Pittsburgh Pirates coach Gene Baker became the first black manager in major league baseball history. Otherwise, it was an ...

1972 — Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the youngest player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame at 36. Yogi Berra and Early Wynn are also elected. 1974 — UCLA’s 88-game winning streak ...

He was 83. Torborg played catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1964-70 and was behind the plate for Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1965. He also caught a no-hitter by Bill Singer in 1970. He was a ...

Jeff Torborg, a Los Angeles Dodgers World Series ... He played as a catcher, winning the 1965 World Series with the Dodgers and also catching Sandy Koufax's perfect game against the Chicago ...