Torre would have a strong start in baseball, finishing second in the 1961 National League Rookie of the Year voting. In 1963, he was named to the National League All-Star Team, a feat he repeated for the next five seasons. Torre would show off power with four straight 20 Home Run seasons (1964 to 1967) with a solid Batting Average, though he would later be traded to the St. Louis Cardinals.
He was named the National League MVP in 1971 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Manager in 2014. While he had greater success elsewhere, Torre’s work with the Braves can’t be forgotten.
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