Frank Torre, older brother of ... Joe and former Milwaukee Braves first baseman, dead at 82

New York Daily News ^ | September 13, 2014 | Bill Madden

[EveningStar]

Frank Torre, older brother of Yankees Hall of Fame skipper Joe and former Milwaukee Braves first baseman, dead at 82

Though he was nine years older, Frank Torre, who broke into the majors with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956, served as a mentor to his younger brother growing up on Avenue T in Brooklyn, and later as a father figure after their parents split up.

[EveningStar]

Career stats

Wikipedia

[aposiopetic]

R.I.P. And prayers for his family.

[Mears]

” Frank Torre, older brother of ... Joe and former Milwaukee Braves first baseman, dead at 82”

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I am going to be 82 on Monday.

It’s like having The Sword of Damocles over your head.

Oh well.

:-)

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[TaMoDee]

I saw him play at Milwaukee County Stadium many times in the late 1950’s. He could really stretch it out for badly thrown balls to him at 1st Base.

[EveningStar]

I turned 70 a few months ago. You will probably outlive me. :)

[Mears]

“I turned 70 a few months ago. You will probably outlive me.”

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I certainly hope not,you are still just a kid. :-)

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[Heart-Rest]

Frank Torre was a Phillie for a while too...

RIP.

[Maine Mariner]

Sometime about 1957 or 1958 I saw the Braves play in Milwaukee County Stadium. My boyhood hero (and still is)
Warren Spahn was pitching. One of the best left handers in the game.

[Maine Mariner]

Sometime about 1957 or 1958 I saw the Braves play in Milwaukee County Stadium. My boyhood hero (and still is)
Warren Spahn was pitching. One of the best left handers in the game. I cried when I learned that he passed away.

[Steve_Seattle]

For some reason I thought that Frank had died years ago. I remember his 58 or 59 Topps card was one of my favorites (it was the year the cards had round/oval photos). I think Torre’s card had a blue border and I think he hit over .300 as a part-timer the previous years (stats were on the back). Shared first base with Joe Adcock.

[TaMoDee]

How about Eddie Mathews at 3rd and Johnny Logan at SS.
Hank in the outfield. Warren as great.

[Maine Mariner]

What a team.

Hank Aaron’s younger brother played for a minor league team in the old Northern League which included The FM (Fargo-Moorhead) Twins. He may have played for the team out of Eau Claire.

[StoneWall Brigade]

Rip

[Heart-Rest]

You might want to read these articles when you get a chance:

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[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[Heart-Rest]

That wasn't in the days of "Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain", was it?    :-)

[morphing libertarian]

Spahn and Burdette and no regret.

[ExCTCitizen]

RIP Frank. Prayers to his family.... Heaven got another great baseball player for their team.

[Maine Mariner]

Yes it was. I checked Wikipedia and Sain was traded in 1951
for Lew Burdette. And so in the late 1950’s it was Spahn
and Burdette; in the late 1940s and 1950 and 1951 it was Spahn and Sain.

[Heart-Rest]

"For some reason I thought that Frank had died years ago. I remember his 58 or 59 Topps card was one of my favorites (it was the year the cards had round/oval photos). I think Torre’s card had a blue border and I think he hit over .300 as a part-timer the previous years (stats were on the back). Shared first base with Joe Adcock."

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Is this the card you're talking about?

(I found that one through Google on this web site:  http://www.bobsbaseballmuseum.com/signed_baseball_cards )