[base ball] Jeff Torberg, 83

[danny burstein]

[the Twitter]

Jeff Torborg, a defensive standout who caught Sandy Koufax's perfect game and
Bill Singer's no-hitter among his 358 games for the Dodgers, has passed away at
age 83. The Dodgers offer our sincere condolences to his family and friends.
.....
Jeff Torborg's legacy as a defensive catcher and the special moments he was
part of - like catching Sandy Koufax's perfect game - are etched in baseball
history. His contributions to the Dodgers and the sport as a whole won't be
forgotten. Sincere condolences to his loved ones during
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https://x.com/Dodgers/status/1881144714851938386
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[bryan_styble]

Like just about everybody, St. Sandy is all but worshipped from this
quarter...yet this is possibly the most surprising baseball statistic
ever:

Koufax's sole so-called perfect game--that term is arguably a misnomer
and thus should instead be known as a "runnerless" game--on Thursday,
September 10, 1965 defeating Chicago 1-0 on the Dodger Stadium mound,
included no fewer than TWO wild pitches he delivered to Cubs batters.

BRYAN STYBLE/Florida

[David Carson]

On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 04:03:48 +0000, bryan_styble

Post by bryan_styble
Like just about everybody, St. Sandy is all but worshipped from this
quarter...yet this is possibly the most surprising baseball statistic
Koufax's sole so-called perfect game--that term is arguably a misnomer
and thus should instead be known as a "runnerless" game--on Thursday,
September 10, 1965 defeating Chicago 1-0 on the Dodger Stadium mound,
included no fewer than TWO wild pitches he delivered to Cubs batters.

"Wild pitch" is a scoring term used when the batter or a runner
advances on an errant pitch. It usually isn't used to refer to a
gotaway bad pitch where there aren't any baserunner consequences.
That's just a ball.

David Carson
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