254

1976 Topps #25

1977 Burger King Yankees #7 (miscut)
1977 Hostess Twinkies #13 (complete panel)
1977 Topps #365

1978 Topps #645

1979 Topps #185

1980 Topps #455

1981 Donruss #216
1981 Fleer #233
1981 Topps #525

1982 Coca-Cola/Brigham's Red Sox #20
1982 Donruss #235
1982 Fleer #310
1982 Fleer Stamps #166
1982 Topps #225
1982 Topps #786 (Red Sox Leaders)
1982 Topps Stickers #151 ("Need Stickers…?")
1982 Topps Stickers #151 ("To Collect All Your Stickers …")

1983 Donruss #512
1983 Donruss #512 (autographed)
1983 Fleer #197
1983 O-Pee-Chee #312
1983 Topps #743
1983 Topps Traded #115T

1984 Donruss #556
1984 Fleer #602
1984 Nestlé #78
1984 O-Pee-Chee #78
1984 Topps #78
1984 Topps Stickers #113 (uncut)

1989 Pacific Baseball Legends #168

1991 WIZ Mets #412

1999 Fleer Sports Illustrated Greats of the Game #73

2002 Upper Deck Vintage Vintage Aces #A-MT (game-used jersey)

Other Mike Torrez memorabilia in my collection:

early 1980s team-issued glossy photo (signed by autopen)

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