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Born on August 28, 1946 in Topeka, Kansas, Mike Torrez (Michael Augustine Torrez) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets over the course of his 18 year career. Torrez broke into the bigs on September 10, 1967 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.59 ERA in 107.2 innings pitched in 1969, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Mike Torrez's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1975, when he posted a 3.06 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 119 batters. However, others believe that it was 1976, when he posted a 2.50 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 115 batters.
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- Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (September 10, 1964).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Montreal Expos in exchange for Bob Reynolds (June 15, 1971).
- Traded by Montreal Expos with Ken Singleton to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Dave McNally, Rich Coggins and Bill Kirkpatrick (December 4, 1974).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Don Baylor and Paul Mitchell to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Reggie Jackson, Ken Holtzman and Bill VanBommell (April 2, 1976).
- Traded by Oakland Athletics to New York Yankees in exchange for Dock Ellis, Marty Perez and Larry Murray (April 27, 1977).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 1977).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (November 23, 1977).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to New York Mets in exchange for a player to be named later (January 13, 1983); Boston Red Sox received Mike Davis (February 15, 1983).
- Released by New York Mets (June 22, 1984).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (July 3, 1984).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (August 9, 1984).
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