Joe Torre, by LeRoy Neiman
date: label: date made
content: 1994 - 1999
name: label: Associated Name
content: Torre, Joe
label: Associated Name
content: New York Yankees
label: maker
content: Rawlings
notes: label: Description
content: Portrait of New York Yankees' manager Joe Torre (b.1940) by artist LeRoy Neiman. Painted onto a baseball, the work was done by Neiman to commemorate the Yankees' World Series championship in 2000.
label: Description
content: Joseph <i> Joe </i> Torre played Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee/ Atlanta Braves (1960-1968,) St. Louis Cardinals (1969-1974) and New York Mets (1975-1977.) A catcher, first and third baseman, Torre retired with a lifetime .297 batting average, 252 home runs and 1,185 runs batted in. A nine-time All-Star, he was named 1971's National League Most Valuable Player.
label: Description
content: Torre began his managing career in 1977 with the New York Mets. In 1982 he joined the Braves, leading Atlanta for two years. Following time spent working in television, he rejoined the managerial ranks in 1990, helming the St. Louis Cardinals for five seasons before joining the New York Yankees.
label: Description
content: Torre managed the New York Yankees from 1996-2007, where he led the Yankees to the playoffs every year, winning four world series (1996, 1999-2000.) He was twice named American League manager of the year during this time.
label: Description
content: After leaving New York, Torre managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for two years (2008-2010.) Retiring from the dugout, Torre served as Major League Baseball's Chief Baseball Officer until 2020. In 2014 he was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Costa Rica
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: Subject
content: Baseball
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of LeRoy Neiman Foundation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0144.39
label: accession number
content: 2019.0144
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0144.39
objectType: label: Object Name
content: baseball, artwork
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cork (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: yarn (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm