Sept.9,1965-Jeff Torborg guides lefthander to break 3 game losing streak

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50 years ago tonight at Dodger Stadium,RU's and Mountainside's Jeff Torborg's skillful receiving allowed this Dodger lefty to break his personal three game losing streak,defeating the Cubs,1-0,while striking out 14.

Torborg did nothing offensively,going 0 for 3,but it wasn't necessary as only 2 men reached base the entire game,the only run scoring on a throwing error by Torborg's fellow rookie,Cubs' catcher Chris Krug.

The lefty faced perhaps the most unbalanced lineup in baseball history:3 Hall of Famers batting back to back to back,and 3 rookies,two of whom were playing their first MLB game.One of the HOF's said afterward:"He tried to throw the ball right past us.And he did",obviously doing so because of Torborg's assessment of the situation.

The lefthander?Some kid who caused the Dodgers to jettison Tommy La Sorda 10 years earlier.A guy named Koufax.

And now you know the rest of the story.

 

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Jim “Mighty Mo” Monahan captained the 1951 team and is in the Rutgers Football Hall of Fame. That year his 89 yard touchdown run against Temple set a record. He is also one of only four players to have hit a home run over the old fences on the baseball diamond. The April 5, 1968 Targum reported a new auxiliary fence would reduce the Rutgers field to 330 feet in left, 410 feet in center and 320 feet in right. The old measurements were 430 feet in left, between 480-550 feet in center and 470 feet in right. Besides a wind-assisted blast by a Villanova player, the other two men were UConn’s Walt Dropo, future Rookie of the Year for the 1950 Red Sox and Rutgers own Jeff Torborg, Class of 1963. Torborg was a catcher for 10 seasons with the Dodgers and Angels. He caught a perfect game by Sandy Koufax (9/9/1965) and no-hitters by Bill Singer and Nolan Ryan. He was 1990’s Manager of the Year with the White Sox and also managed the Indians, Mets, Expos and Marlins. All the home runs hit were down the left field line.