Joe Torre
FameRank: 6

"As player"

* Atlanta Braves/Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (–)

* St. Louis Cardinals (–)

* New York Mets (–)

"As manager"

* New York Mets (–)

* Atlanta Braves (–)

* St. Louis Cardinals (–)

* New York Yankees (–)

* Los Angeles Dodgers (–)

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* 9× Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All-Star (1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1963–1967 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1967, 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1970–1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1973)

* 4× World Series champion (, –)

* NL MVP (1971)

* Gold Glove Award (1965)

* List of Major League Baseball batting champions/NL batting champion (1971)

* List of Major League Baseball runs batted in champions/NL RBI champion (1971)

* 2× AL Manager of the Year (1996, 1998)

* New York Yankees#Retired numbers/New York Yankees #6 retired

/hofdate=Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2014/2014

/hofvote=100.0% (Expansion Era Committee)

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Every year, there's going to be someone who's going to be a thorn in your side. This year, it's the Devil Rays. You look at their record lately, and it's not too shabby. They've always had talented people.

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Jason has come up in situations and you say, 'We need a home run' and he's hit one. That's storybook stuff.

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Either you give me what I demand, or I'll take what you're offering!

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It's time to properly honor the Yankees' place in this country's history and create a true Monument Valley large enough for all Americans to see. The Magnificent Seven will join the original four just as soon as someone can figure out a way to carve a 40-foot-high Yogi face.

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That's what it's all about. You need 25 guys to contribute.

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A-Rod is pretty special.

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It's good for the game. It's bad for my stomach.

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I don't apologize for taking seven Yankees. I think they all have numbers that make their choice appropriate. ... I'd like to be a little greedy here.

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[The Yankees have 26 games left, all of them against AL East teams. Only the Red Sox, whom they play six times, are above .500.] We have confidence in our abilities, ... Now it's just up to us to play well.

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